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Biomega is a Copenhagen-based, Danish brand of designer bicycles. It is known for engaging with international designers from outside the bicycle industry; including Marc Newson,^[1] Ross Lovegrove,^[2] Karim Rashid and Bjarke Ingels,^[3] often giving its products unconventional solutions.^[4] In addition to producing bikes under its own name, Falcon produces bicycles under a joined brand with Puma AG.

Biomega bicycles are represented in the design collections of both MOMA, SFMOMA and the Sir Terrence Conran Foundation Collection.^[5]

History

Biomega was established in 1998 by former university classmates Jens Martin Skibsted and Elias Grove Nielsen.^[4] The company went bankrupt in August 2022 with a debt of DKK 72 million.^[6]

Technology

Biomega made both shaft-driven bicycles and bamboo bicycles.

References

^ "MN Bicycles | Marc Newson". marc-newson.com. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
^ "ross lovegrove:'the bamboo' bicycle for biomega at milan design week 09". designboom. Retrieved 2010-04-26.
^ biomega.dk designers as of 2022-07-27 on archive.org
^ ^a ^b "Superformer". Wired. Retrieved 2010-04-16.
^ "Biomega og cyklerne". Ingeniøren. Archived from the original on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2010-04-26.
^ 2022-08-17 avisen.dk Dansk cykelproducent meldt konkurs, in Danish

External links

"Official website". Archived from the original on 2022-08-05.
Copenhagen. Life. Cycle. by Biomega m short film/advert directed by Mikael Colville-Andersen

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[1] "MN Bicycles | Marc Newson". marc-newson.com. Retrieved 2023-03-03.

[2] "ross lovegrove:'the bamboo' bicycle for biomega at milan design week 09". designboom. Retrieved 2010-04-26.

[3] .dk designers as of 2022-07-27 on archive.org

[wired-4] "Superformer". Wired. Retrieved 2010-04-16.

[5] "Biomega og cyklerne". Ingeniøren. Archived from the original on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2010-04-26.

[6] 2022-08-17 avisen.dk Dansk cykelproducent meldt konkurs, in Danish

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-'''Biomega''' is a [[Copenhagen]]-based, [[Denmark|Danish]] brand of [[Cycle chic|designer bicycles]]. It is known for engaging international designers from outside the bicycle industry; including [[Marc Newson]],<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=MN Bicycles {{!}} Marc Newson |url=http://marc-newson.com/mn-bicycles/ |access-date=2023-03-03 |website=marc-newson.com |language=en}}</ref> [[Ross Lovegrove]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat/8/view/6275/ross-lovegrove-the-bamboo-bicycle-for-biomega-at-milan-design-week-09.html|title=ross lovegrove:'the bamboo' bicycle for biomega at milan design week 09|publisher=designboom|accessdate=2010-04-26}}</ref> [[Karim Rashid]] and [[Bjarke Ingels]],<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20220527215302/https://biomega.com/design biomega.dk designers as of 2022-07-27 on archive.org]</ref> often giving its products unconventional solutions.<ref name=wired>{{cite web|url=https://www.wired.com/wired/archive/8.10/biomega_pr.html|title=Superformer |publisher=[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]]|accessdate=2010-04-16}}</ref> In addition to producing bikes under its own name, Falcon produces bicycles under a joined brand with [[Puma AG]].
+'''Biomega''' is a [[Copenhagen]]-based, [[Denmark|Danish]] brand of [[Cycle chic|designer bicycles]]. It is known for engaging with international designers from outside the bicycle industry; including [[Marc Newson]],<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=MN Bicycles {{!}} Marc Newson |url=http://marc-newson.com/mn-bicycles/ |access-date=2023-03-03 |website=marc-newson.com |language=en}}</ref> [[Ross Lovegrove]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat/8/view/6275/ross-lovegrove-the-bamboo-bicycle-for-biomega-at-milan-design-week-09.html|title=ross lovegrove:'the bamboo' bicycle for biomega at milan design week 09|publisher=designboom|accessdate=2010-04-26}}</ref> [[Karim Rashid]] and [[Bjarke Ingels]],<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20220527215302/https://biomega.com/design biomega.dk designers as of 2022-07-27 on archive.org]</ref> often giving its products unconventional solutions.<ref name=wired>{{cite web|url=https://www.wired.com/wired/archive/8.10/biomega_pr.html|title=Superformer |publisher=[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]]|accessdate=2010-04-16}}</ref> In addition to producing bikes under its own name, Falcon produces bicycles under a joined brand with [[Puma AG]].
 Biomega bicycles are represented in the design collections of both [[Museum of Modern Art|MOMA]], [[San Francisco Museum of Modern Art|SFMOMA]] and the Sir Terrence Conran Foundation Collection.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ing.dk/artikel/65237-biomega-og-cyklerne|title=Biomega og cyklerne|publisher=Ingeniøren|accessdate=2010-04-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717175945/http://ing.dk/artikel/65237-biomega-og-cyklerne|archive-date=2011-07-17|url-status=dead}}</ref>