Art work from Geoff McFetridge on a three speed fixed gear. More info here.
Via Flickr – scurvy_knaves
Posts Tagged: Design
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Feb 11
A car or a bike?
At this price you can seriously think about it!
The new artistic/luxury feat called “velo” is the result of a collab work between Pharrell Williams, Domeau & Pérès, the French design editor, and Brooklyn Machine Works, who produced the frame and fork. The bike is made out of 4130 chromemoly seamless airplane grade steel tubing and covered with water buffalo leather, and of course all the stitching work is done by hand. So let me tell you this ‘one of a kind’ will be the most limited edition bike on earth, as there’ll be 1 bike for 1 color (12 colors) . For those who are interested, the bike is available at the Gagosian store for just €20,000.00 ($27,250 USD)! At this price, they could have gone a little bit fancier, rattlesnake skin maybe?
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Dec 10
Crumpled city
Being a bike rider without an I-phone, a messenger with an I-phone but no WIFI network or just someone who can’t bare the technical task of folding an over-scaled map, this is the ultimate gift for you. “Crumpled city” maps, made by designer Emanuele Pizzolorusso, are nothing like the flimsy paper maps you usually stick negligently in your pocket. Those maps are made of Tyvek®, same stuff used for envelopes, wristbands and housewrap. Needless to say they are super strong, even in nasty weather you won’t see a tear nor a rip. So go head, get one for your next trip in Berlin, Rome, Paris, New York or London and no need to be gentle!
Read in Good
13
Oct 10
Vélo chair
On avait déjà vu le vélo réincarné en tabouret, maintenant voici la chaise designée par Juha Perä. Le concept est très simple, récupérer des vieux cadres de vélo et les utiliser comme structure métalique de la future chaise. Le résultat est plutôt pas mal, une chaise facilement démontable, transportable, écolo et à l’allure sympa. Plus d’info par ici.
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Sep 10
Interbike Treasure 3
Owleye solar bike light : go even greener with these colorful lights rechargeable via solar source. For the ones living in UK or other remote raining country the light can also draw power from USB! Starting price $20. More info here.
Source : Urban Velo
22
Sep 10
En apesanteur
Enfin un objet pratique et design pour ranger son vélo et en faire un accessoire décoratif au passage. Cette étagère en bois brut (noyer ou frêle) convient à presque tous les cadres de vélo et est suffisamment solide pour supporter un vélo, plus des bouquins, pot de fleur ou autre objet qui finira sur le haut de l’étagère. En plus d’être extrêmement utile, c’est beau. Ce simple bout de bois se révèle être un bel objet design, avec un profil épuré, rien à voir avec du Ikea, d’où son prix un peu élevé (entre 200-225 euros). Au final je pense que ça vaut le coup, tu gagnes de la place et tu embellis ton appart avec ton joli vélo! Plus d’info sur Knifeandsaw.
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22
Sep 10
Bike 2.0
The new generation of bike is on its way and looks strangely like a fixie : Bike 2.0, an energy self-generated bike, with no gears, no chains but genuinely equipped with a generator-motor-battery to relieve your legs in steep slopes.
The project team walked off the Seoul Cycle Design Competition 2010 with the pride of a winner and probably lots of excitement for the next bike production plans.
I kind of like this new concept bike, the technology is well thought (you can actually control the level of energy / difficulty of the ride thanks to the 2 wireless rings on the handlebar) and hopefully will appeal more people to use bikes. Last but not least, the technology is well hidden in the bike itself making it pretty nice to look at. More info here.
Source : Designboom.com
12
Jul 10
Forgot your U-lock?
Problem solved with this revolutionary folding bike. No more hassle with having to secure both wheels and frame, plus it saves space for storage. The bike genius is a young British designer named Kevin Scott.
More info here
29
Jun 10
Fixie Art Corner
The simplicity of a fixie makes some of us very creative in using a bike as an inspirational source of art. Max Knight came up with the ‘Walk Bike’ by dressing up the wheels with 8 pairs of sneakers. This functional piece (because it actually works!) was presented at the Joy Ride Art Show during the 8th Bicycle Film Festival in New York.
Walk or ride, the green dilemma is solved, plus you get a new way of recycling your old beloved pairs of sneakers.
