Stylish bike racks by Tractor and Kirkiles

bike stand.jpg If you are into cycling, you will always appreciate a nice place to stand your bike. Mike Towers of Studio Tractor Architecture has teamed up with metalworker Peter Kirkiles to give us cotter pin-inspired bike rack built in conjunction with Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum's new exhibition Bike Rides. You will find the racks in front of the museum on display and they will be on sale in stainless steel over at the gift shop. "The [goal of] the exhibition was to consider the new relevance of the bicycle today, as public interest in it grows," says Towers. "Artists and fabricators were invited to participate. Our contribution of the bike rack design grew out of our longstanding collaboration with Peter Kirkiles," he continues. "We know Peter from Cranbrook where our paths crossed, and we share a similar sensibility when it comes to detail and expression: utility, strength and simplicity. Materials and their properties are directly expressed." I like the simple yet stylish design of the racks. The red and white is a nice contrast of colors. The show opens today at the Ridgefield, Connecticut, museum, so don't miss it.
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