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Bikes get wicker-bombed.

Home designconceptBikes get wicker-bombed.

Bikes get wicker-bombed.

Feb 23, 2012 | concept |
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We talk a lot about the latest, fanciest and most ergonomically efficient bikes here at DesignApplause, which is probably why it was such a delight to come across Jarbas Lopes’ hand-crafted bike from his “Cicloviaerea” series, which he exhibited earlier this month at New York’s VIP Art Fair. Apparently, it’s a commentary on “capitalism and mass production values” versus “a fuel-less transport system and meticulous craftsmanship,” and that’s great, but it’s so much less interesting and ultimately less impactful than the experience of just looking at the meticulous craftsmanship itself.

The bikes aren’t actually made of wicker; rather, natural fibers are woven over the structure of the bike much like yarnbombing, only with reed and bamboo. Technically speaking, these babies are ridable, but wear pants – there’s nothing quite like wicker burn after a long ride.



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Perrin Drumm is nothing if not a road trip enthusiast. After moving from her hometown of LA to NY and to LA again, she hiked through half a dozen National Parks, snow-shoed a sizable portion of the Adirondacks, and resisted the overwhelming charm of the South to get back to Brooklyn, where she struggles to learn the trumpet, aspires to be a better Scrabble player, and lives and writes, and remains, as of yet, catless.

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