Horsey / Write a Bike

Horsey by Eungi Kim

Designer's own words:
'horsey' is an attachable bicycle ornament/accessory which makes one's bicycle look horsey!
the 'horsey' package includes wooden ornaments (horsey shape body), metal parts, and screws.
the manual is very simple so that anyone can easily arrange it according to one’s needs.
through this 'horsey' project. I wanted to give a special look to bicycles so that people would care
about cycling not only as transportation but also as a lovely pet.

I think the designer has a really interesting concept of combining a pet and one's bike together, so that we can treat our bikes like our pet! It also looks very cute. When you ride on it, it will seem like you're riding your pet horse instead of a usual boring looking bike.

I also saw other bike designs from part of a project called "Write a Bike", created by an art director, Juri Zaech who lives in Paris.

You can see the other designs here.

All these are just prototypes only. But I hope to see it made into real bikes, and see people riding it around the world. I think it's interesting how both the designers design interesting bike designs to fit the person more, making it more personal. Usually when we see bikes, people would spray paint it into other colours or stick stickers to make it more personal, but I think that their bikes don't really stand out to show their personalities. I think the bikes that these designers came up with are really unique and interesting ideas to suit people who want something special and different from others. I think design is all about being unique because who would want to come up with a design similar to others'? I like to think that whenever I'm doing a design, it has to be brand new and a fresh idea for everyone to see!

Photo credits:

http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat/8/view/11472/horsey-by-eungi-kim-seoul-cycle-design-competition-shortlist-revealed.html

http://www.behance.net/gallery/Write-a-Bike/716663