There are moments when design transcends aesthetics to become something altogether more evocative, a language of comfort, elegance, and imagination. Banda, the studio long celebrated for its ability to curate homes of distinction, now turns its hand to the skies with Banda Volare, unveiling the bespoke interiors of a Gulfstream G550.
The cabin recalls the golden age of aviation, when air travel embodied glamour and promise. Cream leather seating, detailed with contrast suede piping and set against the depth of dark walnut cabinetry, evokes the artistry of the 1950s and 1960s while discreetly integrating today’s most sophisticated technologies. Wrapped in linen and finished with custom bronze fittings, every element, from the fold-out walnut tables to the hand-spun lamps, has been designed to balance form with function, creating an atmosphere at once residential and rarefied.
Perhaps the most striking achievement is Banda’s ability to transform ritual into experience. A book resting across a sage-leather desk, a coffee set neatly alongside a suede travel bag, or the soft glow of bronze lighting shifting with ease from dining to lounge, each detail has been carefully conceived to make movement through the cabin feel effortless. With a rear lounge anchored by a bespoke credenza in dark walnut and a surface finished in Fusion Wow marble, the jet becomes not merely a vessel but a sanctuary, a home in the sky.
In Banda Volare, travel becomes something more than transit. It is an invitation to pause, to indulge, and to journey with a sense of elegance reimagined for the present day.
Photography: Mark Nicholson
The Luxe Resident 