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Harm Rensink’s Pop-Up Inflatable Spa Gives City Dwellers Health of Body and Peace of Mind

11/16/2012
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    Dutch designer <a title="Harm Rensink's Inflatable Pop-Up Spa Unwind Visitors at Dutch Design Week" href="http://www.harmrensink.nl/" target="_blank">Harm Rensink</a>&nbsp;has created a fantastic pop-up spa that gives city dwellers a welcome place to relax. Dubbed Urban Spa, this inflatable sauna is shaped like a cozy&nbsp;<a title="Harm Rensink's Inflatable Pop-Up Spa Unwind Visitors at Dutch Design Week" href="http://inhabitat.com/6-cozy-cocoons-to-retreat-from-the-world/" target="_blank">cocoon</a>&nbsp;and it can be placed indoors or outdoors to provide a warm place for spending time during cold winter days. Sleek, portable and minimalist, Rensink's spa&nbsp;provides health for the body and peace for the mind.
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  • Harm Rensink's inflatable Urban Spa
    <a title="Harm Rensink's Inflatable Pop-Up Spa Unwind Visitors at Dutch Design Week" href="http://www.harmrensink.nl/" target="_blank">Harm Rensink</a>'s Urban Spa is an experimental space designed to give people in populated cities a space to unwind and relax.
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  • Harm Rensink's inflatable Urban Spa
    The project consists of a <a title="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transparency_and_translucency" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transparency_and_translucency" target="_blank">translucent</a> plastic bubble that is filled with steam set alongside a changing room with all the amenities needed to enjoy a <a title="Harm Rensink's Inflatable Pop-Up Spa Unwind Visitors at Dutch Design Week" href="http://inhabitat.com/eco-wellness-retreat-with-rammed-earth-gueshouses-at-arizonas-miraval/" target="_blank">spa</a> experience.
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  • Harm Rensink's inflatable Urban Spa
    Rensink set up his Urban Spa at the last Dutch Design Week, where visitors could reserve a spot at the end of each day during the <a title="Harm Rensink's Inflatable Pop-Up Spa Unwind Visitors at Dutch Design Week" href="http://www.ddw.nl/index.php" target="_blank">festival</a>.
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  • Harm Rensink's inflatable Urban Spa
    Everything in the room had a clean minimalist look and feel.
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  • Harm Rensink's inflatable Urban Spa
    Rensink also designed some cozy garments and accessories for pampering oneself.
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  • Harm Rensink's inflatable Urban Spa
    A fluffy bath rope was on hand for walking to the inflatable <a title="http://inhabitat.com/sauna-box/" href="http://inhabitat.com/sauna-box/" target="_blank">sauna</a> after getting undressed at the changing room.
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  • Harm Rensink's inflatable Urban Spa
    Placed on a small low table were a few elements that made the experience sensory and tactile.
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  • Harm Rensink's inflatable Urban Spa
    A set of fluffy geometric slippers, a hand towel for scrubbing the body and some drinking water were also part of the experience.
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  • Harm Rensink's inflatable Urban Spa
    Rensink also created some unique scrubbers by covering soaps with natural <a title="Harm Rensink's Inflatable Pop-Up Spa Unwind Visitors at Dutch Design Week" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felt" target="_blank">felt</a>. 
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  • Harm Rensink's inflatable Urban Spa
    The lightweight steam room can be can be easily assembled in a wide-open space indoors or left outside on a rooftop for enjoying the fresh air when popping out. 
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  • Harm Rensink's inflatable Urban Spa
    The streamlined design of the steam bubble sauna and the flooded floor contrasted with the <a title="Harm Rensink's Inflatable Pop-Up Spa Unwind Visitors at Dutch Design Week" href="http://visitwww.weekvanhetontwerp.nl/event.php?lang=en&amp;eventID=dbde5fb22c24adfd0ad5c9cffe0283bf" target="_blank">industrial context</a> to make this beautiful project stand out from the rest.
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  • Harm Rensink's inflatable Urban Spa
    Harm Rensink's gorgeous Urban <a title="Harm Rensink's Inflatable Pop-Up Spa Unwind Visitors at Dutch Design Week" href="http://inhabitat.com/lakeside-green-roofed-spa-and-hotel-blends-into-the-swiss-landscape/" target="_blank">Spa</a> provided visitors at this year's busy Dutch Design Week with a tranquil private space to forget about work and start dreaming away.
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    <big><a title="Harm Rensink's Inflatable Pop-Up Spa Unwind Visitors at Dutch Design Week" href="http://www.harmrensink.nl/" target="_blank">+ Harm Rensink</a></big>
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Harm Rensink's inflatable Urban Spa

Dutch designer Harm Rensink has created a fantastic pop-up spa that gives city dwellers a welcome place to relax. Dubbed Urban Spa, this inflatable sauna is shaped like a cozy cocoon and it can be placed indoors or outdoors to provide a warm place for spending time during cold winter days. Sleek, portable and minimalist, Rensink's spa provides health for the body and peace for the mind.

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