About the project
Every new player who joins Feyenoord gets a special welcome: a unique statue, De Twaalfde Man (The Twelfth Man), designed by BRKdesign for De Feijenoorder. From first pencil sketch, through a 3D model and a 3D print, to the finished figure cast in tin.
The brief
How do you capture the energy of the country's largest independent supporters' association in a tangible object? For De Feijenoorder we designed a welcome statue for every new Feyenoord player: recognisable, proud and without frills.
The statue
The statue shows a supporter opening his jacket to reveal the club crest on his chest: the gesture of someone who carries the club in his heart. Cast in silver-toned metal, on a plinth reading 'De Twaalfde Man, offered by De Feijenoorder'.
Feijenoorder. Dat ben ik. Dat ben jij.Text on the back of the statue
What we did
From many designs to the statue
The statue grew from loose pencil sketches, through a 3D model and a 3D print, to the finished piece cast in tin.
01Multiple sketchesExploring stance, silhouette and gesture
023D modelTranslated into a three-dimensional model
033D printPrinted as a prototype to check form and scale
04The statueCast in tin, on a plinth
Turn the statue around
From the design we built a three-dimensional model. Drag the statue on its axis: from the opened jacket with the F to the text on the back, 'Feijenoorder. Dat ben ik. Dat ben jij.'
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The statue up close
Stefan Schoenmaker
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