The Royal College of Art collaborated with British Airways to explore the next 100 years of aviation. An exhibition at the Saatchi Gallery, London (1–26 August 2019) & Shanghai Future Lab, West Bund Art Centre (25 Nov–1 Dec 2019) showcased collaborative projects from students across the College that imagine the flight of the future, based on an in-depth research report commissioned by British Airways to mark their centenary.

Our idea was to create a body of work that was visionary and that engaged people in conversation and debate about the future. With in-depth global research at its heart, our programme, BA 2119, was a first-of-its-kind exhibition looking to the next 100 years of aviation, through three lenses; aircraft, experience and people, also focused on sustainability and technology to drive change.