Claudio Bernardini of Italian skate/snowboard design firm Comvert points us to their new Milan headquarters, a historic former movie theater now outfitted with offices, their Bastard brand flagship store, and, of course, a bowl for skating that's suspended 6 meters above the shopping area. From Arch Daily:
Suspended at 6m over the products depot, placed in front of the design department, the bastard Bowl is too important not to find a location inside the new headquarter of a company founded by skateboarders. It is the pride, attraction and 'dream that comes true' for Comvert partners, employees, friends and team-riders. The idea of placing this 200 m² bowl on top of the products depot came from the need of saving space and from the desire of establishing a visual and spatial relation with the design department. The bastard Bowl is composed by glue laminated wooden element and steel curved beams, it has been designed by Comvert partners together with the engineer practice Atelier-LC and is a unique case in Italy.
More at Comvert's Bastard Blog
- Ramp House for skateboarding – Boing Boing
- Oil-painted nudes on skateboard decks – Boing Boing
- Skateboard hating cop caught on video for 2nd temper tantrum …
- High-end skateboard furniture – Boing Boing
- Spectacular laser-etched skateboard decks – Boing Boing
- 1965 skateboard movie: Skaterdater – Boing Boing
