Australian design student Alexander Vittouris has designed an all-bamboo velobike which also incorporates the natural growth process of bamboos in the design of a fully sustainable vehicle.
Vittouris uses the principals of arborsculpture, or ‘tree shaping’ techniques, whereby the shape of a tree or plant is controlled and instructed by leaf trimming, wiring and pruning, for example. In this case, Vittouris used an inner skeleton structure that the bamboo grows around.
The design was a finalist at the 2011 Australian Design Awards.
Jan Gunneweg works with wood to craft benches, desks and tables as well as wooden bicycles. His bikes are made out of solid walnut or birchwood and are made to order, as each labour of love takes between 160 and 200 hours to build.
We love the easy-breezy-beautiful matchy-matchy outfit of this cyclist from her summer straw hat to her delicious leather boots and her cream coloured bike.
The NYC helmet was commission by the City of New York from San Francisco-based Yves Behar / fuseproject.
The helmet has two components – a protective polystyrene inner shell and a separate soft fabric outer cover with straps and velcro flaps for keeping the wind/snow/sun off your neck. Commando style riding!
Feats Per Minute is a Dutch prototype bike reconstructed from an old German Alpina bike to create a cycling/music machine that plays vinyl records as you ride.
According to its creators, the biggest challenge in creating the vinyl-playing bike was to make sure that the needles would stick to the record and follow the grooves, without skipping too much. Pretty cool!
Check out their video of the bike at the Dezeen Space Platform exhibition.
Designed by furniture designer Matt Eltonand graphic designer Matteo Baldarelli, the MAMA bike rack is simple yet functional.
It has two smooth hooks for you to hang your bike on, three holes where locks and cables can be looped through and secured and a small shelf for putting your wallet, keys, phone.
The MAMA bike rack is available for purchase from Matt Elton for 49.50 GBP.
The Bike Valet by Reclamation Art & Furniture is a geometric wall-mounted bike rack intended for particularly tight urban spaces.
The perches are crafted by laser-cutting steel and bending it by hand and then powder coated for a durable long-lasting finish in a variety of colours. There are also two types of padding for customised decor coordination.
You can buy the Bike Valet on Etsy or support the increased production of The Bike Valet through Kickstarter.
