AMPHIBIO
WIRED CREATIVE HACK AWARD 2018
According the IPCC report a temperature rise of 3.2℃ is predicted to happen by 2100, resulting in a sea level rise of 60 – 210 cm. Such scenario will possibly affect between 0.5 – 3 billion people and submerging the megacities situated in the coastal areas.
AMPHIBIO is a 3D printed amphibious garment which function as a gill. Designed for a future where humankind lives in very close proximity with water, it provides daily comfort to people who spend as much time in the water as on the land. Although the dystopian connotation of a flooded world, this project proposes a more optimistic vision of such future, where human could live in an amphibious manner by virtue of the gill garment; a world with peaceful touristic dives in the neighboring church, or a night dives in the vivid streets.
Artist Profile
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Photo by Mojmir
Jun Kamei
亀井 潤
Jun Kamei is a Biomimicry designer with experience in material science research and product design. Juggling between London and Tokyo, between advanced research and design.
He is the founder of AMPHIBIO LTD, a design-led technology firm with a strong focus on bringing innovation in the marine sector. Previously a designer and material scientist at the RCA-IIS Tokyo Design Lab an international collaborative initiative between the Royal College of Art and the University of Tokyo.