Summary

  • Unique private jet interior design that bucks classic trends with color exploration and luxury, along with comfort.
  • Attention to detail with lightweight materials, artisanal features, velvet furnishings, and glamorous aesthetics.
  • Renowned interior designer swaps houses for jet cabin, embracing technical challenges to create an opulent and glamorous haven.

Naomi Astley Clarke was asked to design a conceptual interior for a Gulfstream G700. Her client, a business aviation specialist, was interested in how a private jet can be an extension of your home. This is the dramatic and unique interior that she designed.

Different from the norm

Private jet interiors normally retain their classic style of polished walnut surfaces and cream leather seats, which has not changed very much over the years. This design certainly bucks that trend and is something completely different. It is an exploration of color, with some neutrals and added pops of jewel tones of purple, blue, and green. It is still very comfortable and luxurious, but maybe not quite to everyone’s taste.

Gulfstream 700 cabin living area

Photo: Naomi Astley Clarke

Attention to detail

The materials used are lightweight, and there is plenty of attention to detail in the form of artisanal features. The wood surfaces are made using ebonized timber that gives them a dark, graphic look, and these have antique brass detailing. The tables have faux marble stripes inlays, and large pieces of amethyst are dotted around the cabin. The furnishings are heavy and plush with velvet. The aircraft interior can be described as glamorous, exotic, and dramatic.

Gulfstream 700 sleeping area

Photo: Naomi Astley Clarke

About the designer

Naomi Astley Clarke is one of London’s most sought-after interior designers, and her clients include music moguls and film stars. She has over 25 years in the industry and has been named one of Andrew Martin’s top 100 designers in the world. She combines British craftsmanship with global design and has completed projects for many wealthy and famous clients. This time, she swapped designing houses for designing the cabin interior, which certainly is an extension of one’s home.

Gulfstream 700 Dining area

Photo: Naomi Astley Clarke

“I adore the technical challenge of designing for restrictive, multifunctional spaces. Every inch has to be accounted for and made the most of, and I think we have found the perfect balance between functionality and beauty.”

Naomi Astley Clarke as told to Elite Traveler.

Inspiration for the design

The Gulfstream G700 cabin is 56.11 feet long and 8.2 feet wide (excluding the baggage area), so it could be a challenge for a designer used to houses. The aircraft remains comfortable and luxurious as it should but embraces her unique style. The design is inspired by mid-century modern design with polished wood surfaces, touches of velvet, and panels of tropical wallpaper. The designer chose luxury finishes that were lightweight in reality but looked heavy and opulent in appearance.

Gulfstream 700 galley

Photo: Naomi Astley Clarke

“Since the classic jet interior of a private jet – polished walnut and cream leather – has changed little since the 1980s, I set out to explore colour, materiality, comfort and artisanal detail. The aim was to create an extension of the home that is as unique as an individual home.” as told to Corporate Jet Investor.

The materials used in the interior also had to meet airworthiness requirements and safety regulations. The cabin’s layout is designed to be a haven for its owner, with sleeping, dining, and meeting areas. There is a large, sleek galley where drinks and meals can be prepared and a plush lavatory with top-range amenities. The galley was designed to be calm, chic, and not showy but uplifting at the same time. There is also a crew compartment.

Gulfstream 700 lavatory

Photo: Naomi Astley Clarke

Technical Specifications

Exterior

  • Exterior Height: 25 ft 5 in
  • Wing Span: 103 ft 0 in
  • Length: 109 ft 10 in

Interior

  • Cabin Height: 6 ft 3 In
  • Cabin Width: 8 ft 2 In
  • Cabin Length: 56 ft 11 In
  • Cabin Volume: 2603 cu ft
  • Door Height: 6 ft 3 In
  • Door Width: 3 ft 0 In
  • Internal Baggage: 195 cu ft

Occupancy

  • Crew: 2 plus 1 flight attendant
  • Passengers: 19 maximum (this aircraft 13)

Operating Weights

  • Max T/O Weight: 107600 Lb
  • Max Landing Weight: 83500 Lb
  • Operating Weight: 56365 Lb
  • Fuel Capacity: 49900 lbs Lb
  • Payload W/Full Fuel: 2235 Lb
  • Max Payload: 6385 Lb

Range

  • Normal Range: 7365 nm
  • Max Range: 7750 nm
  • Service Ceiling: 51000 ft

Distances

  • Takeoff Distance: 6250 ft
  • Balanced Field Length: 5995 ft
  • Landing Distance: 2680 ft

Performance

  • Max Speed: 709 kts
  • Normal Cruise: 690 kts
  • Economy Cruise: 652 kts
  • Cost per Hour: $ 6708
  • Avionics: Symmetry Flight Deck

Power Plant

  • Engines: 2
  • Engine Mfg: Rolls Royce
  • Engine Model: Pearl 700

In brief

The Gulfstream G700 is an ultra-long-range aircraft that can fly from Doha to New York in 13 and a half hours and from Doha to Seoul in just under eight hours. Its maximum speed is 0.935 Mach, and the aircraft has broken many speed records during its testing and certification process. The Gulfstream G700 was certified earlier this year, in March, by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA).

In this configuration, the aircraft can seat 13 passengers and sleep eight. The G700 is powered by Rolls-Royce Pearl 700 engines, which have a take-off thrust of 18,250 pounds. The Symmetry avionics suite is on the flight deck. The cost of a new Gulfstream G700 is around $75 million. The G700 concept design aims to “combine luxury, comfort, glamour and joy.” The projected cost of the interior project was around $40 million.

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