Design Travel explores the interplay between design and travel. It might be a new hotel for business travellers, an airline collaborating with a world-renowned architect or a product designed specifically to enhance the travel experience. Our brief is to make you want to be there and inspire you to seek out incredible design examples when you travel, or in your own city.
Stephanie Williams, is an interior designer, writer and travel communicator. Stephanie was the first editor of Qantas epiQure and her work has appeared in magazines, newspapers, television and online. She also has a love of fashion design, borne while working for Comme des Garcons.
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Qantas now welcomes customers into their new Qantas London Lounge at Heathrow Airport, as the airline counts down to its direct 787 Dreamliner flights between Australia and London. Qantas has spent the past 12 months building a dedicated lounge at Heathrow as part of a multi-million dollar investment for customers on its existing London services as well as the landmark Perth-London route starting on 24 March 2018.
Qantas has unveiled its first Boeing Dreamliner, that will open up new routes and new levels of comfort for travellers. As the latest addition to the Qantas fleet, the 787-9 Dreamliner features next generation seating in Economy, Premium Economy and Business Class, with more space and a lower passenger count than most of its competitors.
Our editor Stephanie Williams recently interviewed Australian industrial designer, David Caon as part of the Design Travel podcast series. You can listen to the podcast here. During the podcast we talked about the new range of tableware David designed in conjunction with Noritake for Qantas. Here are some examples of the new range, which is as functional as it is beautiful.
Passengers using the Qantas Domestic Business Lounge and Qantas Club at Melbourne Airport are set to benefit from a major upgrade with more seating and new dining options before they fly.Work on the extensive redevelopment will begin in November this year, with construction completed in stages to allow ongoing lounge access during the scheduled 12-month build.
