Supplying light jets to widebody airliners, carpet manufacturers like those listed below combine luxury and sustainability.
The Scott Group Studio, of Grand Rapids, Michigan, offers carpet products for all aircraft types, from light business jets to VVIP widebodies. Servicing a global market, the company primarily works with designers at manufacturers as well as independent design firms.
Scott Group Studio’s account executives are based in the U.S., where most of its customers our located. They also work with customers in South America and Canada. An account representative in France covers all of Europe.
Among the firm’s specialties are custom aisle projects in which the layout of the carpet pattern is customized to the aircraft’s configuration. At the 2023 NBAA Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition, Scott Group Studio launched a new series of handmade aviation rug designs that are now available on the company’s website.
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Carpet Kits For Installation
SCS Interiors of Duluth, Minnesota, designs, cuts, sews, and installs any upholstery related item. The ISO 9001:2015-certified company has been involved in aviation since the mid-1990s when it developed a prototype seat for Cirrus Aircraft, which remains a long-time customer.
Doing business as SCS Interiors since 2010, the company manufactures carpet kits for installation by aircraft maintenance shops, corporate flight departments and individual aircraft owners. It offers wool carpeting for luxury business jets to vinyl flooring for rugged utility aircraft.
SCS Interiors provides the full work scope, including seats, flooring and armrests for the Cirrus SR series and SF50 Vision Jet, as well as flooring and patterns for the Piper PA28 and Cessna 172 and 182.
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Luxury Carpets, Sustainably Made
Kalogridis International supplies cabin carpeting for aircraft ranging from very light business jets to head of state aircraft, as well as for commercial airline luxury projects. The company offers custom-designed and durable handmade carpet using proprietary blended 100% New Zealand wool, silk, and novelty yarns.
Kalogridis is committed to using eco-friendly materials. A protein-based fiber, New Zealand wool is 100% natural and renewable, does not contribute to microplastic pollution and is fully biodegradable. The silk yarn the company uses is sourced from climate-neutral certified suppliers.
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Unlimited Design Possibilities
Lantal Textiles AG, of Langenthal, Switzerland, provides standard off-the-shelf as well as customized carpets for Airbus, Boeing, Embraer and Comac airliner cabins.
The company offers an unlimited amount of design, color, and pattern possibilities, using recycled yarn and its “Digital Deep Dyeing” technology, which won the 2023 Crystal Cabin Award in the Sustainable Cabin Category.
The state-of-the-art, color-saturation technology has enabled Lantal to reduce CO2 emissions by 40%, water consumption by 60%, and waste by 80%, as it continues to invest in a range of sustainable products. https://marketplace.aviationweek.com/company/lantal-textiles-ag