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Which one's our tent?
Posted by Mark Sinclair, 14 December 2011, 15:52 Permalink Comments (13)
Festival goers often have trouble locating their tents within a sea of muddy green and blue tarpaulin. FieldCandy, a new design-led tent manufacturer no less, may well have the answer...
The company is, apparently, hoping to change the face or camping with its range of limited edition tent designs, some of which have been created by designers Terry Pastor, Philip Gatward and Jonathan Zawada.
There's a bricks and mortar design (above) and a cosy quilting pattern, while many of the other designs ape objects such as an open book, a suitcase, a massive wedge of cheese and even, er, a slice of melon.
For those conscious of the fact that a huge slice of fruit could well distract from the surrounding countryside, there's this rather more subtle number, below. But we wouldn't advise setting it up in a field full of sheep.
FieldCandy tents start at £395 and are available from fieldcandy.com. More of the tent designs on offer are included in the poster, below.
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13 Comments
If you pay that much for a tent, I don't think you'd be taking it to a festival any time soon!
2011-12-14 16:44:11
These are great, wish I could afford one .Rubbish suggestions ...a rubbish pile with seagulls,A VW Beetle, How about a cisterns one for Glasto or Doormen/bouncers one? Or maybe one of those 'hole in the earth' pavement art thingies :) or a huge wave or a cliff, or a golf hole or (a bit 'Athena'), or ....sorry. Or a Mona Lisa or a John Martin Apocalyptic scene. or a seedy US neon lit bar ...Sorry again
2011-12-14 17:48:20
Or a sleeping giant.....or a UFO, or an upside down horse, or a Manger.... shutup now
2011-12-14 17:50:54
These are such cool tents! But I would have to agree with Liz that you are unlikely to be taking it to a festival.
Perhaps just keep them in the back garden. And even then I would be scared someone would nick it! The bricks and mortar one is definitely the best.
2011-12-14 17:51:42
Absolutely Brilliant.
2011-12-15 00:22:26
could I get one with some infra red images of people sleeping? thanks
2011-12-15 10:10:31
very inventive and creative... I'm sure they will catch on.
2011-12-15 12:24:44
Nice idea but far too expensive.
2011-12-15 13:01:51
Wot - no Union Jack?
2011-12-15 13:11:35
The designs are very imaginative, I wish i could justify spending £500 on a tent! I would pick the book or the block of cheese.
2011-12-15 13:25:51
Love them all! These are great but so expensive. I'm not sure the fact these are 'creative' justifys the price. Other than the design, why would you buy one of these when you can buy a similar sized one for £30-40...
2011-12-16 09:07:39
How about the tent scene from Austin Powers...
2011-12-19 17:17:11
Incredible concept! I love it!
2011-12-20 15:44:51
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