VICEROY
by Jorge de Luis Design,
Markus Stephan, RENDA Limited

VICEROY is a self-initiated VVIP cabin concept for the Airbus ACJ320neo, developed by Jorge de Luis Design, Markus Stephan and RENDA Limited for the Latin American ultra-high-net-worth market. The concept offers an alternative to the European luxury codes commonly associated with VVIP aviation interiors, drawing instead on the shared cultural identity of the Hispanic world.

The design takes inspiration from the Spanish Viceregal tradition, a period in which craftsmanship, materials and ornament travelled between Spain and the Americas and evolved through that exchange. Rather than reproducing its historic aesthetic, VICEROY translates its defining theatrical use of light and darkness into a contemporary CMF language known as Quiet Chiaroscuro.

The cabin uses a restrained palette of neutral materials, including charcoal wool carpet, ebonised and smoked wood veneers, warm umber ceiling panels, ivory bouclé, cashmere and bone leather. Mother-of-pearl detailing, satin champagne brass, Dark Emperador stone, bronze-tinted glass and carefully placed terracotta and polychrome textiles provide moments of colour and contrast.

Warmth is deliberately introduced through a 3000K lighting system of low cove washes and focused pools, set against the cooler daylight entering through the windows. This creates a dark, quiet envelope in which texture, craftsmanship and small areas of colour become central to the cabin’s character.

The interior is arranged across six zones, beginning with an entry conceived as a zaguán before progressing through the main social lounge, winery, dining area, secondary lounge, master suite and bathroom. Ornament intensifies as the passenger moves towards the private areas. A flame-retardant Trevira CS textile canopy forms a slow, wave-like ceiling above the main lounge, while a fluted monolithic winery turns a service feature into architecture. An illuminated coffered ceiling reinterprets the Viceregal artesonado, and a carved casetón door leads into the suite.

Directed by Jorge de Luis, with industrial design and product development by Markus Stephan and real-time visualisation by Andy Charlton of RENDA Limited, VICEROY combines cultural identity, material craftsmanship and controlled illumination to create a contemporary expression of Hispanidad within private aviation.