Inflatable structures

La Femme — Live Bercy

The eight-metre inflatable head hanging above the Accor Arena stage
Band
La Femme
Venue
Accor Arena, Paris
Set design
Rémi Deschamps
Graphic design
Ilian Zerrouki,
Quentin Brard
Production
ATC, late 2025
Dimensions
8 metres tall

In late 2025, I designed the inflatable structure that served as the centrepiece of the set for La Femme's final concert at the Accor Arena.

Imagined by set designer Rémi Deschamps and graphic designers Ilian Zerrouki and Quentin Brard, this eight-metre-tall head hangs above the stage like an apparition looming over the band and the audience.

Annotated working document: the head suspended by its slings, with rigging dimensions
Rigging principle
Cutting the envelope from clear film directly on the workshop floor
Cutting the envelope

It's a project I'm particularly fond of, for the complexity of its design as much as for the difficulty of getting it right.

From patterning the volumes of the face to inflation tests, every stage required successive adjustments, carried out during my time at ATC, right up to the on-site installation, which I also handled.

First inflation test of the head in a clear version
Inflation test
Adjustments inside the clear envelope
The final head inflated outdoors, hanging from its test gantry
Full-scale test
Accor Arena
The head backlit in red during the concert
The night of the concert

Contact

I am currently available for inflatable structure commissions.

Technical drawings, full fabrication or support on your inflatable set project.

Send me your project at araveleau.work@gmail.com

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