I started this project together with Tom Meeuwsen in collaboration with RDM (Rotterdam Dry-Dock Company)

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RDM is an area based in Rotterdam. Back in the day RDM was established to create one of the biggest ships of the world of that time. Now RDM is a creative workplace for ‘The Makers’. Technological and technical driven. People with all different backgrounds woking on projects for the future.

RDM asked us to come up with a project where art, design and technological machinery meets.

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This is where our 3d Wrap boat first came to existance.

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We wanted to redifine boat building. Usually consumer boats are made from fiberglass or wood. Both ways takes ages to build. How can we come up with a cheap, fast and most important of all, formfree way to build boats.

Our inspiration came from Buckmister Fuller who defined super structures based on tenstion and suspention. Making a basic frame, and using rope or foil to make it into one sturdy structure.

We used this principal to make our boat.

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One foam core makes sure for the seating. Around this core metal tubes are formed like a tent frame. Over this frame there is spon one roll of transparent wrapping foil to create the strong en sturdy shell.

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