My latest obsession discovered at IDS08... Inflate's airy structures! I fell in love with the white Luna cave/igloo that was set up in the corner of the show floor. There was also a black one, but with a silver exterior (i guess less likely to melt down in the sun if outside?) it wasn't nearly as appealing. But the white one you can see images of below, it's the perfect size for a playful rooftop studio space, or even in a backyard... it would probably be incredibly fun to have projections on the interior when its dark out... Anyhow, this prompted me to do much reading on the Inflate site, and this UK design and production studio was established in 1995 when founder, Nick Crosbie, was fresh out of RCA creating smaller scale products like fruitbowls, egg cups, ashtrays, etc.... with the first collection launched at 100% Design London it snowballed, and now they have 2 production facilities in the UK and an HK office! Naturally with a need for booths at competitions, the inflatables scaled up, and now they have moved into semi-permanent and permanent architectural structures as well! See many images below of why i'm smitten, and toying with whether 7,000$ for a pop up Luna is a worthwhile expense...

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