Qatar Airways Launches New Qsuite

08/03/17

It’s been nearly ten years since we first started collaborating with Qatar Airways. In that time, the airline has been a pivotal driving force in elevating passenger experience in air travel. We’re delighted to see our latest programme with them revealed to the public for the first time today.

Qatar Airways’ new Business Class concept, featuring the Qsuite is set to redefine business class travel. The Qsuite is the first Business class suite in the world to have a double bed. In addition, centre quads allow groups of four to sit together, providing the first truly social at seat experience in a Business Class cabin. Each suite can also become a private individual space thanks to fully closing doors and privacy panels on every side.

Click here for an overview of the cabin.

Happy Chinese New Year

26/01/17

We wish our friends in China and around the world a happy and prosperous New Year.

Britain’s 500 Most Influential People

23/01/17

Paul Priestman has once again been voted one of the 500 most influential people in Britain today. The list, compiled by Debrett’s and published by the Daily Telegraph, features people from across industries, including artist Grayson Perry, broadcaster Sir David Attenborough and London Mayor Sadiq Khan. As the Telegraph reports, the one thing all candidates have in common is their ‘tremendous, epoch-changing influence’.

Paul’s appointment as part of this illustrious list is testament to the role of industrial design in shaping every day life, and to PriestmanGoode’s continued work to improve travel for millions of passengers every day.

Further details are available on the Daily Telegraph website.

PG at the new Design Museum

24/11/16

Design & Innovation Award

05/10/16

This week marks the second annual China Britain International Design Week.

The event aims to foster creative partnerships between the UK and China, with a particular focus on the collaboration of creative British talent with China’s outstanding manufacturing capabilities.

We are honoured to be exhibited alongside companies like Siemens, Farrells and Wilkinson Eyre at the event this year, and delighted to be the recipients of the inaugural Design & Innovation Award.

United Polaris Launch

03/06/16

Our new aircraft interiors for United Airlines were launched today at an impressive ceremony at New York City’s Gotham Hall.

The focus of our designs for the new international fleet is the United Polaris premium lounge and cabin, an exclusive offer tailored to United business class passengers. Following over 12,000 hours of research and passenger consultations led by United, the new United Polaris cabin is designed to meet the needs of busy, hard-working business travellers, and provides them with a highly functional, intuitive suite, and a serene lounge and cabin experience that will leave them feeling rested and refreshed.

See the project page for further details

PG. becomes employee owned company

27/04/16

On 1 April 2016, PriestmanGoode became an employee owned company. The studio is now majority owned by an Employee Ownership Trust.

Paul Priestman explains: “Whilst the other directors and myself are remaining at the helm of the studio, we wanted to put things in place to ensure the legacy of the company we have built. This is a commitment to our team, a great number of whom have been with us for many years and have been instrumental to our success. We wanted to empower them, share in the success that we’ve built and make everyone at PriestmanGoode feel invested in our continued growth.

Nigel Goode adds “As designers, our work is about innovation, about being progressive, about future proofing, helping our clients devise long-term strategies for success. Transitioning into an employee-owned company is us applying those same principles to our own company. It’s a collaborative and long-term approach to business decisions and will ensure that we keep growing in a sustained manner”

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The Evolution of Aircraft Interiors

19/04/16

On April 8, 2016, Paul Priestman was interviewed live on BBC World News about the evolution of aircraft interior design over the last two decades. He spoke about commercial imperatives and what we as designers can do to reclaim as much passenger space as possible and create a more comfortable journey.

You can watch the interview here

Red Dot Design Award Winner

30/03/16

We are pleased to announce that one of our latest product designs, the Chimes doorbells range for Honeywell, has just been awarded a Red Dot Product Design Award. Established in the 1950’s, the Red Dot is the largest industrial design competition in the world, last year receiving over 17,000 entries.

We are delighted with this prestigious accolade, which is testament to the hard work of our team and a great partnership with Honeywell.

A Milestone in Aviation Design

03/03/16

Last week, we attended the roll out ceremony of the new E2 commercial jet by Embraer, for which we have designed the aircraft interiors.

The roll out is an important milestone in the development of the new aircraft, which is due to start flying in 2018. We will be working closely with Embraer’s engineering team over the next two years to implement our aircraft interior design, which has already been lauded as a game-changer in the manufacture of narrow body aircraft.

View the video from the roll out ceremony here