The top airline innovations shortlisted for the 2020 'Oscars' of cabin awards, including rotating economy seats and SPAS
The top airline innovations shortlisted for the 2020 'Oscars' of cabin awards, including rotating economy seats and SPAS
The best airline innovations for 2020 have been revealed and they include a coffee shop-style cabin, Virgin Atlantic's swanky loft lounge and economy seats that allow passengers to face each other.
A total of 105 concepts are in the running for gongs at the prestigious Crystal Cabin Awards, which are dubbed the Oscars of aircraft cabin design.
They were whittled down from a record number of submissions from 21 countries. Awards will be presented in March across eight categories.
Dubai Aviation Engineering Projects' retractable aircraft cabin, pictured, which will allow whole rooms, from restaurants to spas, to be inserted into the cabin during ground handling
The University of Cincinnati has developed the idea of placing a long coffee table in the cabin of an aircraft
The luxurious business class seat Acumen created for All Nippon Airways. The judges say it combines modern, Japanese style with best-in-class dimensions
Virgin Atlantic's 'The Loft', which was created for the airline's first A350-1000. It's an exclusive lounge and bar for premium class passengers
The categories are cabin concepts; cabin systems; greener cabin, health, safety and environment; in-flight entertainment and connectivity; materials and hardware; passenger comfort hardware; the university award and visionary concepts.
Among the concepts in the running for an award are submissions that the judges say show potential for revolutionising cabin layouts.
One of these is Dubai Aviation Engineering Projects' (DAEP) retractable aircraft cabin, which will allow whole rooms, from restaurants to spas, to be inserted into the aircraft cabin during ground handling.
DAEP says it developed the concept to 'capitalise on unutilized airline seating capacities to enable new ways of passenger engagement'.
The University of Cincinnati, meanwhile, has developed the idea of placing a long coffee table in the cabin.
It explains: 'With four passengers seated at each table, the Coffee House Cabin allows passengers to have personal workspace during flight. For safety, during takeoff and landing, all seats rotate towards the front of the aircraft, and table wings fold down and are secured.'
Hamburg-based Heinkel's 'Flex Lounge' – groups of four seats that can be rotated so passengers can face each other
Adient has been praised for its idea to add an extension/retraction mechanism to the seating row behind the partition separating business class from economy to create a single large surface for parents and children to lie down together
A graphic showing how the 'Greywater Reuse Unit' from Diehl Aviation works. Instead of using precious drinking water, it uses water from handwashing in the basin to flush the toilet
London-based Acumen's 'The Room' also impressed. This is a luxurious business class seat it created for All Nippon Airways, that the judges say combines modern, Japanese style with best-in-class dimensions.
Virgin Atlantic also get a nod for 'The Loft', which was created for the airline's first A350-1000. It's an exclusive lounge and bar for premium class passengers.
Economy cabin concepts that have caught the judges' eyes include Hamburg-based Heinkel's 'Flex Lounge' – groups of four seats that can be rotated so passengers can face each other.
And Adient has been praised for its idea to add an extension/retraction mechanism to the seating row behind the partition separating business class from economy to create a single large surface for parents and children to lie down together.
When it comes to sustainable travel and making cabins greener, the judges say that the 'Greywater Reuse Unit' from Diehl Aviation is a case in point.
Instead of using precious drinking water, it uses water from handwashing in the basin to flush the toilet. The result is a saving of up to 550 tonnes of CO2 per year for a single Boeing 787.
The Flymingo Next concept from Moment, pictured, which integrates Internet of Things (IoT) technologies for the crew, indicating, for example, seat occupancy and baggage locker-use
The AERQ concept, pictured, aims to make the partitions between classes almost invisible. Instead of partition walls, transparent screens show passengers information and offers from the airline
Several entries also looked at wireless entertainment, with the Flymingo Next concept from Moment going beyond classic in-flight entertainment, say the judges.
In addition to wireless streaming, the hardware integrates Internet of Things (IoT) technologies for the crew, indicating, for example, seat occupancy and baggage locker-use.
Other submissions have 'taken up the fight against the grey cabin wall'.
One of these is AERQ, a joint venture between LG and Lufthansa Technik, which aims to make the partitions between classes almost invisible.
Instead of partition walls, transparent screens will show passengers information and offers from the airline.
Other award entries focused on sleep, such as Stelia's sleep-care app for smartphones.
Some award entries focused on sleep, such as Stelia's sleep-care app for smartphones, pictured. It provides passengers with sleep and nutrition tips before the journey, based on his or her behaviour
The Zero-G Attendant seat, pictured, which focuses on making sure the crew is refreshed on arrival. Developed by Collins, it allows crew members to relax in the entry area to the aircraft
It provides passengers with sleep and nutrition tips before the journey, based on his or her behaviour, and informs the crew to make sure that in-flight meals are served at times suited to individual sleeping patterns.
While another concept, a folding bed called the Zero-G Attendant seat, focuses on making sure the crew is refreshed on arrival, too.
Developed by Collins, it allows crew members to relax in the entry area to the aircraft.
Meanwhile, the judges were also impressed with concepts that aimed to make flying with small children and people with physical disabilities easier.
The University of Applied Sciences Hamburg has developed Isotravel, an adapter that enables child car seats to be safely installed in the aircraft cabin
Aircraft Innovations' junior comfort seat, pictured, consists of an inflatable element to protect children from falling into the footwell
One idea, by the University of Applied Sciences Hamburg, is Isotravel, an adapter that enables child car seats to be safely installed in the aircraft cabin.
Another is by Swiss company Aircraft Innovations, which wants to transform the economy class seat into a child-friendly environment. Its junior comfort seat consists of an inflatable element to protect the child from falling into the footwell.
For each of the awards' categories, the 27 expert judges will select three finalists, which will be announced at the beginning of March.
The finalists then get to pitch their concepts to the jury in person at the Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg (March 31 to April 2).
The winners of the 2020 Crystal Cabin Awards will be announced at a gala dinner at the expo on March 31.
For the full list of nominations, visit the Crystal Cabins Awards website.
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A Real Housewives of New York-Founded “Vaginal Rejuvenation Spa” Is Opening in Philly
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It specializes in services supporting women's sexual health and wellbeing.
Photo courtesy of VSPOT
If you’re looking for an orgasm shot, a kegel-chair treatment, a V-steam, or a 24K gold wax and vagina facial — you’ve come to the right place.
Philly’s latest Rittenhouse addition, VSPOT Medi Spa (1920 Chestnut Street 2nd Floor) focuses on intimate health treatments for women (and asks questions like, “Is your V as good as gold? It can be!”) It’s the second outpost of the spa, the first of which has been welcoming clients on Madison Avenue for the past three years. The brand has plenty of NYC celeb clients, has been covered in Harper’s Bazaar and Elite Daily, and won Cosmopolitan’s Sex Excellence Award for their “O-shot” in 2019.
Yes, some of the treatments are over the top. But, there’s a twist differentiating this from your typical beauty spas — VSPOT is meant to be the go-to spot for women “suffering in silence from natural changes, including menstruation, childbirth, and menopause.” It’s an empowering idea: women come to the spa postpartum to enhance sexual satisfaction and empower themselves — as well as freely talk about body changes often not discussed. Other non-invasive services include post-childbirth vaginal tightening, the vampire breast lift (suited for those looking for a lift after breastfeeding), v-lightening, and v-steam. They’re meant to “aid in lessening the discomforts of natural feminine changes.”
VSPOT was founded by Cindy Barshop of “The Real Housewives of New York” Season 4, who also founded the spa chain Completely Bare. To open VSPOT, she partnered with Dr. Carolyn Delucia, MD, FACOG, a gynecologist, “vagina guru” and author of the award-winning Ultimate Intimacy: The Revolutionary Science of Female Sexual Health. For their Philly location, they’re partnering with husband and wife team, Dr. Thomas E. Young and Paula Di Marco Young, BS, RN, CLO/A. The grand opening is January 24th, 2020. We chatted with Cindy Barshop to find out more about what we can expect — and to be honest, we’re very in on anyone normalizing conversations about normally hard-to-discuss women’s health issues. Viva La Vagina!
Philadelphia magazine: So what is VSPOT?Cindy Barshop: It’s an intimate health spa that actually corrects and prevents all the different issues that women face. And they don’t even know that they have these options, from menstruating, from looseness after childbirth, to menopause, or painful sex. I don’t know how much you can write with that stuff.
We can definitely write about that stuff.Good. Because it’s all the stuff that women suffer in silence with, and they don’t talk about, and they don’t really know that they have all these different options.
Why did you think creating a place specifically for women’s vaginal and sexual health was so important?After having my own kids, I had a problem with incontinence. I started researching, and the options for incontinence are terrible. They tell you to have surgery! And then I heard of something in Europe. I looked at all the technologies and I couldn’t believe when I found that one in four women have some type of urinary leakage throughout their lives. So this is like a massive problem, and people just — I don’t know how old you are, you haven’t had children yet, right?
Not yet, no.Well, you know the joke, “Oh I laughed so hard I peed my pants?” Well, after you have kids, it’s not a joke anymore! That’s the norm [laughing]. Anyway, I found out about the technology to help with this — the first CO2 laser that came to the States, I went and got that treatment done. It worked so well, that literally three months later I decided to go into the business. I bought the machine and partnered with Dr. Carolyn DeLucia, who is a world-renowned gynecologist.
VSPOT partners Dr. Carolyn DeLucia, MD FACOG, (left), internationally renowned for her expertise in vaginal tightening and women’s sexual health, and Cindy Barshop, VSPOT founder, and expert in women’s taboo subjects, Real Housewives of New York, Season 4 (right).
It’s powerful to create a place where women can go to address these issues. What else are we not talking about?It’s so important. Every doctor you go to — whether it be a gynecologist or not — they’re like, “Oh, go kegel.” Well, it’s pretty much impossible to kegel your way out of that issue! Because if you sit on our chair, it does 11,000 kegels in 28 minutes. We call it the Kegel Throne. And it’s FDA-approved for incontinence. But, the 11,000 kegels in 28 minutes on our chair is equal to 69 hours of kegeling on your own. So, it’s impossible to kegel and see significant results. I mean, like, stop trying to kegel, because you just can’t kegel for that many hours!
What are some of the other interesting services you offer?There’s spa services and there’s medical services. One is a wax, but we use a 24 karat gold wax, and golds helps with inflammation. The V-steam is done in a unique way, too. You lay in a spa bed; you don’t sit on the toilet. You get an abdominal massage with natural herbs, while the steam flows in. It helps with blood flow and menstrual cramps.
What’s the service you recommend for after women give birth? After you have a baby, things change down there — the tissue can atrophy, and your vagina doesn’t just pop back, there’s some looseness. The FemiLift is a tissue regeneration over three treatments. The tissue regeneration, also helps a bit with the incontinence. Because you know, if you stretch tissue, it’s like a rubber band — it doesn’t pop back all the way. The FemiLift increases the thickness, tightens, and increases friction. Also, when women go through menopause, there’s dryness and painful sex. I never knew where the painful sex comes from. It’s from the thinning of the tissue. So we do the FemiLift with that, too.
And I saw something called an Orgasm shot? Yes! There’s a lot of women who have thin tissue as they age or after childbirth, and end up with difficulty in having an intense orgasm. The O-Shot utilizes platelet-rich plasma, injected into the clitoris and the G-Spot to generate healthier and more functional tissue, which also intensifies orgasms. We also do things like the Vampire Breast Lift. If you’ve just finished breastfeeding and they’re feeling deflated, we can enhance them.
Why is VSPOT so relevant to moms? After I became a mom and had twins, I used to have to walk around with a shirt wrapped around my waist. When you have leakage, you don’t know when it’s gonna come. One time, I was at a party, and I was laughing, and I had to spill a drink on myself, because all of a sudden — these issues are embarrassing, and they really affect your everyday life. You have to really think about how it affects you! It affects what you drink that day, what you’re wearing that night, who you’re going with, if you can go at all. I want to empower women to be able to talk about, and take control of, and address these intimate issues. I want to feel good about myself, and to help others feel good about themselves.
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