Commissioned by Detour 2020 under the theme ’Matter of Life”, which focuses on the world of uncertainty and drastic changes, WARE crafted a design fiction that imagines our doomed future, using a multi-sensory experience to take visitors on a journey of misery.

airbank® is a fictional showroom set in an apocalyptic world, where fresh and clean air is a luxury.
Irreversibly ruined by climate change and warfares, forests no longer serve to absorb carbon emissions. Humans ought to wear gas masks to protect themselves from the toxic chemicals outdoors.

Therefore, a new form of business has emerged—fresh air.
Cafeteria do not only sell food and beverages, but also fresh air, sourced from the last remaining oases across the globe. In this showroom of airbank®, visitors are provided with experiences of inhalations from a fresh air pack, as well as an air-freshening plant. Finding the air pack inhalation appealing, they are welcome to place orders of fresh air supply from airbank® for remote consumption.