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“Saint Gobain Skate Game” project for Human ‘n Partners 2024

Paul was asked to support the team of Saint Gobain group/Weber Beamix to model the 3D printed concrete skate obstacles for a 400 sqm pop-up skatepark at La Défense, Paris. The park is open to the general public during the Olympics, from 18 July to 11 August; and you can participate in initiations to skateboarding, freestyle skating and street art on weekends and Wednesdays. After the event the elements will be permanently installed at a skatepark in Puteaux, on the outskirts of Paris.

A project of Human ‘n Patners for Saint Gobain and developped together with: 3D Weber Beamix, Playgones France, Aubry Ramillon / Minimum Skateparks and Mindworkramps

“The perfect wave” project during Dutch Design Week 2019

An Emoves project, 3D concrete printing (3DCP) technology allows for more form freedom in design.

Why not build the “perfect wave skate obstacle” in Eindhoven that every (skate)boarder wants to ride? The 3D concrete printing (3DCP) technology allows for more form freedom in design. Even natural shapes like waves can be reproduced. Studio mo man tai explores the boundaries of 3D printing together with BAM Infra and Weber Beamix. We want to create obstacles for Urban Sports based on the concept that nature knows best. Skateboarding as we know it, was probably born when surfers in California wanted something to do when there were no waves. Much speaks for the use of 3D concrete printing to produce skate obstacles; it allows for more design freedom. Even made to measure or one-off forms are possible. Once a 3D file is created the design is (parametric) scaleable. The resulting objects fullfill all mechanical/physical requirements (like weather and vandalism proof, transportable and theft proof)

Video: Hardfield Productions

Durst Haptic 2.5D wallcovering

The collaboration with biobased supersize printing innovator BIG Impact gives the project an extra ‘dimension’. Colourful graphical patterns designed by Ulrike Jurklies will be shown on different embodiments. We are proud to showcase that printing in relief, is possible; Durst Haptic 2.5D is the first supersize print production relief printer in the world one of “The perfect wave” graphic designs will be presented on Walltex Biovate: the first biobased contract suited wallcovering developed by BIG impact.

ZWEKO OPTICS

In 2016 we were invited by Zweko Optics to investigate their production techniques and how these can be applied to explore new markets.

mo man tai Gradient Candles

In 2014, we improved the Gradient Candles and took them into production with professionals from the Bolsius group.
The result: a 100% handmade paraffin wax candle in the original design of mo man tai; produced in Roermond by the Dutch traditional candle manufacturer ‘Kaarsenfabriek Hoogeland-Kristen’.
Watch the production here.