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As you know I do some occasional events work, which often includes things like concerts, cocktail parties, weddings and ceremonies. Last week I was a steward at a ‘Luminarium’. This is something I had never heard of before and when I described it to Little One she said it sounded like being inside a bouncy castle – which is basically exactly what it is. These ‘installations’ are created by a company called Architects of Air and designed by Alan Parkinson, who was originally working with disadvantaged children when he came up with ways to improve the design of bouncy castles, and from there one thing led to another. Now there are several of these creations touring the world. Each luminarium is different but they are all made from plastic in different colours, which is thin enough that the sunlight shines through so that you wander about in a world of colour, with soft music playing. It was fun to see the responses of different visitors to the experience. Some of the adults just took a quick walk around and left, while the babies were very happy to just lie there gazing around in wonder. Have you ever visited a luminarium? All rights reserved. © Text and image copyright Fleur 2026.