short history:
• The first 3 TREETENTS have been produced for Campsite De Hertshoorn in Garderen in 1998.
They were built by the brothers Gertjan and Dré Wapenaar,
the steel frame and the manufacturing of the canvas.
• In 2005 we’ve built a new edition.
In 2011 we’ve upgraded that edition to a new one.
This one can be loaned and used for shows directly from Studio Dré Wapenaar.
• The first one was exhibited at the MoMA in New York for the show “ Safe, Design take on Risk “ ( fall 2005 ). After that it was on tour on many different shows in Europe.
• The Treetent is a sculpture, not a commercial produced tent.
There is a small edition, produced in the artists studio/atelier from time to time.
The project was initially ment to support actions of “treeactivism” . The group of people that initiate those projects is coming from all layers of society. A perfect “free” mix of people, it seemed to me. The design developed itself by hanging a circular floor with a rope against a treetrunk.
The size is derived from the space 2 people take lying next to each other.
Imagine: High in the tree, staying reasonable comfortable, the trunk can not be cut ! From the very beginning this project lead its own life.
It is a huge succes on shows every in the world.
3.60 meter heigh and 2.60 meters in diameter
• Edition 1998: 3
originally for Campsite the Hertshoorn, restored in 2023 for BUITENPLAATS PUTTERHEIJDE, Putten, The Netherlands.
• Edition 2005: 2
no.4 at Laumeier Sculpture Park, St.Louis USA
no.5 at a camping in the Ardennen Mountains, Belgium
• Edition 2011: 4 ( no.6,7,8 and 9 )
for project PIT, Z33, Hasselt. "TRANENDREEF" City of Borgloon, Belgium
• Edition 2014: 4 ( no.10,11,12 and 13 ) for Het Kempens Landschap, Belgium
• Edition 2023a : 2 ( no. 14 and 15 )
NEW TREETENTS for Atelier Dré Wapenaar. TREETENTS 25 YEAR !
• Edition 2023b/2024 : 3 ( no.17,18 and 19 )
3 new Treetents for Het Kempens Landschap, Belgium.
• Colors: - forest-green - dark-grey - dark-beige - bright-white
• Engineer: Technisch Buro Cor de Heer ( www.tbdeheer.nl )
• Steel frame edition 1998: Gertjan and Dré Wapenaar
• Steel frame edition 2005: Constructor Dick van Campenhout, Waalhaven Rotterdam. • Steel frame edition 2011: Studio Dré Wapenaar
• Powdercoated or Galvanized Steel frame.
• Canvas: Ten Cate Technical Fabrics, M1 fire-retardent ( www.tencate.com )
• Production: Studio Dré Wapenaar. ( www.drewapenaar.com )
• Circular matrass , adjustable telestep.
• Dimensions: 4 meter’s height, 2.60 meters in diameter / 20’ height, 8’ in diameter
• Weight: 300 kilos