This Space-Age Woodie Gave Graphiki the Edge in Canada

Neil Robichaud, owner of Graphiki, and Nick Dart, a designer and production staff member, were not strangers to the Wrap Like A King competition. They had submitted multiple wraps in the past, but none had attracted the attention of their 2017 entry.

What started as a throwback homage to woodie cars, old vehicles featuring side panels made of wood or wood grain, became a more futuristic vehicle wrap as the design process moved forward.

“It was a collective process at our shop, and we wanted to try for vintage graphics at first,” said Dart. “Eventually, the wood paneling idea became a wood grain design printed on chrome film, and we created a modern look around it with colorful hexagons.”

The use of Conform Chrome to make a futuristic wood pattern would have been impressive on its own, but a raised honeycomb texture made from ColorFlow has been the big draw when the car is out on the town.