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Details set Roth’s work apart from other aircraft interiors — from the choice of lighting, carpet, upholstery and cabinetry, to gadget stowage and dining accessories

>> Its refurbishment of Donald Trump’s Boeing 757, for instance, included a 24-karat gold-plated bathroom sink. Other projects have required reconfiguring the seating layout to make kennel space for hunting dogs, installing ultra-secure bassinets for newborn infants, and wrapping a toilet seat in crocodile skin for a client in India.

Roth says that as a designer and design director, his main task is to develop an intimate understanding of a client’s lifestyle and his use of the jet — the percentage of time spent for business, pleasure, corporate entertainment and family time. “Helping clients strategise is a key part of the design process. I look at how long they have owned the craft and at its depreciating asset value, and work out if it’s worth it to invest in the latest piece of technology or ultra comfort accessory. Most of them will opt for the investment because they want their aircraft to be up-to-date, even if this does not up its asset value.”

At times, thorough strategising is needed even before International Jet Interiors accepts a project. A US-based film producer once wanted a ‘sky studio’ so that he and his four-member team could edit films onboard his Gulfstream. This required state-of-the-art editing equipment, surround sound, and a 42-inch, flat-screen, high-definition TV. “The client perceived the theatre >>

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