Made from 300 Nespresso capsules, this recycled bicycle is changing the future! - Yanko Design

Bicycles have always been an eco-friendly and sustainable mode of transportation. Biking in the open air with the cakewalk running through your pilus, the sky a sparking blue and all the while making no contribution to pollution? It sounds like heaven! However, the Swedish company Vélosophy has taken it 1 step further with their intriguing collaboration with Nestle. Crafted from recycled aluminum java capsules, RE:Cycle is the abstraction of Jimmy Östholm, a wheel entrepreneur. The aluminum in the coffee capsules is melted down then used by Vélosophy to create the sturdy and rigid bike. A perfect marriage of sustainability and design, it is an case of recycling that has been upcycled. RE:Bike maintains Vélosophy'due south simple and iconic blueprint philosophy, a minimalistic and sleek bike with articulate cut edges. However, in that location are a few surprising touches! The vibrant purple frame has been inspired past Arpeggio (the famous Nespresso java), while the bong has been molded to resemble the shape of the much-loved java capsule. The carrier basket created from steam-bended oak comes forth with two handy straps for securing your option of drink! (Some Nespresso coffee maybe?) This limited edition cycle has been created (to be exact) from 300 coffee pods!

"RE:CYCLE has an iconic blueprint, grounded in sustainability, that brings to life the potential of recycling our aluminum coffee capsules," says Justin DeGeorge, vice president of marketing at Nespresso. "Our unique collaboration pays tribute to the dazzler of aluminum, which can be recycled again and over again, and demonstrates the potential of the circular economy." Although it is merely available in a gorgeous purple, with only 1000 bicycles to be establish on the marketplace, Vélosophy follows a one-for-one promise when it comes to this bike. For every bicycle they sell, they also provide a nifty bicycle to a young girl child in Ghana enabling her to attain school! Sleek and smart, these bicycles are not simply sustainable just assist us do our part for the world! RE:CYCLE is the bicycle of the future.

Designer: Vélosophy