Is it a home? Is it a plane? It's both thanks to Airbnb and TANK design

Date
17 November 2014

Being on a plane overnight can have its merits. Watching a tonne of terrible films, wearing strange towelling socks, having your dinner brought over by someone who’s paid to be lovely to you and wear lots of blusher. It can also have its oft-bemoaned downsides, unhappy and vocal children, being one; lack of sleep being another. However, a night on a plane has taken on something of a different dynamic thanks to a project that’s seen one KLM plane masquerading as a loft apartment, with interior designs by Dutch design consultancy TANK that belie its origins in favour of a very much homely approach.

This is the latest and most loftily ambitious of Airbnb’s Night At series of unusual stays, and sees a grounded KLM plane at Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport host up to four guests. While the familiar aeroplane oval windows remain, the interior design is otherwise very much an apartment – all wooden surfaces, wee house plants and nonchalantly mismatched furniture.

If you fancy a pretty nuts sleepover then you can win a night in the apartment. Just visit the listing here and say why you deserve to win this pretty unique experience.

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TANK design: Airbnb KLM plane interior design

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TANK design: Airbnb KLM plane interior design

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TANK design: Airbnb KLM plane interior design

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