The Air Walk

Air Rope is an inflatable rescue tunnel that can be deployed during flood situations. It is a safer option to the rope pulley system and is easier to use. Instead of braving the torrent and crossing the river to secure a pulley system, the inflatable air walk is used. Air is pumped into a doughnut-shaped fabric tube that extends into a round tunnel.

  • It can be used as a thoroughfare across a river when secured to the ground and a tree at each end.
  • A motor and propeller create a powerful flow of air.
  • The air nozzle has a screw-in profile to prevent air leakage.
  • Aluminum alloy, which is light and strong, is used for the metal components. When deflated, the tube can be folded and packed into its storage case.

Air Rope is a 2013 red dot award: design concept winner.

Designers: Lee Yong Ho, Lee Jee Won & Lee Juan


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Shelter Awareness

The Life-Light is a unique directional system that includes inflatable balloons integrated on streetlights. During an emergency situation, the balloons inflate and guide people to the nearest shelter. It displays the most efficient route, thus speeding the navigation process.

  • Life-Light is automatically activated by the central service system when a disaster warning alert is activated.
  • The system inflates balloons around streetlight poles, which indicate evacuation information and allow people to take a precise and speedy route to a shelter.
  • It is installed on streetlights at intervals of fifty meters.
  • The light flashes on and off, and a sound alert is also incorporated.
  • The dual mode of communication allows the system to be understood by those with visual or hearing impairments.
  • The lack of complex language or lettering also allows foreigners to readily understand it.
  • The system’s battery is charged by the city’s electricity supply as well as by solar power, so even if the city’s power grid goes down, it can still function.
  • The system also uses smart technology; if a route is blocked by a collapsed building, for example, the system updates and leads people to the next closest shelter point.

Life-Light is a 2013 red dot award: design concept winner.

Designers: Lee Jae Yong & Kim Pill Yoon


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First Inflatable Concert Hall

Du 27 septembre au 13 octobre, le projet Ark Nova se tient au Japon et propose un auditorium mobile gonflable qui accueillera un concert Lucerne Festival Orchestra. Installée à Matsushima, cette incroyable création a été dessinée par l’artiste Anish Kapoor et réalisée par le bureau d’architecture Arata Isozaki.

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Inflatable Sumo Costume

Non pensavo costasse così poco il costume gonfiabile stile mai-dire-banzai da lottatore di Sumo. Da tenere a mente per la prossima festa mascherata.
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Inflatable Sumo Costume

Inflatable Photo Studio

E questo foto-studio portatile gonfiabile? Vogliamo parlarne?
Guardatevi il video su YT.
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