Sep 27, 2023
The Summer Puffer for Tiger Beer
The world's first puffer jacket that keeps you cool in the heat using real, ice-cold Tiger Beer.

Whatever developed the cooling technology behind “The Summer Puffer for Tiger Beer,” a collaboration project between Tiger Beer, BBH Singapore, Le Pub APAC, and fashion designer Izzy Du.

Puffers (or down jackets) have become one of Gen Z’s hottest obsessions, but they’re too warm in mid-summer. So, as the beer that defies the odds, Tiger Beer created the world’s first puffer jacket for the tropics, targeting the fashion-forward generation.

The jacket looks like a regular puffer but has a built-in cooling system. The wearer places an ice-cold can of Tiger Beer into the jacket, which then chills water that is pumped around the wearer’s body via a network of tubes. These tubes make contact with key points where the arteries are closest to the skin, cooling the body down by up to 5°C in the sun.

Inspired by the same tech that keeps astronauts cool in extreme temperatures, Whatever tried a variety of cooling system designs, each making the jacket more effective at keeping the wearer cool for as long as possible. Various tube placements, tube materials, water tank designs and electronic wirings were tested before landing on the final mechanism.

Credit
Creative Production
Technical Production
Executive Creative Director
Technical Director
Engineer
Designer
Brand Director
Sean O’Donnell (Tiger®︎)
Marketing Manager
Melissa Teoh (Tiger®︎)
Chief Executive Officer
Bruno Bertelli (Le Pub APAC)
Executive Creative Director
Cyril Louis (Le Pub APAC)
General Manager
Hanh Kanssen (Le Pub APAC)
Chief Creative Officer
Sascha Kuntze (BBH Singapore)
Group Creative Director & Head of Art
Gaston Soto (BBH Singapore)
Copywriter
Luke Somasundram (BBH Singapore)
Art Director
Grace Wong (BBH Singapore)
Creative Technologist
Nico Tangara (BBH Singapore)
Director
Head of Business Leadership
David Anson (BBH Singapore)
Account Executive
Angel Fadila (BBH Singapore)
Strategy Director
Strategist
Meili Yeo (BBH Singapore)
Executive Producer
Wendi Chong (BBH Singapore)
Producer
Chun Yi Kwek (BBH Singapore)
PR Asset Creation Team
Photographer
Seow Mun Kong
Videographer
Belle Chew
Producer
Jasmine Ho
Stylist
Josiah Chua
Make-up Artist
Zoel Tee
Fashion Designer