Our team members hail from Bangkok and Jarkarta, two fast-growing cities with insufficient flood infrastructures. One of the main issues is travelling around during and after a flood. We feel that top-down government initiatives is slow moving; hence, we want to tackle this problem by designing a product that is easily and rapidly available to normal people.

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The Taboat is a lightweight table can also function as a boat in times of floods. To ensure buoyancy, sturdiness and affordability, the Taboat’s frame is made out of modular pvc piping that holds together the tabletop – made out of high density foam, sandwiched by twinwall polycarbonate boards.

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To make the Taboat function as a boat, simply flip the table upside down and twist off the table legs. The legs can be twisted together to form a long pole, acting as the boat’s main steerage and means of propulsion.

While the prototype is done up in white, customisation is entirely possible; striking patterns can be layered onto the table top or the legs and sealed with a layer of fibreglass.