{"id":5552,"date":"2015-01-22T16:37:02","date_gmt":"2015-01-22T14:37:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/80.74.159.167\/de\/?p=5552"},"modified":"2026-09-23T14:11:27","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T12:11:27","slug":"workshops-drachen-machen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/horvath.ch\/en\/workshops-kite-making\/","title":{"rendered":"Kite making workshops"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"shop\">For companies or teams:<\/h2>\r\n<hr class=\"single\" \/>\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<p>These beautiful ultra-light weight zero wind kites from Horvath in Zurich are amazing. Built using specialized sail materials and finely manufactured carbon tubing, they fly on thermals, the same way birds do.<\/p>\r\n<p>They represent, to me anyway, a pinnacle of kiting, both in terms of engineering and, ultimately, elegance.<\/p>\r\n<p>Nichol Alexander, publisher, New York, USA<\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n<hr class=\"single\" \/>\r\n<section class=\"y\">\r\n<div id=\"new-royalslider-14\" class=\"royalSlider new-royalslider-14 rsUni rs-default-template\" style=\"width:100%;;\" data-rs-options='{&quot;template&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;image_generation&quot;:{&quot;lazyLoading&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;imageWidth&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;imageHeight&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;thumbImageWidth&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;thumbImageHeight&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;thumbs&quot;:{&quot;thumbWidth&quot;:96,&quot;thumbHeight&quot;:72},&quot;video&quot;:[],&quot;width&quot;:&quot;100%&quot;,&quot;height&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;autoScaleSlider&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;autoScaleSliderHeight&quot;:480,&quot;imageScaleMode&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;imageAlignCenter&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;imageScalePadding&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;arrowsNavHideOnTouch&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;globalCaption&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;loop&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;numImagesToPreload&quot;:3,&quot;keyboardNavEnabled&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;controlsInside&quot;:&quot;false&quot;}'>\n<div class=\"rsContent\">\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/horvath.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/workshop-sticky-3.2.jpg\" alt=\"The sail of the kite building kit in white film.\" \/>\n<p class=\"rsCaption\">The sail is cut and marked, here with the cnc cutted sticky parts. Usually the sail is of white light film, but if a company has a high corporate color priority, it can be Icarex.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rsContent\">\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/horvath.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/workshop-sticky-teile.jpg\" alt=\"All the parts for building a zero-wind-kite.\" \/>\n<p class=\"rsCaption\">A sticky selfmade sixpack. The sail is fold, cut and marked, the carbon framing and the small hardware ready. This way we make it in one afternoon, including a bit of flying together.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rsContent\">\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/horvath.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sticky-32-4-drachen.jpg\" alt=\"4 selfmade kites made of film and carbon.\" \/>\n<p class=\"rsCaption\">Sticky workshop-kites, here in uni color. The sail is white film.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rsContent\">\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/horvath.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sticky-wing-parking.jpg\" alt=\"Kite on the underground parking with neon light from below.\" \/>\n<p class=\"rsCaption\">Sticky Wing on the underground parking. Sail: our classic white hdpe film, 20 g\/m2 Swiss made.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\r\n<\/section>\r\n<p class=\"y\">Make something unique with your team and learn to appreciate your colleagues or customers even better: Lift off and float together.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"y\">We will make an innovative kite from A to Z. Then we will fly together, indoor or, in good weather (= zero wind) outside, just in front of the atelier.<\/p>\r\n<hr class=\"double\" \/>\r\n<h2 class=\"y\">kites<\/h2>\r\n<p class=\"y\">New in 2024: sticky 3.7 with a wing span of 1'000 mm, or sticky wing with a wing span of 1'250 mm. Both are ultralight synergetic zerowind kites with a carbon frame, in various icarex colors or even lighter white film.<\/p>\r\n<h2 class=\"y\">Persons<\/h2>\r\n<p class=\"y\">Typically 6 (4 to 9) in our studio, or up to 30 or more in your company. Kids and teens are welcome and can often help adults.<\/p>\r\n<h2 class=\"y\">Where<\/h2>\r\n<p class=\"y\">In the Kite-Lab 8047 Zurich or in a room at your company. Lightness and flow in a relaxed and inspiring atmosphere.<\/p>\r\n<h2 class=\"y\">When<\/h2>\r\n<p class=\"y\">Date and time by appointment, afternoon or evening, on Saturdays or Sundays too. As the components are precisely prepared, it will take just one afternoon, floating included.<\/p>\r\n<hr class=\"double\" \/>\r\n<p class=\"y\">Please contact Thomas Horvath by e-mail to clarify first questions or, if desired, to make an appointment for a briefing in the Kite-Lab.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"y\">Your self-built zero wind kite is extremely durable and will remind you of this team event for a long time to come.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"y\">Information about the <a href=\"https:\/\/horvath.ch\/en\/kite-workshop\/\">kite workshops in the studio in 8047 Zurich,<\/a> also for private participants. Private workshops in our Atelier take place usually on Sunday afternoons.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kite building workshops for companies or clubs in our atelier in Zurich or, if there are more than 9 participants, in rooms of your company. 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