Now here is a Kit Bike that gives your bike a different meaning for portability. This sleek single-speed breaks down and fits into your very sexy Eddie Bauer sailcloth messenger tote. The Kit Bike is a very minimalistic two-wheeler and comes with 21 easy-to-assemble parts. With its easy-to-follow instructions and interlocking hollow tubes connected by twist joints, you will have this bike put together and taken down in no time. Oh, did I mention it was the winner of 2014 Red Dot Award. If you didn't know, know you know.

The handlebars are well just cork. The frame is made out of lightweight aluminum with steel hubs. The seat's is Corinthian leather and oh did I mention that it has no breaks. So you're going to have to stop with your feet like you did as a kid. Enough information, check out the video below.





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German design studio DING3000 has developed the "Concept 1865", an e-velocipede, in collaboration with BASF. The ready-to-ride prototype features an electric drive and is made almost entirely of modern BASF plastics. Only the brake, axles and motor are still made of metal. 24 different polymer applications, such as bearing-less all-plastic pedals made of 'ultra-son' and puncture-proof tires made of 'infinergy' — a closed cell expanded thermoplastic polyurethane — are featured in the construction of the 'concept 1865'. The seat of the concept 1865 is detachable and holds the battery for the electric drive. The tires also have integrated LED's and inlaid optical wave-guides are concealed in the forks of the bike.


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Riding with a bag is great and all, but what if it could be better? Introducing the SEIL (Safe Enjoy Interact Light) Bag, which is a wearable signal light for cyclists. Lee Myung Su is the designer behind the SEIL Bag. It’s basically a bag with a wireless remote control that the bikers can use to display signals on the back of the bag, such as left or right signals, cruise signal, stop signal, or an emergency signal. And it's also a very fashionable bag to hold your stuff, but I'm sure you got the point by now. This concept won a Red Dot Design Award back in 2010, and now Lee is back with plans for turning it into a reality with the launch of a Kickstarter campaign for the bag. The SEIL system is currently up for funding on Kickstarter.



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Unifold is an experimental project that explores ways to construct footwear with one piece of die cut pattern.  Made of EVA material, this design is easily recyclable.  Wouldn't this be sweet to have a pair of shoes that you could put together and then take apart to save space in your home for your shoes?  Who knows they could be the next TOMS.

This "Growler" concept city commuter is just a working sketch prototype in a series of thoughts on what we carry around with us and the importance of those items.  They took a  Growler from a local pub and set off to design a bike around it. Awesome! With or without the beer, this changed how we view typical beach/city cruisers.

29er fat wheel set, monarch springer front end, 2 speed internal kickback hub, disc brakes.



photos: dean van dis

Designers Maxim Mezentsev & Aleksander Suhih have created such a useful keyboard concept.  The E-Inkey Keyboard helps you remember shortcuts for all of your applications. The keyboard keys would show custom buttons for each program that you use (Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign, etc). So how many designer would love something like this!



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