BMW’s creative division Designworks has teamed up with active-wear company The North Face to design a new camper concept that utilises new technology to protect its inhabitants from extreme weather conditions.
BMW and The North Face have designed a new camper concept. Image by BMW Designworks
The lightweight camper is made from a new fabric innovation from The North Face called Futurelight, which uses nano-spinning technology to create what the brand call “the world’s most advanced, breathable, waterproof material.” Sometimes referred to as “electrospinning” nano-spinning technology uses electric force to create nano-sized holes in the fabric. This allows more air to move through the material while still maintaining total waterproof-ness.
The camper a new fabric innovation from The North Face called Futurelight. Image by BMW Designworks
The concept draws from BMW’s 2008 car prototype Gina that used a flexible material instead of traditional steel and plastic body shell in its design. The camper’s lightweight fabric outer shell is formed from the flexible Futurelight material being stretched out over a geodesic dome frame typically seen in The North Face’s tents. The shell is mounted on a movable platform, which acts as a towable trailer. Inside, the interior has enough sleeping space for two and shelving space.
The innovative material should withstand extreme weather conditions. Image by BMW Designworks
The Futurelight Camper was on display last week in Las Vegas at the Global Consumer Electronics trade show. Visitors had the chance to test the camper using a virtual reality simulation of the vehicle in snowy terrain.
The Futurelight Camper has sleeping space for two. Image by BMW Designworks
“Thinking about extreme performance in new and unexpected ways from our experience of working across multiple industries, helped us to provide consumers with a unique and never before seen insight into the very heart of the material and its key attributes,” said Laura Robin, Designworks LA studio director.
Futurelight material will first become available to consumers in The North Face Fall 2019 product line and will be featured across the brand’s pinnacle performance collections.
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