QUASAR KHANH (1934-2016) (NGUYEN MANH KHANH, SAID) Bambooclette®, the model designed in [1994] in Danang Bicycle. Handlebars, frame, luggage rack and fenders made of metal covered with bamboo. The saddle is covered with woven wicker. The frame reinforced by a curved bamboo structure. The brake levers, the wheels, the pedals and the stand are made of chromed metal. Missing the wicker basket. Bell not original. Traces of oxidation on the metal. Titled and signed Bambooclette ® by Quasar KHANH on the upper bar of the frame and inscribed The first bamboo bike on the lower bar. H. 98 cm - L. 163 cm Bibliography : Fabrice Peltier, Marc Mineray, Benoit Ramognino and Philippe Starck - Quasar Khanh: visionary designer - Éditions Albin Michel, Paris, 2017. Slight variation of the model and details reproduced on pages 224 to 231.
Estimate
€500 - €800
Result
€576
Buyer's premium
28%
QUASAR KHANH (1934-2016) (NGUYEN MANH KHANH, SAID)
Bambooclette®, the model designed in [1994] in Danang
Bicycle. Handlebars, frame, luggage rack and fenders made of metal covered with bamboo. The saddle is covered with woven wicker. The frame reinforced by a curved bamboo structure. The brake levers, the wheels, the pedals and the stand are made of chromed metal. Missing the wicker basket. Bell not original. Traces of oxidation on the metal. Titled and signed Bambooclette ® by Quasar KHANH on the upper bar of the frame and inscribed The first bamboo bike on the lower bar. H. 98 cm - L. 163 cm
Bibliography :
Fabrice Peltier, Marc Mineray, Benoit Ramognino and Philippe Starck - Quasar Khanh: visionary designer - Éditions Albin Michel, Paris, 2017. Slight variation of the model and details reproduced on pages 224 to 231.
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