2024-04-30T22:27:45-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/88446310/skate-this-limited-edition-rem-koolhaas-flag-deck Alexander Walter 2013-12-09T14:35:00-05:00 >2018-01-30T06:16:04-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/cy/cy4ythcnin6ejy4f.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p> While collaborations between architects and skaters <a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/13140602/not-your-mama-s-skateboard-house" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">aren't too rare</a>, the symbiosis typically happens in the realm of ramp/rail/ledge/obstacle design. To have an architectural heavyweight like Rem Koolhaas come out and give his blessings to a <a href="http://www.dufarge.com/product/flag-deck-rem-koolhaas/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">skateboard deck design</a>, which pays homage to OMA's Museum Park in Rotterdam, is a rather seldom event.</p> <p> <img alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/9i/9iu6ikizh6na3m00.jpg" title=""></p> <p> Here's the complete story we've received from NL-based skateboarding brand <a href="http://www.dufarge.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dufarge</a>:</p> <p> "The Dutch designers from surf inspired skatebrand Dufarge produced a skateboard deck that honours their favourite local skate spot. Part of OMA's Museum Park-scheme in Rotterdam, the spot, also known as 'Rem's Flag', features a 150 meter stretch of brightly coloured stripes: a collossal version of OMA's 'EU Barcode'."</p> <p> <img alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/xl/xlg0h4zboozgrcwv.jpg" title=""></p> <p> "The EU Barcode was designed in 2001 by the OMA think tank AMO to represent the European Union as "the common effort of different nations, with each state retaining its own cultural identity while sharing the advantages of acting tog...</p>