Beach Cocoon

Contemporary inflatable lounge chair                                       

Title: Beach Cocoon Designer: Pascale De Backer First prototype: 2007 Production: Limited Edition, 2009 Distributor: Zerodisegno, Italy Material: Transparent certified-quality PVC Dimensions: Ø 180 cm x H 90 cm
Included: Compact electric air blower Photography: Amendolagine & Barracchia, Milan, Italy

Beach Cocoon is an inflatable lounge chair made of air. It adapts to the body, creating the sensation of floating rather than sitting.

My aim was to design a chair, that doesn’t look like a chair. Air is invisible, and I wanted to make the invisible visible - to give form to something that normally cannot be seen. The result is a soft, protective space, like a cocoon or a womb, isolated from the chaos of the outside world: a quiet refuge that offers a safe space, comfort and a sense of calm.

Air is the power and soul of Beach Cocoon. Without air, Beach Cocoon can not exist.

“I wanted to make the invisible visible. Air is everywhere, yet it remains unseen. I imagined creating an air bubble - a cocoon of air where one could rest in warmth, floating in silence, protected by an invisible shield. During the design process, I imagined Beach Cocoon was floating in the universe, suspended between time and space, far away from the world …”

Realizing Beach Cocoon was a long and challenging process. Air resists control; it constantly seeks freedom. Capturing air, shaping air, and connecting its air chambers into a stable balanced form required experiments. The visible internal ropes are not only technical elements - they reveal the hidden structure of the object, pulling the inner membrane into place and allowing the air to create its final form.

IMPORTANT NOTICE ! Please, do not buy unauthorized copies of Beach Cocoon. The original Beach Cocoon was designed and created by Pascale De Backer. To ensure that you receive the authentic product, made according to the original design and certified quality and safety standards, please order Beach Cocoon only through the official contact: info@pascalina.be Thank you for supporting the original designer and creator of Beach Cocoon. Pascale De Backer, Original Beach Cocoon Designer & Creator

Beach Cocoon, Selected Exhibitions, Museum Collections, Awards, & Collaborations:

2024 Permanent Collection, Salone Satellite (1998-2024), Arts Pavilion, Cultural District, Hong Kong, China

2021 Crush, Design Museum Brussels, Belgium

2019 Museum CID Grand-Hornu, Design On Air, Hornu, Belgium

2018 Permanent Collection, The Plastic Design Collection, Design Museum Brussels, Belgium

2018   Milan Design Week, Future is Nhow, Nhow Design Hotel, Via Tortona 35, Milan, Italy

2017   Nhow Design Hotel, I Did It! Art & Design exhibition, Via Tortona 35, Milan, Italy

2017 Solo Exhibition De Vuyst Art Gallery, Lokeren, Belgium

2017 Milan Design Week, Salone Satellite, The Best 20 Years of New Creativity, Milan, Italy

2011    Milan Design Week, Avverati, A Dream Come True, Cosmit, Citroën, Via Montenapoleone, Milan, Italy

2011 Permanent Collection Salone Satellite, Milan, Italy

2011   DMY International Design Festival, Berlin, Germany

2011    Venice Design Week, Venice, Italy

2010    Milan Design Week, Salone Del Mobile, Milan, Italy, Beach Cocoon in collection of Zerodisegno, Italy

2009  Private acquistion of Beach Cocoons by Karl Lagerfeld, then Creative Director of CHANEL, Paris, France

2009  Milan Design Week, Salone Satellite, Milan, Italy

2009 100% Design, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

2008   Biennale Interieur, Kortrijk, Belgium

2007 Wg Art Gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

2007 First Beach Cocoon prototype, Design & Fine Arts Graduation Exhibition, Gerrit Rietveld Academy,

             Amsterdam, The Netherlands