Blow-Up: Inflatable Art, Architecture, and Design

by Sean Topham

Ever since the first hot-air balloons sailed over the French countryside in the eighteenth century, both delighting and terrifying those watching below, the world has had ambivalent feelings towards air-filled forms. This first up-to-date history explores the fear and wonder evoked by inflatable technologies in all aspects of from children ’s toys to military craft and everything in between.

Genres: Art

160 pages, Hardcover

First published May 1, 2002