Watch the amazing creation of a model airline seat, built with manila folders and lots of patience
See how Luca Iaconi-Stewart creates models of Singapore Airlines seating using manila folders
Luca Iaconi-Stewart is a model citizen.
Just ask Singapore Airlines.
Iaconi-Stewart, of San Francisco, spent about 500 hours creating models of Singapore’s seating, which will include Premium Economy starting Jan. 17 on Los Angeles routes.
These are no ordinary models. If you watch the fascinating video above you’ll see the level of detail that went into this creation.
And what makes it more astounding: The models are made from manila folders.
Yes, the same stuff that’s housing all those files you have stuffed in your drawers.
Oh, and they’re recycled folders.
It’s part of Singapore’s philosophy of “taking our customers behind the scenes to show the detaila that are involved in flight product,” said James Bradbury-Boyd, an airline spokesman.
Using plans provided by the airline and his own research, Iaconi-Stewart conceptualized the execution and then began the painstaking process, which he finds hard to describe because it’s second nature to him, thanks to training at Lick-Wilmering High School in San Francisco.
He estimates the models required 3,000 pieces. All were cut by hand, he said, because a laser cutter leaves a burn-like mark that wouldn’t have worked.
Glue? Check out his technique in the video. “You need very little — try to keep it as minimal as possible,” he said.
The creator of the Singapore Airlines model describes the process.
You can learn more about his process in the video below as he narrates what you’re seeing in the video above.
What’s next for the one-time Vassar student who studied political science and environmental studies? After a bit of time to decompress, he’ll continue working on a model of an Air India 777 plane.
It boggles the mind.
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