A Turkish designer has built an inflatable contraption that can hold food, be air-dropped onto land or sea, and transform into a durable raft or shelter to help victims of natural disasters.
Adem Onalan has developed LifeBox, an all-in-one kit that functions both as a shelter and a pantry full of customised goods.
LifeBox comes in three styles: air, land, and water. LifeBox Air can be dropped from planes, and the outer layer serves as a parachute as well as a shelter covering.
LifeBox Land functions similarly, but the shelter covering already comes attached to the inside of the box.
LifeBox Water can transform into a raft when users pull on a tab, and CO2 canisters release gas into the inflatable, 'fastcoexist.Com' reported.
Once the LifeBox shelters are raised, they last two weeks with enough supplies for four people each.
LifeBox can also be carried by two people, and weigh about 75 kg.
Onalan said he was inspired by his own experience as a child in 1999 after he experienced a 7.6-magnitude earthquake in his native Turkey which left his family living in temporary shelters.
The LifeBox has won an award from Red Dot design institute in Germany.
