Rapha City Cycling Guides

Explore eight European cities by bike with rich illustrations, maps and plenty of insider knowledge

Seeing a city by bike undoubtedly lends to experiences not found on motorized transportation. Rapha, global purveyors of stylishly functional road gear and Rapha cycle clubs, understand this and are launching a series of bike-based travel guides for eight cities across Europe. To give the pocket-sized books the level of creative detail the brand is known to give to all of their products, Rapha called …

“Sunflowers” by Rob and Nick Carter

A 3D bronze reinterpretation of Vincent van Gogh's 1888 painting

Inspired and informed by Vincent van Gogh’s 1888 “Sunflowers” painting (housed in London’s National Gallery), artist duo Rob and Nick Carter‘s bronze interpretation of the iconic post-impressionist artwork is part of a larger series that looks to re-engage with art of the past. The pair’s exhibition, “Transforming,” is now on display at London’s Fine Art Society and combines new media and technology with classic art—creating …

Fifty Bicycles That Changed the World

London's Design Museum chronicles two-wheel transportation at its finest

Short of material innovation and aesthetic refinement, the bicycle as we know it has changed very little since its early days of development in the late 19th century. However slight, the evolution of the world’s most widely used mode of transportation is not one to overlook. To document the most significant iterations to reach market, London’s Design Museum recently published the aptly named “Fifty Bicycles …