Retro Style at CES

• Mark V
• 17 years ago
• Categories: Blog

Walking the aisles of CES, I noticed some audio equipment and telephones that were made in a style that recalls the Forties and Fifties without exactly mimicking a particular item. This reminds me of all the Rivendell Bicycles styled bikes popping up bikes that are made to look vintage while still taking advantage of more modern features.

The Rivendell commune might disagree with me, but it really isn’t about lugged steel being superior despite the advent of carbon fiber. It’s about style. If it wasn’t, would Grant Peterson be obsessing about curlicues on lugs? I think not.

But am I saying that’s a bad thing? On the contrary, I say why not go all out?

I’d actually like to see something really creative in full steampunk style.

For those of you more fluent in Japanese, you can see the webpage with this bike here and the graphic artist Range Murata who designed the bike here. Apparently, you buy this bike from the Gallery of Fantastic Art (GoFA) in Tokyo.