Schijf - Gotcha!

An ode to Jaws

A small boat with fishermen floats on the water. When the two unsuspecting fishermen think they’ve caught something big, nothing is as it seems. The underwater landscape changes, revealing who really has the catch. Will the fishermen be eaten, or can they escape in time?

“After two narrative years, we want to return to the basics, back to clarity,” says Huub, a designer at Schijf. “The youth will play an important role in this float. We’re going to involve them functionally during the building process. It should become a real youth float, like the B-float of Helpt Elkander in the old days. We’ve been working for a few weeks now, and so far, it’s been a successful process. The new generation is taking the helm, which is a nice bonus. We were looking for a design where form, fun, and recognizability play a role. But not without a challenge! The float is full of technology and movement. The float will be supported by a beautiful audio scene, an ode to Jaws. It will be a very pleasant and sympathetic parade float, but still entertainment—after all, it is meant to be amusing.”

The story can be told on a single chassis, and because the little boat is positioned seven meters high, the float will look low at its base. Dahlias and seaweed will cover the float, and a few special colours will be seen for which dahlias will be dyed.

The design in three keywords:
Dum dum…. Dum dum…. Dum dum….

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Jens Arnouts (27, project engineer), Huub van Caam (51, trainer, coaching, and advice), Sander van Hooydonk (30, interior architect), and Maikel van de Korput (37, construction supervisor) have been recruited again this year for this design task. A design team where the individual talents of the designers complement each other.

Original Dutch Text: Miranda Eiting
Translation: Saskia Molema
Photo: Paul Ranft 

Hamlet Schijf
www.buurtschapschijf.nl

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