roger wilson imagines inflatable monuments and whimsical canopies enlivening coachella

midjourney envisions a whimsical future coachella

As Coachella 2023 kicked off to welcome music-lovers amid impressive stages and monumental art installations, Roger Wilson envisions a future festival marked with colossal pavilions, colorful canopies, and whimsical art pieces. Using AI design tool Midjourney, the designer draws on the vibrant and playful spirit of Coachella to inspire wonder and delight among festival-goers. A series of eccentric designs, each crafted from a different material, uplifts the desert landscape and creates a dynamic space. From giant colorful play castles to insitu 3D-printed crochet stages, these structures create a sense of enchantment as they add an element of fun and excitement to enhance the festival experience.

Imagining Future Coachella | all images courtesy of Roger Wilson

roger wilson inflates eccentric pavilions and stages

A core structure is a series of 3D-printed crochet towers, each of which is enlivened by a different combination of vibrant colors and patterns. Roger Wilson imagines giant mechanical spiders to print and knit the structures, conceiving their canopies to create a sense of movement and energy as festival-goers wander between them and enjoy their shade. Among them, raised rest cocoon pods will offer guests the opportunity to take a break and rest in the cool breeze. The designer also proposes a Peace Pavilion which serves as a beacon and a focal meeting point. The structure has been assembled from colorful scraps of plastic, waste, and old artificial flowers that have been stitched together, inviting guests to marvel at their from from afar or step inside to explore their intricate designs up close.

Elsewhere, an array of inflatable noodles tower over the festival in sweeping arches, housing within them various DJs and pockets for the audience. Illuminated from within at night, they cast a colorful flow across the festival grounds, and in the day are a celebration of vibrancy, sparking the imagination of all those that come across them. The various scaled canopies are stitched together from fabric offcuts, and form vertical art installations under which vendors can also find shelter to sell their products and various delectable foods.

giant inflatables sway gently in the breeze

the ‘Color Cathedral’ inflatable stage

DJs play music amid the giant noodles

The Peace Pavilion, crafted from recycled artificial flowers and scrap materials

aerial views over the fun and games zone

3D-printed structures with raised platforms for a moment of privacy and rest

waste fabrics form a shelter for vendors to sell their products

a knitted chill-out zone filled with giant bean bags and cushions

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raised pods capture the cool breeze

 

bar area

structures printed by mechanical robots with bio resins

project info:

name: Imagining Future Coachellas
designer: Roger Wilson

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edited by: ravail khan | designboom