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Art Car

Design Fabrication Mixed Media
Art Car — full-scale build with shaped foam and custom paint

A frozen yogurt brand wanted a giant soft-serve swirl that could drive itself across a festival and survive a week of dust, heat, and late-night riders. We took it from a 3D scan and concept sketches to a road-ready build on a compressed timeline.

Overview

Full-scale art car build for a frozen yogurt brand, fabricated in our San Francisco, California workshop. Mixed-material construction combining a steel subframe with shaped foam, fiberglass, and custom paint. The project moved from concept sketches through 3D modeling to physical fabrication in a compressed timeline. Designed for road use with all structural components engineered for vibration and weather. Built for a Bay Area brand activation.

Fabrication Process

Started with a 3D scan of the vehicle, then modeled all the additions in 3D. Steel subframe was welded to existing vehicle mounting points. Shaped EPS foam was CNC hot-wire cut, then laminated with fiberglass and finished with automotive paint.

Materials

  • Steel (subframe)
  • EPS foam (sculpted forms)
  • Fiberglass
  • Automotive paint