When world famous hotelier Ian Schrager wanted art for his latest creation in Waikiki (the surf-inspired Waikiki Edition) he looked directly to Herbie Fletcher, according to a story on Luxist.com. Herbie created a wall-sized installation for the hotel’s reception desk.
It is made from over 100 collected, broken surfboards from the sport’s best pipeline surfers: Kelly Slater, Andy Irons, Mick Fanning, Joel Parkinson, Nathan Fletcher, Bruce Irons, and Christian Fletcher. It hangs above the custom-made reception desk, which has been made from sculpted plywood transformed into a natural, organic shape and finished using the techniques and traditions of local Hawaiian surfboard making.
Nothing suggests the power of Hawaiian surf more than wall full of broken boards.
[Link: Waikiki Edition via Luxist.com]
