giulio iacchetti fashions surfboards after marine animals

giulio iacchetti fashions surfboards after marine animals
all photos by max rommel

‘surfph-o-morph’ is the result of a collaboration between italian designer giulio iacchetti and francesco a. fiorentio of surfer’s den. the three surfboards draw their shapes from marine animals: a killer whale, dolphin and shark, for which they are eponymously-named. in addition, the skegs are each fashioned in a way that remains faithful to the actual fins of the wildlife they reference. the deck is formed through 3D processing using EPS blank shaping and coated in epoxy resin. the ‘surfph-o-morph’ project is being shown as part of the fuorisalone program of milan design week 2014.

guilio iacchetti surfboard designs for surfer’s den draw formal references from a whale, dolphin and shark

nose of ‘orca’

skeg of ‘orca’

‘orca’ – from whale to surfboard

‘delfino’ – from dolphin to surfboard

‘squalo’ – from shark to surfboard

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