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British Airways has commissioned emerging artists and designers to create contemporary art works for its new home, Terminal 5, Heathrow. Under the direction of Susie Allen, founding director of Artwise Curators, Christopher Pearson, Troika, Oona Culley, Robert Orchardson and El Ultimo Grito have created site specific artworks “demonstrating a strong combination of art, design and technology for British Airways’ new luxurious suite of lounges’, according to BA sources. For example, there will be a 22-metre long art piece that functions as a creative world clock for all customers entering the lounge using the electroluminescent technology. Also, a totally a new concept has been designed for the kid-zones. The lounges, collectively known as Galleries, have been designed and fitted with style and luxury of modern boutique hotel, using environment-friendly materials and will be the largest and most luxurious airline lounge complex in the world , hosting some 2,500 of BA’s premium customers everyday, claim the sources.

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