Curated by Hervé Chandes

Sydney-born, London-based designer Marc Newson once estimated he spent at least one hundred days a year on airplanes. Small wonder, then, that his designs—soft, anthropomorphic, cocoonish—should so often sketch the seductive contours of a lost dreamworld of jet travel. From his rivet-dimpled Lockheed Lounge to his sleek, segmented Qantas Skybed seat to his new Eero Saarinen—inflected, honey-combed Lever House Restaurant interior, Newson rescues the luminous aeronautic future we almost had. Now he unveils Kelvin 40, a “concept jet” in anodized aluminum that also has something under the hood—an engine provided by French aerospace giant Snecma. An essay by Paul Virilio and an interview with Louise Neri occupy the catalogue.

— Tom Vanderbilt