Future vision

These two pictures represent Höweler + Yoon Architecture's vision for the U.S. eastern corridor offers an inspiring glimpse of mobility in 2030.
Good work, we are speechless!
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Queste due foto rappresentano la visione degli architetti Höweler + Yoon di come saranno i trasporti negli Stati Uniti nel 2030.
Questo lavoro è così bello che ci lascia senza parole!
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Thonet bike

Do you recognize it? It's the famous Thonet chair!

La riconoschi? E' la famosa sedia Thonet!

Do you notice any similarities?
This bike is made by Andy Martin with Thonet's technique.
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Noti alcune somiglianze?
Questa bici è stata realizzata da Andy Martin con la stessa tecnica usata da Thonet.

Chair sharing

Chair sharing is a particular type of bike sharing offered by Snark collective in Modena. 
The workstation is used different ways beacuse it is a chair, a bike, a table ...
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Chair sharing è un particolare tipo di bike sharing offerto dal collettivo di Modena Snark. Si tratta di una postazione che viene usata in diversi modi perché è allo stesso tempo sedia, tavolo, bici, ... (link)

Carbon-fiber bike

At $32,500, the Coren’s not a bike that many will get to ride in their lifetimes. But at least it’s something beautiful! The carbon-fiber bike is designed by Christian Zanzotti for UBC.

Visto il costo, $32,500, Coren non è una bici che moti potrebbero permettersi di provare un giorno. Ma  è qualcosa di bello! La bici in fibra di carbonio è stata disegnata da Christian Zanzotti per UBC.

From Co.Design 

Light bike

"Pulse is a transportation solution in synch with the needs of today's urban denizen" designed by Seatle designers TEAGUE.

"Pulse è una soluzione di trasporto in sintonia con le esigenze di abitante urbano di oggi"  disegnato dai designer Teague di Seatle.

 

As a chair

Do you remember Thonet Chair?
This bike celebrates it.
The architect Andy Martin use the same technique to produce the wood bike frame but he also proposes carbon rims with a particular design. It seems handmade but I'm not sure that it is.
(news from http://www.designerblog.it/post/18079/la-bicicletta-di-design-ispirata-alla-sedia-thonet)

Low cost Design: the cheap and ecological cardboard bicycle

The cardboard bicycle would not cost the environment a penny as it is entirely recycled; the manufacturer would need just 9 dollars whilst the purchaser would have to fork out 60 (this is a project looking for financial backers).
The businessperson has done his sums well with his target and with the problem of a large metropolis: bicycle thieves. His intention is to fight the problem from its origin: why steal a bike that is worth nothing!
The inventor, Izhar Gafni, is a former soldier and as a good strategist, has thought of everything: the bicycle is light, resistant (it can carry up to 140kg) and enamelled in order to make it resistant to water and humidity. Its vintage design is what gives it the edge, increasing its intrinsic value and appealing to taste. It has already become a cult object as to flaunt it would be really cool and would have us believe that once on the market it really will be a steal!

Video
Izhar cardboard bike project

Copyright
Anna Rado for Inspire.ovs.it