If the dream of flying has accompanied humanity since Icarus, it was really from the 18th century onward, with the invention of the first inflatable structures, that this longing took shape in a surprising way: not with wings, but with air.
Inflatables didn’t just transform aeronautics, they also opened the door to a new relationship with our surroundings. Their way of inhabiting space — light, flexible and fleeting — offered an alternative to traditional architecture. Rather than raising walls, they suggested a gentle coexistence with the world, as if one could blend into the landscape instead of colonizing it.
Skybubbles pick up that legacy and bring it into the 21st century with a fresh perspective. Sleeping inside an inflatable, transparent bubble is much more than a visual experience: it’s a radically different way of understanding tourism, architecture and luxury. The lightness isn’t just in the structure: it’s in the footprint we leave behind. There are no foundations, no permanent construction, no irreversible impact… And that’s precisely what makes them different
But if the history of inflatables is also the history of technical and material innovation, at Skybubbles we wanted to go one step further. Maybe because we were inspired by the revolutionary architects of the 1960s, who instilled certain convictions in us, or maybe simply because we believe that if one of our promises is contact with nature, we have to live up to it: we’ve committed to making both our materials and our production as eco-friendly as possible. To make that real, a couple of years ago we took the first step: we converted our entire factory — offices and production — into a 100% self-sufficient facility, powered by solar energy. We’re officially carbon neutral in energy consumption: we don’t burn a single watt of fossil fuels.
Now we’re taking a second step: the main fabric of Skybubbles, made by the prestigious Ferrari company, will now be produced with recycled polyester threads. From now on, our bubbles will be made of 40% recycled material, without this affecting their technical performance or structural guarantees in the slightest. This change reduces the carbon footprint of each bubble’s main material by 30%. And no, we’re not doing this for show — greenwashing isn’t for us.
We are the heirs of the thinking of 20th-century pioneers: Richard Buckminster Fuller, Frei Otto, Ant Farm and Hans-Walter Müller, and we believe innovation holds the answer: if we’re going to offer a transformative experience, we want it to be transformative for the planet too.
In the end, Skybubbles aren’t just shelters for gazing at the stars: they’re also a commitment, a way of showing that you can design with intelligence, build with awareness, and live with lightness.
And that, without a doubt, is also a luxury.