Inflatable Bag Monsters Arise from New York Subways

Rhonda Winter — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 20:07:56 +0000

Innovative artist Joshua Allen Harris has created a menagerie of inflatable monsters that are ephemeral, whimsical and utterly delightful. All of his different creatures are made from old plastic bags, and magically come to life from the air generated by New York city subway vent exhaust.

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Steven Psyllos interviewed Harris recently for New York magazine to discuss his inspiration, artistic process, and to unveil a new animated plastic bag beast; the video was shot by Jonah Green.

Inflatable Electric Cars: Surround Your Body in Bliss

Nick Chambers — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 17:31:47 +0000

Here’s an interesting idea: instead of putting the airbag in the car, put the car in the airbag.

Sure it sounds silly, but XP vehicles, a start-up in California, is doing just that with their upcoming electric car, the Whisper™. Apparently, XP has taken the same sort of airbag technology developed to safely land recent NASA missions on Mars and used it to create an inflatable polymer car frame in which they pack all the essentials for it to actually be considered an automobile.

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Inflatable Bag Monsters Arise from New York Subways

Innovative artist Joshua Allen Harris has created a menagerie of inflatable monsters that are ephemeral, whimsical and utterly delightful. All of his different creatures are made from old plastic bags, and magically come to life from the air generated by New York city subway vent exhaust.

Steven Psyllos interviewed Harris recently for New York magazine to discuss his inspiration, artistic process, and to unveil a new animated plastic bag beast; the video was shot by Jonah Green.

Inflatable Electric Cars: Surround Your Body in Bliss

Here’s an interesting idea: instead of putting the airbag in the car, put the car in the airbag.