The Mach 1 Coffee Table

Here at Thoughts from the Sidelines we have a particular soft spot for household items that are created by recycling “spent” technology. Of course, we have already covered household items created from parts of used F1 racing cars but now it seems that aviation buffs have also got in on the act by offering furnishings created from decommissioned aircraft parts.

If you have ever hankered after items such as a desk created from the rear elevator of a B-25 bomber, an coffee table fashioned from parts of an F4 Phantom’s afterburner or perhaps even a chair made from a A7 Corsair’s cockpit canopy, this site will doubtless be the answer to your wildest dreams.

Let’s face it, there are few people who can honestly say that they own a coffee table that has travelled faster than the sound barrier but, thanks to Motoart, you can now say exactly that about your own furniture should you happen to purchase their furnishings created from various parts of decommissioned aircraft.

Whilst a wide range of items are available from Motoart, I will try to offer up a few things here that will appeal not only to those with jet fuel in the blood, but to anyone with a keen eye for contemporary design – as some of the items offered are undeniably beautiful as pieces in their own right.

The F4 Phantom Table
Constructed from F4 afterburner cans
(How I want one of these!!)

The B25 Desk
Constructed from a B25’s rear elevator

The DC-9 Executive Desk
Constructed from the airliner’s rear stabaliser

B-17 Bomber Prop Sculpture

These are just some of the items available via the IFS website though this is only a taster as an extensive range is offered - including Boeing 737 window picture frames and even small occasional tables fashioned from the rear sections of MK81 bombs.

Occasional tables from MK81 Bombs

If you would like to see more pictures concerning the collection at first hand you can do so by visiting Motoart’s website via this link. (And, if you happen by the site and see anything constructed from parts of an F104 Starfighter please be sure to let me know).

The article concerning home wares created from F1 cars, as referred to in the above article, can be accessed directly via this link. If you are interested in aviation related posts featured previously in Thoughts from the Sidelines you can access a list of these posts here.

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