Bespoke: The Handbuilt Bicycle
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| Rating | : | 4.16 (894 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 3037782048 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 128 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-02-10 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Bespoke" according to Joe from Brooklyn. Check out this and other reviews at my bike shop's webpage ([])we specialize in collaborative builds with our clientsContentI've got to mention 2 things before I start this review. First is that I presented at the show that this books details ("Bespoke", Museum of Art and Design, NYC). Second, I am an amateur frame builder so I have an admitted soft spot for the material.This unassuming books comes bound in a relief-covered cover, with an over-flap that does double duyt as a book mark. It is priced at between $21 and $2Bespoke Joe from Brooklyn Check out this and other reviews at my bike shop's webpage ([])we specialize in collaborative builds with our clientsContentI've got to mention 2 things before I start this review. First is that I presented at the show that this books details ("Bespoke", Museum of Art and Design, NYC). Second, I am an amateur frame builder so I have an admitted soft spot for the material.This unassuming books comes bound in a relief-covered cover, with an over-flap that does double duyt as a book mark. It is priced at between $21 and $24 on the major online booksellers.The book is divided into a forward section that had an. on the major online booksellers.The book is divided into a forward section that had an. "Poor quality print and contents for the price paid" according to Ti Yam. I thought it was a large paperback with color glossy paper prints. Instead, it's a 6x10" paperback, poor quality rough paper prints. For the price of $2Poor quality print and contents for the price paid I thought it was a large paperback with color glossy paper prints. Instead, it's a 6x10" paperback, poor quality rough paper prints. For the price of $23, that's a big rip off. It should be selling at quarter the price. I felt cheated by the photos in the website. I can say, all major bicycle manufacturers free yearly catalog are better than it. The content isn't good neither. Only brief text introducing six bicycle manufacturers and couple of photos. All these can be found on the manufacturer website instead. Why pay $23? The other similar book, Custom Bicycles: A Passionate Pursuit, $29, is way better th. , that's a big rip off. It should be selling at quarter the price. I felt cheated by the photos in the website. I can say, all major bicycle manufacturers free yearly catalog are better than it. The content isn't good neither. Only brief text introducing six bicycle manufacturers and couple of photos. All these can be found on the manufacturer website instead. Why pay $2Poor quality print and contents for the price paid I thought it was a large paperback with color glossy paper prints. Instead, it's a 6x10" paperback, poor quality rough paper prints. For the price of $23, that's a big rip off. It should be selling at quarter the price. I felt cheated by the photos in the website. I can say, all major bicycle manufacturers free yearly catalog are better than it. The content isn't good neither. Only brief text introducing six bicycle manufacturers and couple of photos. All these can be found on the manufacturer website instead. Why pay $23? The other similar book, Custom Bicycles: A Passionate Pursuit, $29, is way better th. ? The other similar book, Custom Bicycles: A Passionate Pursuit, $29, is way better th
About the Author Julie Lasky is a design writer and editor based in New York.
Through their manipulation of steel, aluminum and titanium, the builders of Bespoke produce racing bicycles that speed champion athletes to victory, mountain and cyclocross bicycles built to negotiate vertiginous terrain, urban bicycles that stylishly convey commuters, and randonneur bicycles elegantly stripped down for epic journeys. Candid portraits including builder's inspirations, working methods and bicycles, lavishly photographed in great detail, highlight this exhibition at New York's Museum of Arts and Design. The publication presents the designs of six internationally renowned bicycle builders whose embrace of the tradition of working in metal brings striking innovation to their craft. Includes bicycles by the following builders: Mike Flanigan (A.N.T), Jeff Jones, Dario Pegoretti, Richard Sachs, J. Peter Weigle, Sacha White (Vanilla Bicycles).. Bespoke offers a rich and intimate view of objects that sit squarely at the intersection of art, design, craft and p
. Julie Lasky is a design writer and editor based in New York