Bubbletecture: Inflatable Architecture and Design

by Sharon Francis

A fascinating and fun guide to more than 200 inflatable designs Although inflatable objects have been around for more than 200 years, architects, artists, and designers keep rediscovering this deceptively simple - often playful, and occasionally bizarre - technology. Bubbletecture brings together inflatables in every conceivable size, shape, and hue across the realms of architecture, design, art, and fashion. From inflatable dresses and hats to buildings employing cutting-edge technologies, from ingenious chairs, lights, bowls, and even egg cups to children's toys and provocative art installations, Bubbletecture demonstrates that inflatable design is simply irresistible. Architects featured include OMA (Rem Koolhaas), BIG (Bjarke Ingels), and Arata Isozaki, and design stars such as Snarkitecture. It includes work by cutting edge artists such Yayoi Kusama, Christo, and Anish Kapoor and by well-known fashion-designers such as Balenciaga, Yohji Yamamoto, Comme des Garçons, and many more. Following in the footsteps of Nanotecture , Mobitecture , and Pet-tecture , this guide is a must-have for designers, architects, and artist, both professional and students, as well as anyone who has every blown up a beach ball!

Genres: Architecture, Reference, Design

288 pages, Hardcover

Published March 27, 2019

About the author

AKA Evelyn Shannon,
Francine Shore,
Cynthia Sinclair,
Rebecca Ward,
Maureen Crane Wartski

Reviews

[Sarwesh Shah · Rating 4 out of 5]

A thorough collection of inflatable art and design projects understand in the last ~50 years. Non-exhaustive and mired with editorial mistakes, having very little theoretical and historical synthesis, this book is more of a catalog.

[Nick · Rating 3 out of 5]

Inflatables from the sublime to the ridiculous. A useful addition to contemporary architecture. Despite there are some alleged editorial errors it's enjoyable and fun.