Bike racks are a necessary evil, which plague the urban cityscape. I say evil, because they are often repetitive, unimaginative and otherwise obtrusive. Sure they represent and help promote cycling, and deter people from using personal automobiles, but that said, they aren’t overly exciting. Thankfully David Byrne felt the same way, and he set out to do something about it. David is a New York based artist-musician, and an avid biker who used this interest to a spark design career. The NYC Department of Transportation recently asked Byrne to judge a bike rack design competition. He enthusiastically agreed, and submitted some of his own ideas which really stole the show away from all the other entries.
His frames go beyond the typical u-shaped, and circle styles we’ve come to expect near parking metres and utility poles. From huge high heel outlines to sexy babes and even un petit chien, Byrne designs make bike racks cool, and thereby make bike riding cool as well. You can check out all of the designs online and throughout New York. The competition closes on October 24th.
