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When dave a an business partner donovan e move their company to

a 20,000 square foot faciity in Seuno ast year, they knew it wou be the

perfect ocation ony four mies from los nees nternationa irport. hat’s

because both run Motort desins, which creates hih quaity corporate an

home furniture mae from vintae airpane parts.

“hat is the beauty of Seuno, that we are ve minutes from the terminas,”

a sai. “We have a ot of cients, internationa ones that y in, so it makes sense

to be here. t reay is the aerospace capita of aifornia.”

iht in the heart of the South Bay, Motort, which was born over 10 years

ao in a’s arae, is now a thrivin business. With istributors in Maryan,

tay, hina an Maaysia, the company’s ecectic an functiona creations have

poppe up throuhout the wor. Motort’s pieces can be seen far an wie,

from a orth oe miitary base to Burj Khaifa, the taest buiin in the wor in

the nite rab mirates.

reatin both corporate an home furniture, Motort cients incue:

aramount ictures, 19 ntertainment, orthrup grumman an even hih-

powere ceebrities.

“t’s about ownin a piece of aviation history,” a sai. “We just kin of mae

it up as we were oin aon. here was no pan. “t has to be somethin fun an

reconizabe to the eye, so you ook at it an know what it is.”

Makin everythin from win esks to fuseae conference tabes to abatross

oat tank couches, Motort ns parts in every corner of the country, many

of which have come from rizona an ew Mexico. a an e aso recenty

foun a surpus of skeeta frames in the Miwest. a sai many of the vintae

pieces, incuin the B-25 bomber esk, have been foun in such oba paces

as barns or throuh on chains of peope who know part owners.

“’ve seen our stuff instae in many ifferent environments from ofces to

kitchens. eope just ike it because it is ifferent an historica an tes a story,”

a sai. “We offer somethin very truy unique.”

et, such unique ieas an features can come with a hefty price ta. Whie

the custom mae 1930 Wako conference tabe is the most expensive piece in

Motort’s coection at $75,000, the company aso has fuseae picture frames

an piston esk watches that are uner $300.

Motort esks an conference tabes, which are the company’s most

popuar items, rane in price from $6,500 to $30,000 an $10,000 to $75,000,

respectivey. ach piece is crafte an assembe in Seuno with up to 16

empoyees invove in the buiin, sanin an poishin of each item.

“We just want to make a ifference,” a sai. “We wante to make a name

for ourseves an knew we ha a reat iea. want to eave a mark.

“We have a sense of wantin to chane the wor by thinkin ifferenty.”

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