Dutch design office Studio Dennis Vanderbroeck looked to ancient statues to inform the design of the world's largest inflatable sculpture, which was created for Italian fashion brand Diesel's Spring Summer 2023 show at Milan Fashion Week.
The Guinness World Record-breaking inflatable sculpture was the centrepiece of Diesel's Spring Summer 2023 show, which took place on 21 September at the Allianz Cloud Arena.
It was constructed using nylon
The centrepiece depicted a collection of four silver-hued, attributeless and genderless bodies merging and falling into each other with limbs entangled and protruding into the ceiling and crowds of the arena.
Studio Dennis Vanderbroeck collaborated with inflatable manufacturer Bigger Than Life to produce and construct the sculpture, which was made using a nylon similar to those used in the construction of parachutes.
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Vanderbroeck told Dezeen that the studio looked to ancient sculptures, extreme sports, contortionists and dancing when creating the sculpture. It used 3D modelling to create humanly impossible poses to produce a design that conveyed bodies trying to break from their environment.
"The inspiration for the spatial design started with researching postures of Ancient sculptures. We gradually created a narrative that explored the limitations of the physical human body," said Vanderbro...