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Biomega (bicycle company)

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Biomega Bamboo bicycle

Biomega is a Copenhagen-based, Danish brand of designer bicycles. It is known for engaging 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

  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. ^ biomega.dk designers as of 2022-07-27 on archive.org
  4. ^ a b "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