Velo: Bicycle Culture and Design

by Robert Klanten (Editor), Sven Ehmann (Editor)

Velo introduces a wild bunch of passionate cyclists – frame builders, urban planners, artists, photographers, and those who ride professionally – who are making an impact. They are not only shaping styles, but promoting cycling as a primary form of transport. The book also explores the aesthetic of today’s cycling culture and presents custom-made frames and art bikes as well as a selection of contemporary illustration and design influenced by the cycling movement. Geared toward anyone who has a personal or professional interest in cycling, Velo is the fast lane into a current topic that is both entertaining and socially relevant.

235 pages, Paperback

First published May 26, 2010

About the author

Robert Klanten has been a key figure in the global creative industry for more than a quarter of a century, helping to reimagine the way we approach publishing. He has driven over 800 publications and commercial projects.
Robert is the CEO of gestalten, the company he founded in 1995. Under his leadership, gestalten has established itself as a pillar in the field of contemporary visual culture, design and architecture, by immersing its readers in creative landscapes, cultures, people and art. gestalten regularly collaborates with the biggest names in the creative world and is known and loved by millions around the globe for its iconic books.
He has shown how creativity has no limits in the digital age: through inspiration, inclusivity and promoting understanding; and by connecting the global and the local through storytelling.

Reviews

[Kate · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pure gold bicycles, the monovelo, the Tweed Ride and more--all of it simply stunning.

[Duane · Rating 3 out of 5]

Bikes, pictures of bikes, art about bikes, art about people who ride bikes, bike designers. No subtext or sociological baggage. Just bikes. And I'm okay with that.

[Carlos Ríos · Rating 5 out of 5]

Un libro que nos acerca a la bicicleta no sólo como un medio de transporte, sino como un medio de expresión cultural, artística y por su puesto estética. Sin embargo un punto en contra esa que en muchas de las imágenes no existe mayor descripción que el título de la obra/dueño de la bicicleta.

[Peter · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not in any way authoritative, but a fun, random collection of bicycle fetishists.

[Meg]

<3 beautiful bicycles!