Takehiko Sanada‘s Prefab Coats can be worn as coats or transformed into blankets, sleeping bags or even emergency shelters.

These “wearable architectures” experiment with the idea of creating clothes that not only wrap the body but also support psychologically those affected by post-traumatic stress disorder. The nylon coats are light, wind and water resistant.

It can be set on the floor using ropes or poles. By dismantling the coat and opening the front to create a flat surface, a new work can be separately constructed from it. Two individuals who own these prefab coats can meet, join the two pieces together by using the fastener attached to the hems of the coat, and create a coat house for two people. With five, ten, or twenty people, the pieces can be extended and expanded into a dome house.

Via Blueprint.

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Moreno Ferrari’s convertible clothes. I Trasformabili are raincoats that can be inflated and turned into armchair, cloak, tent or backpack.