We are very pleased to tell you about our latest Residency in Arles (FR), where we designed and made a fan and a production book over one month.

Mistral is a fan. It is composed by an alluminum main part, a laser cut grid and a concrete iron base. The rotating blades are cut with plasma in alluminum. The two knobs to set the inclination and the handle are 3D printed with a filament in PLA and Algae from the region. The motor comes from a local second hand shop. Mistral was made within the SUPERLOCAL project, initiated in 2015 by Andrea de Chirico.

Here following the list of the organizations and craftsmen who were part of the production:

POP ARLES
Ecological services
Centre of production
1 rue Ferdinand de Lessep, 13200 Arles

RODAJE SUD
Iron for reinforced concrete
ventilator base
Petite route de Tarascon, 13200 Arles

FERME 3D
3D printing
handle and side knobs
186 Rue des Bauxites,
13210 Saint-Rémy-de-Provence

LAURENT SENER
laser and water jet
frontal and back protection grids
N° 4 Rue de Ledignan, Zone Artisanale N°2,
30300 Fourques

EMMAUS
Second hand shop were the motor was reclaimed.
299 Avenue Abbé Pierre –
Route Saintes Maries de la Mer, 13200 Arles

GAINES TOLERIE ARLESIENNE
propeller, assembly and finishing
Rue Jacques Lieutaud, 13200 Arles

ATELIER LUMA
cultural centre
Algae filament
Chemin des Minimes 45
Parc des Ateliers 13200 Arles

The Arles based iteration of the SUPERLOCAL project was made possible thanks to Point Virgule Collective and Permis de Faire.

The production book of the object was designed and made by Marie Hervé.
The ryso leaflet was printed by Atelier du Palais.
Photo credits: Marie Hervé.