This stylishly illustrated book looks back at the glamour of Concorde air travel and is as sleek and elegant as the aircraft it celebrates.
When the first commercial Concordes zoomed off the runways in Paris and London in the late 1960s, crossing the Atlantic in just under three hours, they established a new standard for luxury flight. Powered by 38,000 pounds of thrust and easily recognizable with its delta wing and drooping nose, the Concorde jet embodied the pinnacle of aviation technology and industrial design. It quickly became the preferred mode of transatlantic flight for superstars and business moguls alike. Opening with a lively history of the jet and how it changed travel, the book focuses on the look and feel of the Concorde. Photos of the jet’s evolving interiors show how the original, starkly designed cabin gave way to luxury seats and interiors designed by the likes of Sir Terence Conran and Andrée Putman. Filled with fascinating historical and technical background, and drawn from the author’s personal collection of more than one thousand Concorde-related objects, this elegant book offers rarely seen historical photography and firsthand contributions from the people who helped create the Concorde experience from take-off to landing and beyond.
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Biography
Lawrence Azerrad
LAWRENCE AZERRAD is a two-time Grammy Award-winning creative director, author and curator. Co-founder of Macroscopic, an innovation agency working with musicians, educational and cultural institutions including The Smithsonian, Warner Music Group, Esperanza Spalding, and Wilco. Azerrad has authored education initiatives on futures literacy and music for The Royal College of Art, California College of the Arts, and Cranbrook Academy Graduate School of Art and has curated exhibits on the topic for the Museum of Design Atlanta.
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