3D design, an interior and exterior designer from The Netherlands

This bike is made by mounting parts of a bike into a jig and running carbon wires drenched in epoxy resin between them. After a while the resin sets and the parts are united again. This all in an attempt to come up with new forms and shapes. Carbon in itself is not a very complicated material, often it is the weave that makes it high tech. Many of these wovens are used in high tech products, to provide a better strength vs weight ratio. Of course this brings much joy to engineers and provides consumers with many more options. However in this case the carbon is not perse intended as an high tech material, but more as a material that is real easy to apply giving more freedom to create. Never the less, the carbon has some very specific qualities that need to be considered while using. In this frame you can see that the parts where pressure is applied the carbon is denser. In the parts where there is a lot of pulling the carbon is used thinly because that is the true quality of carbon, it can handle tensile strength really well.
Mind the beautiful muscle-like structures that surround the rear axle, and the way the seat is integrated in the frame.
This project was partly conceived to react on the so many bautiful bikes that are designed and produced at this moment. They all are real pretty but some or most lack any innovation. Of course, aspecially when it comes to bike design, a lot is happening and prices are rocketing, but with this bike I at least made myself think about redesigning the basics, regardless of the endresult. A few editions of this bike will follow in the coming months.

RubberPlants
Using the same technique as used in the production of the Rubberrubberplants plants are cast in rubber. An actual plant is dipped in plaster and left to dry. The plaster block with the plant inside is placed inside an oven and stoked to a temperature of 600 degrees Celsius. During this process the plant is completely vaporized and leaves its shape inside the plaster. This mould is now placed inside the vacuumtank and a small tube is connected to the only opening in the mould. A strong vacuumpump draws all the air out of the mould.
On top of the tank a reservoir is filled with a liquid rubber. When all the air is drawn from the mould a tab is opened and the rubber is pressed into the mould. The lack of air in the mould means that the liquid rubber meets no resistance and can reach even the smallest cavity. No air means no resistance. Therefore there is no need for multiple openings for filling the mould, a single entry is enough, even for the most complex shapes. Because of the vacuum the outside atmosphere (1 atmosphere)presses the liquid rubber into the mould. After the mould is filled up it is left to set and dry for a few hours after which the plaster cast is broken away. The end product is a perfect copy of the plant, including the smallest detail and its natural perfection.