skyline bump baked architecture by lucas maassen

‘skyline bump – baked architecture’ by lucas maassen image © lody aeckerlin

employing the swell of a giant 30 metre hot air balloon, dutch artist lucas maassen created ‘skyline bump – baked architecture’ – a temporary intervention of eindhoven’s urban horizon. the installation was part of the ‘unexpected interactions‘ project during dutch design week 2012 – other participating designers included maarten baas, nacho carbonell, and la boulleur – where maassen aimed to inject a bold visual feature depicting something between a peeking sun and a cheerful living dome within the dutch city.

the installation was part of the ‘unexpected interactions’ exhibition image © lody aeckerlin

maassen aimed to inject a bold visual feature depicting something between a peeking sun and a cheerful living dome image © lody aeckerlin

the installation would pop up on the landscape every night during dutch design week image © nick bookelaar

a visualization of the concept image © lucas maassen