dear designboom reader,

umbrellas, beach towels, ice cream shops...three things you wouldn't necessarily associate with airplane design, and yet somehow they make perfect sense as references in condor's new striped lively. the german leisure airline's fleet will soon be cutting through the skies with its bold, eye-catching stripes in yellow, red, blue, green, and beige.

in other news, have you ever wondered what discarded aircrafts can be used for? well, westbank is planning to suspend a retired boeing 747 in its seattle office and use it as a workspace.

thanks for reading!

sofia lekka angelopoulou | senior editor