Mini Bike 電動自転車 by Brian Hoehl is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award 銅賞 in 車両・モビリティ・輸送デザイン Competition Category.
銅車両· 2020
Mini Bike 電動自転車
by Brian Hoehl
Client: Diavelo
A' Design Award 銅賞 Winner in 車両 Category
Verified Award Winner
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About Mini Bike 電動自転車
Mini Bikeは、人口密度の高い都市部での短距離移動のためにデザインされた折りたたみ式電動自転車である。フレームにはアルミニウム、カーボン、スチールを組み合わせ、総重量を11.5キログラムに抑えている。20インチのホイールが小型かつコンパクトなコンセプトを支え、車体は素早く折りたためるため、持ち運びや収納も容易である。バッテリーはフレーム内部に格納されている。ジオメトリはフルサイズの自転車に準じており、走行時の挙動は滑らかで安定している。このデザインは、都市部に暮らす500人から収集した知見をもとに開発された。
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award 銅賞
Mini Bike 電動自転車は、創造性、独創性、鋭い洞察力で際立つ傑出したデザインに授与される、高い権威をもつ評価である A' Design Award 銅賞の受賞作品です。銅賞の受賞作品は、十分に巧みで印象的なほど創造的な工芸品であり、デザイナーの豊富な経験、想像力、機知を裏づけています。Mini Bike 電動自転車は、高く評価され、称賛され、愛される品であり、顕著にプロフェッショナルで革新的であることが期待されます。この A' Design Award 銅賞を受賞したデザインは、芸術・科学・デザイン・技術のベストプラクティスを取り入れており、細部への配慮に優れています。Mini Bike 電動自転車は、ニーズを見事に満たし、欲求に触れ、感情を魅了し、好奇心を引きつけます。
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- 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.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- 110 cm x 145 cm x 85 cm. Weight 11,5 kilo
- Tags
- Electric bike, folding bike, electric folding bike
- Production Technology
- A variation of materials are used to realise this vehicle. Alluminium, Carbon and steel
- Design 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
- 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.
- 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.
- Project Duration
- 12 month from first sketch to final vehicle 12 month from first sketch to final product. Made and developed in Croatia
- Operation Flow
- The design is developed based on insights collected from 500 end consumers
- Patents
- Copyrights and patents belongs to Brian Hoehl
- Team Members
- Brian Hoehl
Ivan Saban
Sasa Stih - Image Credits
- #No 1: Brian Hoehl #No 2: Brian Hoehl #No 3: Brian Hoehl #No 4: Brian Hoehl #No 5: Brian Hoehl
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