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KITE BIKE

KITE BIKE

A DESIGN STUDY EXPLORING A LOW-COST BUILD APPROACH FOR THE CUSTOM E-BIKE MARKET.

Featured on THE VINTAGENT.

Precursor to the Cosomoto Strret Bike Concept

This was a conceptual study [from 2015] exploring applications for a [then trending] MIT Lab self-assembly/ flat-pack material. How might these origami-like materials, equipped with muscle memory, enable DIY bikers to more directly (and economically) customize exterior cladding? How might this tech evolve custom culture?

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BODY DESIGN AND FABRICATION INSPIRED BY FOLDED STEEL FURNITURE, TETRAHEDRAL KITES AND 4D PROGRAMMED SELF-ASSEMBLY.THE BODY IS COMPRISED OF FLAT-PACK MATERIALS, STAMPED OR CUT FROM ONE SHEET. BIKE BUILDERS FABRICATE/SELECT FROM THESE CUSTOM BODY TEMP…

The body is comprised of flat-pack materials, stamped or cut from one sheet.

Bike builders fabricate/select from these custom body templates and adhere them to a modular electric motorcycle platform.

BODY TEMPLATES ‘STAMPED’ FROM ONE SHEET OF MATERIAL, THEN DRAPED ON MODULAR ELECTRIC PLATFORM.

BODY TEMPLATES ‘STAMPED’ FROM ONE SHEET OF MATERIAL, THEN DRAPED ON MODULAR ELECTRIC PLATFORM.

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SKETCHES, 3D STUDIES AND IDEATIONS

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