In the 1960s inflatable architecture was born out of the protest against the rigid lines of modernism. Inspired by balloons, zeppelins and moon bounces, it easily found its way into music festivals.
Inflatable structures are now back on trend – being created and used for various functions.
Dr. Anupama Kundoo was the architectural curator of BE OPEN’s Made In… India Samskara exhibition in New Delhi in 2014. She designed the bespoke space for the exhibition that was meant to find alternatives for “standardised industrial products” with the help of traditional crafts and techniques.
Van Balen‘s design firm COHEN VAN BALEN created a new diet for city pigeons to turn the birds’ feces into soap – so they clean up our cities instead of dirty them.
We will be reviewing some of the most interesting events held by BE OPEN in the past. Tuur van Balen, Belgian designer and scientist, discussed an unusual project “Pigeon d’Or“at 2012 BE OPEN Forum at Design Miami.
(via treehugger)
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