CAMPANA BROTHERS: CONCEPTS
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In one of otherwise inexplicable when-it-rains-it-pours moments, I've come across three different wall-mounted bike storage options in the past week.
First up, we have "Mama" by London-based furniture designer Matt Elton and graphic designer Matteo Baldarelli. It's a simple metal shelf that holds a bike along its top tube, with a few well-placed holes for accessories. As of press time, it comes in a white or black powdercoat.
Next up, the Cycloc, which looks something like a funky pot, with a unique rotational mounting mechanism:
I like the concept and I appreciate that the hardware is largely concealed, though the final product doesn't quite suit my taste.
Last but not least, London-based upstarts Quarterre—they made their debut a few days ago, at Clerkenwell Design Week—offers a couple different wall-mounted models to choose from: "Branchline" (above), a wooden floor-to-ceiling rack for two bikes, and the abstruse geometry of "Hood" (below).
All of their products are distinguished by subtle leather detailing.
Quarterre also offers a standalone bike rack called the "Shadow."
Still, I have to say, I think I would go with Knife and Saw's "Bike Shelf" (below)...
Comments
These are great for men's bikes, but what about women's bikes where the top bar is angled? Or any bike that has a frame that's not as simple as the ones shown. These would only work for a very limited number of bikes.
Pretty interesting, it's a pity none of these have kept step-through (or women's) bikes in mind. They all seem to be made exclusively for horizontal frames. My old commuter wouldn't work on any of them.
Nice concept, but as long as there is some sort of padding on those "hooks" or the whole thing is made from ABS, just to prevent the scratches appearing on your precious frame...
I like the spiral thingy - but the concepts are to "specific" if not singleminded - women's bike are not considered also a lot of bike nowadays are mountainbike which have big, arched, crooked tubes