Italian designer Andrew Kostman has created a metallic inflatable puffer jacket that is filled with helium instead of down and can be carried around like a balloon.
Called Helium-10000, the coat is inflated by the wearer using a valve near the hem and an accompanying canister of the lighter-than-air gas.
The Helium-10000 jacket is filled with helium
Although the buoyant garment does not lift the wearer off the ground, it can float on its own and be carried around like a balloon using a long dangling tag.
At home, it doubles up as an art piece and can be left to float on the ceiling in lieu of being hung on a coat rack.
A dangling tag allows the floating jacket to be carried around like a balloon
"There is no benefit to it being able to fly," Kostman told Dezeen. "It is more an artefact designed to amaze and make people realise that more can be done if we overcome our traditional thinking and approach things from a different angle."
The design is available in six metallic colours including gold
The jacket is made in Japan and available in six metallic colourways, from an iridescent rainbow gradient to a deep black called Vanta.
Its plump blow-up volumes are rendered in an undisclosed synthetic sheeting material that Kostman said is lightweight and yet durable enough to withstand wear and tear.
"The jacket can't have any coating or lining in order to make it float but the material is smooth and pleasant to the touch," Kostman explained. "It ...