create your world | Young Professionals Award, Prix Ars Electronica 2021
Urban Green: Bamboo Bicycle
Authors:
Angelina Djukic (AT), Lukas Gabesam (AT), Japleen Khurana (AT), and Alina Schweighofer (AT)
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Abstract:
In the project “Urban Green: Bamboo Bicycle”, an environmentally friendly manufacturing process of bamboo bicycles was developed. The four artists did not want to accept that the conventional construction of bamboo frames uses non-environmentally friendly fasteners and toxic paints. Therefore, they developed an innovative production process that uses only biodegradable materials such as lignin and bio-resin. The fasteners are designed using CAD programs such as Fusion 360 and produced via 3D printing. Environmentally friendly injection molding technology is used to connect the fasteners to the frame. In addition, the artists* have given the bamboo bicycle of the future an innovative design that can be adapted to individual wishes.
