Pnehaus converts inflatable outdoor seating for use in protests

Rhode Island design studio Pneuhaus has converted a series of outdoor inflatable benches into self-defence devices to "de-escalate" potentially dangerous situations for students taking part in protests at universities in the United States.

The design is an elaboration on Pneuhaus's Street Seats, inflatable tubes fabricated "to bring a sense of play" to public spaces, according to the studio.

However, the studio said that it was motivated by recent confrontations between police and...