MERCEDES-BENZ SURFBOARD FOR GARRETT MCNAMARA
The mercedes-benz design studio have just delivered their latest surfboard made entirely of portuguese cork to hawaiian big-wave surfer garrett mcnamara. conceived as a collaboration with corticeira amorim cork composites, the new board will be used to ride the biggest waves in the world in nazaré, portugal. the ‘mboard’ project, which was initiated by mercedes-benz in 2013, resulted in the production of the silver arrow of the seas, designed by BBDO portugal. fast-forward a year and mercedes-benz has taken this challenge further by developing a surfboard entirely made of a local material, traditionally used to manufacture bottle stoppers.
