The Beauty of Everyday Objects: The Bicycle
Will be published approx. on 1. October 2026
Book
Hardback
128 pages
978-1-80247-451-0 (ISBN)
Description
Celebrating 50 remarkable bicycle designs that reveal the artistry and engineering behind an object we often take for granted, this book features classic road bikes, daring racing machines, rugged mountain models and visionary experimental concepts.
From its 19th-century origins to today's cutting-edge innovations, the bicycle has continually evolved to reflect cultural shifts, technological progress and aesthetic ideals. Along with the racing classic Schwinn Paramount and China's Flying Pigeon, which became a symbol of the post-Revolutionary era, there is also the Moulton AM Series, an icon of Swinging Sixties London, and the Italian racing manufacturer Bianchi's Rekord 745, as well as many more.
Beauty of Everyday Objects
This small-format, accessible design series celebrates humble, ordinary objects that we interact with every day - the functional and beautiful things that spark joy. Each book features 50 design products that have altered the way we live, work and think.
From its 19th-century origins to today's cutting-edge innovations, the bicycle has continually evolved to reflect cultural shifts, technological progress and aesthetic ideals. Along with the racing classic Schwinn Paramount and China's Flying Pigeon, which became a symbol of the post-Revolutionary era, there is also the Moulton AM Series, an icon of Swinging Sixties London, and the Italian racing manufacturer Bianchi's Rekord 745, as well as many more.
Beauty of Everyday Objects
This small-format, accessible design series celebrates humble, ordinary objects that we interact with every day - the functional and beautiful things that spark joy. Each book features 50 design products that have altered the way we live, work and think.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Gemini Books Group Ltd
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Paper over boards
Dimensions
Height: 185 mm
Width: 135 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-80247-451-0 (9781802474510)
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Person
Alexandre Coco is an art director, graphic designer and the founder of Fora Press. He is an avid enthusiast of bicycles and motorbikes and a designer of books on visual culture, art, architecture and design, including How to Build a Bike in a Weekend and Back on Your Bike. Originally from Brazil, he lives and works in London.