This console began as a genuine control-surface section from a Dassault Flamant — an aircraft part whose rivets, curves and light alloy construction deserved to stay visible.
One Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp, eighteen cylinders and two monumental coffee tables: each table is built around one nine-cylinder bank from the radial engine.
Starting from the compact proportions of an Ibanez GSRM200, this build replaces conventional timber construction with a machined aluminium body and neck.
These two half-scale Austin-Healey Sprite-inspired cars were supposedly built for children — although a determined adult can just about squeeze behind the wheel.
Aircraft salvage has a physical quality that is difficult to reproduce: very light structures, uncompromising shapes and surfaces made for speed rather than decoration.