One of the things that I did not do – but would very much like not to miss – during my time off from blogging was to see Bespoke: The Handbuilt Bicycle at the Museum of Arts and Design in New York City.
The exhibition runs through August 15th and features the designs of six internationally renowned bicycle builders who have authored some of the most revolutionary developments in their craft. Bespoke illuminates the many dimensions of a vocation that sits squarely at the intersection of art and design.
Through their manipulation of steel, aluminum and titanium, these artisans produce racing bicycles for champion athletes, mountain and cyclocross bicycles for negotiating vertiginous terrain, urban bicycles for stylishly transporting commuters, and elegantly stripped down randonneur bicycles for epic journeys.
Over the past decade, renewed interest in craft, coupled with a rising social movement favoring the durable over the disposable and supporting cycling’s physical and environmental benefits, has contributed to a revival of handbuilt bicycles and fostered a new generation of artisans and clientele.
Showcasing 21 hand-built bicycles, Bespoke bike builders include
Mike Flanigan, Alternative Needs Transportation (A.N.T.), Holliston, MA.
Jeff Jones, Jeff Jones Custom Bicycles, Medford, OR,
Dario Pegoretti, Pegoretti Cicli, Caldonazzo, Italy,
Richard Sachs, Richard Sachs Cycles, Warwick, MA,
Peter Weigle, JP Weigle Cycles, Lyme, CT,
Sacha White, Vanilla Bicycles, Portland, OR
One of the things that I did not do – but would very much like not to miss – during my time off from blogging was to see Bespoke: The Handbuilt Bicycle at the Museum of Arts and Design in New York City.
I’ve always had a keen appreciation for handbuilt frames and have been known to drool over delicately hand cut lugs. I once took a jewelry making course and became even more enamored of the framebuilders craft after learning how precise and skilled one needs to be when working with metal and fire. For me, the aesthetic of a handbuilt frame is akin to eating slow grown food or wearing a hand knit sweater – a human hand and heart has played a major part in its creation.
photo: Glen Jackson Taylor
The exhibition runs through August 15th and features the designs of six internationally renowned bicycle builders who have authored some of the most revolutionary developments in their craft. Bespoke illuminates the many dimensions of a vocation that sits squarely at the intersection of art and design.
Through their manipulation of steel, aluminum and titanium, these artisans produce racing bicycles for champion athletes, mountain and cyclocross bicycles for negotiating vertiginous terrain, urban bicycles for stylishly transporting commuters, and elegantly stripped down randonneur bicycles for epic journeys.
Over the past decade, renewed interest in craft, coupled with a rising social movement favoring the durable over the disposable and supporting cycling’s physical and environmental benefits, has contributed to a revival of handbuilt bicycles and fostered a new generation of artisans and clientele.
Showcasing 21 hand-built bicycles, Bespoke bike builders include
Mike Flanigan, Alternative Needs Transportation (A.N.T.), Holliston, MA.
Jeff Jones, Jeff Jones Custom Bicycles, Medford, OR,
Dario Pegoretti, Pegoretti Cicli, Caldonazzo, Italy,
Richard Sachs, Richard Sachs Cycles, Warwick, MA,
Peter Weigle, JP Weigle Cycles, Lyme, CT,
Sacha White, Vanilla Bicycles, Portland, OR
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