Chinese artist and political dissident Ai WeiWei created this amazing maze of bikes and frames. Fast Co has a good explanation of the political commentary involved in linking 760 Chinese Forever bikes together to create a seeming perpetual motion machine.
At the lab, we're just going to show you the pretty pictures....
Images & details from Fast Co Design.
We've covered recycled bike tube jewelry before, but Montreal-based Otra (On The Road Again) does it right. These are sleek and modern. Available via Fab for the next couple of days, or on Otra's website.
I can't believe how sleek these look, given their humble origins and bicycle innertubes.
Images from Otra. Via Fab.
So, I finally took the dive into Pinterest and quickly got lost for an hour looking at some very lovely eye-candy. There are some challenges in using Pinterest, specifically around copyright*, and for me, it would be a lot more useful if they would allow private pinboards. That said, I fell down the rabbit hole of product design boards, and discovered California designer Daniel Ballou via a random pin from a French website.
How I got here doesn't really matter. The work is wonderful, and I love these bent plywood bike racks. The staging in these photos is perfect: Slat bench? Check! Eames lounge? Check! Bent wood awesomeness? Check!
*For more on Pinterest and copyright issues, read this Business Insider article.
Images from Daniel Ballou. Via Fubiz (Pinterest).
Oh, happy spring! This idea is pure whimsical genius, or genius whimsy--I can't decide which. Bungee a 3D-printed planter to your bike and ride like the wind!
Get yours from the Wearable Planter Etsy site. You can also find tiny planters for your personal adornment.
Images from Wearable Planter. Via Craftgawker / Go Radio.
