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Yael Mer's works were one of the crowd stoppers at the RCA show.

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Just after the storm in New Orleans, she designed a skirt that the wearer can inflate and turn into a canoe in case of flood. The project explores whether emergency and beauty can meet each other.

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Her Hand Head Bag turns the biblical story of Judith and Holofernes into a handbag for users in search of a "sensation of victory without the violence!"

More inflatable fun: Ann de Gersem's Life dress and the Space dress by Teresa Almeida.

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» Hee, wat draag jij een leuke kano! from Gadget Garden

Bang dat de dijken breken? Ga je graag spontaan uit varen? Yael Mer ontwierp vlak na de ramp in New Orleans deze mooie rode rok. Een rok die je ook kan opblazen tot een kano! Altijd handig! Bron: wemakemoney... Read More

» The Canoe Skirt from Getoutdoors.com Outdoor Blog

Once again, GetOutdoors brings you the cutting-edge in outdoor product design. Still in concept phase, but sure to be picked up North Face for their Fall '07 line, we present the Canoe Skirt designed by Yael Mer. By day it's a mild mannered and oh so fa Read More

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