AMO arranges neon-lit Prada catwalk show on strict grid
For Prada's menswear Spring Summer 2019 show, AMO designed a grid that marked out spaces for guests who sat on inflatable Verner Panton stools. More
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Explore the huge cell-like balloons inside the Nordic Pavilion in 360-degree video
This 360-video filmed by Dezeen offers a look inside the Nordic Pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale, which is filled with filled with expanding and contracting blobs designed to look like cells. More
Huge balloons inflate and deflate based on atmospheric conditions inside Nordic Pavilion
The Nordic Pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale has been filled with huge inflatable blobs that slowly expand and contract in response to changing environmental conditions. More
Centre Pompidou's kids' installation mixes pattern, colour and inflatables
To celebrate the Centre Pompidou's 40th anniversary, Paris-based studio GGSV has designed an interactive installation for children in the Galerie des Enfants exhibition space. More
Ada is a spiky balloon that creates charcoal drawings on surrounding walls
This captioned movie features an installation by Munich-based artist Karina Smigla-Bobinski. Called Ada, it features a huge helium balloon covered in charcoal spikes, which create patterns on the surrounding white walls. More
Camille Walala installs inflatable castle decorated with trademark patterns in London
For this year's London Design Festival, artist Camille Walala has erected a brightly coloured, inflatable castle behind Liverpool Street Station to help city workers de-stress. More
Aeromorph inflatables fold themselves from flat sheets into complex origami
Basic sheets of plastic, paper or fabric can now be transformed into complex inflatables using a method devised by researchers at MIT Media Lab's Tangible Media Group. More
Old Beijing junkyard covered with inflatable canopy by Max Gerthel and Jordan Kanter
This events pavilion inflates and deflates to mimic a breathing octopus – the latest in a series of inflatable structures being created by designers. More
Dezeen's latest Pinterest board is bulging with inflatable structures
From a blow-up mobile concert hall to an inflatable PVC nightclub, architects have been experimenting with a variety of balloon-like structures. We've pinned the most unusual examples to a new Pinterest board.
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10 inflatable buildings designed to blow you away
Inflatable buildings are back in fashion, and being created for all kinds of functions. Here are 10 of the most inventive examples, including a mobile concert hall, a black PVC nightclub and a field of giant mushrooms. More
Inflatable black nightclub created by Bureau A for Federation of Swiss Architects
Swiss studio Bureau A created this inflatable PVC nightclub to host the annual party of the Federation of Swiss Architects (+ slideshow). More
Bubble-like event space by DOSIS to be inflated in east London park
A giant inflatable environment by Spanish architects DOSIS is to be blown up in an east London park to host a day of piñata making and film screenings (+ slideshow). More
BIG creates "bubble-like cloud pavilion" at Roskilde Festival 2016
Bjarke Ingels' firm has revealed images of a huge inflatable pavilion it created for this year's edition of the annual music festival in Roskilde, Denmark (+ slideshow). More
SipaBoards unveils self-inflating electric paddleboard
Paddleboarders receive a boost on the water with this jet-propelled board that also self-inflates by Slovenian company SipaBoards (+ movie). More
Tomás Saraceno installs Aerocene metallic orbs in Paris' Grand Palais
Argentinian artist Tomás Saraceno has created a pair of air-filled globes that he eventually plans to sail across the sky. More
Seung Jin Yang's Blowing chairs are made from party balloons
South Korean designer Seung Jin Yang has coated brightly coloured balloons in resin to create these inflated seats. More
Ken Tanabe creates Halloween costumes from helium balloons and old CDs
American designer Ken Tanabe has used a range of unusual materials including balloons, videotapes and CDs to form alternative Halloween costumes. More
Small Foot launches Pocket inflatable shoes for walking on snow
Bulgarian designer Petar Dimitrov has created a pair of lightweight inflatable snowshoes that can be packed into two bags (+ slideshow). More
Charles Pétillon fills Covent Garden market with 100,000 white balloons
French artist Charles Pétillon has installed a giant cloud of balloons under the roof of the 19th-century Market Building in London's Covent Garden (+ movie). More
Emanuele Magini's Blow daybed for Gufram is modelled on inflatable lilos
This daybed by Italian designer Emanuele Magini is based on the blow-up mattresses used for lounging on the beach or floating on a swimming pool. More