Upcycled Aviation Furniture At ap&m Europe

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Stu-Art Aviation Furniture focuses on upcycling and putting things to better use. Abbott says he used to have to source aircraft parts from various companies, but now that his furniture’s popularity has grown, companies are coming to him because they find it difficult to get rid of some aircraft parts.

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According to Abbott, he will buy any type of aircraft part and will make any piece of custom furniture a customer requests. Abbott says some of Stu-Art Aviation Furniture’s most popular furniture items are chairs, window clocks and galley carts.

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Abbott says galley carts are a “blank canvas,” which he has turned into everything from wine and beer racks to stereo and file cabinets.

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This G-AXEL wing section was originally from an aircraft that was involved in an accident in the 1960’s. It was acquired by the Royal Air Force and used as a training aide before Abbott got his hands on the piece and turned it into a conference table.

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This table, created from a Panavia Tornado fighter jet engine intake, is Abbott’s newest creation and making its debut at ap&m Europe.

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Abbott says pricing on his furniture items can run anywhere from 40 pounds (around $53) for smaller items to around 5,500 pounds (around $7,292) for larger pieces.

Stuart Abbott, the designer of Stu-Art Aviation Furniture, has been making his custom creations for about five years. Abbott says he “started by accident” and began making furniture out of boredom. Now, his custom creations are selling out as fast as he can make them.

Lindsay Bjerregaard

Lindsay Bjerregaard is the digital editorial producer for Aviation Week’s MRO portfolio. Her coverage focuses on MRO technology, workforce, and product and service news for aviationweek.com, MRO Links and Inside MRO.

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