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Mini Bike Electric Bicycle by Brian Hoehl Is Granted the Bronze A' Design Award in Vehicle, Mobility and Transportation Design
Brian Hoehl of Diavelo acknowledged for vehicle, mobility and transportation design by the international grand jury of the 2019 - 2020 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 22, 2020 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Mini Bike Electric Bicycle by Brian Hoehl of Diavelo has been granted the Bronze A' Design Award in the Vehicle, Mobility and Transportation Design category. The recognition forms part of the 2019 - 2020 A' Design Award & Competition and was decided through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who assessed anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
The Bronze A' Design Award Explained
The Bronze A' Design Award is given to outstanding designs that showcase a high degree of creativity and practicality. It recognizes the dedication and skill of designers who produce work that stands out for its thoughtful development and innovative use of materials and technology. These designs are acknowledged for their professional execution and potential to influence industry standards positively. Winning this award highlights the designer's ability to blend form and function effectively, offering solutions that enhance people's lives and wellbeing.
About Mini Bike Electric Bicycle
Mini Bike is a folding electric bicycle designed for short trips in dense urban areas. The frame combines aluminium, carbon and steel to keep the total weight at 11.5 kilograms. Twenty inch wheels support the small and compact concept, and the bicycle folds quickly for carrying and storage. The battery is hidden inside the frame. The geometry follows that of a full size bicycle, so the riding behaviour remains smooth and stable. The design was developed from insights collected from 500 people living in urban areas.
About Brian Hoehl
Brian, Global Design A Pioneer in the bicycle Industry. The designer of the ICONIC PININFARINA Evoluzione. Asbjoerk was Nominated to be the designer of the year in Europe in 2017, 2018 and 2019 by both EPDA and IAD. Designer of the year USA 2021. Asbjoerk is currently ranked number 1 in worldwide in Vehicle Design in the DAC ranking System. He is ranked number 8 overall in the World Design ranking system and Number 3 in USA overall. Previous design director of Accell Group for 15 years. Delivering strong investor insights for the bicycle and LEV industry. Based on 21 years of experience. Designer of one of the first electric motorcycles in the world the NIMBUS
About Diavelo
Diavelo is a Danish design studio. The Creative Director Mr. Asbjoerk Stanly Mogensen l is one of the most wellknow designers in the world for electric bicycles. We work for many automotive companies all over the world. Our design philosophy is to integra
Award Record
This recognition makes Brian Hoehl of Diavelo a winner of 14 A' Design Awards. The awards span the editions from 2016 - 2017 to 2019 - 2020 of the A' Design Award & Competition.
About the A' Vehicle, Mobility and Transportation Design Award
The A' Vehicle Design Award is an international vehicle design competition recognizing good vehicle designs by best vehicle designers and brands worldwide. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to vehicle designers, mobility solution providers, transportation design studios and automotive engineers from all countries. Entries typically include cars, motorcycles, bicycles, trucks, buses and trains. Awarded vehicle designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/vehicle
About A' Design Award & Competition
A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade organized annually since 2008. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The A' Design Award has a philanthropic mission to advance society through good design by recognizing and promoting superior products, projects and services that benefit society, and by creating a global awareness and appreciation for good design practices and principles. Entries are peer reviewed and anonymously evaluated by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members against predetermined criteria such as functionality, ergonomics, engineering, presentation, innovation, usability, sustainability and technology, with score normalization applied to remove biases. Awards are conferred at Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Iron levels. The A' Design Prize granted to eligible laureates includes the award trophy, the certificate of design excellence, the hardcover yearbook, a lifetime license to use the A' Design Award winner logo, exhibition of awarded works, an invitation to the gala night and award ceremony in Italy, inclusion in the World Design Rankings and Designer Rankings, and public relations and publicity services. Registration, the upload of a work and the preliminary score are free of charge, and Professional and Digital Edition laureates are not contractually obliged to pay further fees to claim the A' Design Prize. Further information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://designers.org/103019
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/103019
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!103019
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/178624
- Further Information from the Laureate: http://bit.do/fxEfM
Media Contact
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Mini Bike Electric Bicycle
- Function
- Electric Bicycle
- Category
- Vehicle, Mobility and Transportation Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Automotive
- Colors
- Dark Slate Blue, Dark Slate Gray, Light Gray, Dark Gray and Dim Gray
- Images
- 5
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Brian Hoehl
- Country
- Sweden
- Brand
- Diavelo
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2019 - 2020
- Design ID
- #103019
Credits
- Team
- Ivan Saban and Sasa Stih
- Image Credits
- #No 1: Brian Hoehl #No 2: Brian Hoehl #No 3: Brian Hoehl #No 4: Brian Hoehl #No 5: Brian Hoehl
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- The perfect last mile electric bicycle. It is small. It is light. It is handy. A very light construction to fit the consumers needs in the urban areas. The bike has 20" wheels as a part of the mini and compact concept. It is easy to fold and the battery is elegant hidden in the frame. The geometry is as on normal big size bicycle. The driving behaviour is smooth and very well organised by the geometry the bike offers. The bike is developed by collecting insights from 500 asked end consumers.
- Inspiration
- We are inspired by insights. The insights are created by an userpanel consisting of 500 people asked in urban areas where the questions has been: What would you consider to be the best transportation in dense urban areas? Out the the answers we have come up with this vehicle.
- Research
- We have done research in aerodynamics, weight ratio to stiffness of the frames. This is a totally new method in the electric bicycles industry where those parameters mentioned has not been explored before now with our new Maserati bicycle product.Protanium/Asia Kingston has the licence rights to use the Maserati brand for electric bicycles.
- Challenge
- The most critical challenge was to get the weight down to a record breaking level. The electric bicycle has a race bike dna and must therefor be light. But having the added weight of a battery and a motor was the most difficult challenge. The way we have solved the challenges is by using untraditional materials for an electric bike such as carbon and kevlar instead of metal and alloy
- Realization and Technology
- A variation of materials are used to realise this vehicle. Alluminium, Carbon and steel
- Operation and Interaction
- The design is developed based on insights collected from 500 end consumers
- Project Duration and Location
- 12 month from first sketch to final vehicle 12 month from first sketch to final product. Made and developed in Croatia
- Specifications
- 110 cm x 145 cm x 85 cm. Weight 11,5 kilo
- Keywords
- Electric bike, folding bike, electric folding bike
