Now along comes Mark Dugally with Project Somma 2010, a bike that completely redefines the term.

Tempted by this bright little "Motel Double Glider" over at Crate and Barrel Outlet

'BT-01' bicycle by PG-Bikes & UBC ...'the lightest, most powerful, fastest and most technological 2 wheels driven E-Bike worldwide.'-

Cyglo tires combine motion sensors with bright, high-powered LED lights inside the tread to keep you safe. The lights turn on as you start to move, keeping you visible.

Claesson Koivisto Rune created this series of shelves called Hillside. Going up and down in bright colours these furnitures are really artful pieces for room decoration.

Timbuk2's Tool Shed ~ nice bag for your bike gear...

FEATUREDThis week’s Liqurious roundup is an interesting mix of bright and summery with dark and cool.

FEATUREDHarvey Nichol's current window display is an incredible series of things... made of things! Like piano made of cassettes, dress made of clothes pins, bike out of tools... and an awesome car of toys!

With the new bike sharing scheme starting this month London’s Cycle Cafe’s are becoming even more popular as the hangout of choice for café and coffee lovers on two wheels.

Tokyo Bike has opened their London pop-up shop in Spitalfields Market! The pop-up opened on July 8th and will only stay open for 6 weeks.

People for Bikes, a movement to make our world more bike friendly- to build more trails, paths and bike lanes, to make riding safer and more accessible for all. Great campaign by Colle + McVoy for the new Bikes Belong initiative.

Grimshaw 's extension to the ExCeL convention centre in London has a bright yellow e-shaped entrance.

“Bendable bike can tie itself onto a lamp post.” (Well except, you know, technically you’d have to tie it on.)

The Halo bicycle lock by designer Steve Hunt. Love your bike.

This is the design of chairs and tables made from pieces of wood and resin strips that glow in the dark color. Designed by Giancarlo Zema and exhibited at the Milan Furniture Fair.

The new city bike in carbon-fiber by Alberto Del Biondi Industria del Design for Le Coq Sportif

FEATUREDThis week’s roundup captures a range of aesthetics, from bright and playful to dark and macabre.

Bio-inspiration, or 'Nature As Muse' is a way of viewing and valuing nature. Embracing bespoke re-invention to create a unique experience, BrowneHsieh & Sons is pleased to present MothEaten™ Lights.

Since governments have begun to phase out incandescent lightbulbs they have taken on new mystique. "Like a moth to the flame," describes moths' inexplicable attraction to bright lights. Similarly individuals are now attracted to the charm of incandescent lightbulbs. MothEaten™ tells the story of the amalgamation of culture, nature and technology where these extremes co-exist. Moths, with their survival instinct, and artisanal uniqueness, have made a pact to survive, in the same way that incandescent lightbulbs will continue to glow.

Hand finished, each MothEaten™ light comes with its own idiosyncracies, language and tactile personality.

The Netherlands have the most dense bike lane network in the world. Next to a building site a contractor placed a row of containers to keep the Dutch bikers going.

To showcase the smart car’s impressive ability to park anywhere in a dense, busy urban environment. BBDO Toronto created an oversized bike lock to exaggerate the smart car’s ability to park anywhere.

A nice hand-printed, minimalist bike poster. There's also a blog post link that shows how it was made.

The BIT designed by Marc Castelló is a small plywood bike for kids aged 18 months to 3 years, designed to help them develop their balance and coordination.

Bike by Me is new custom bike builder out of Huskvarna Sweden. Build the bike you want, not the bike that some company want.

Super nice details on the city smart workhorse bike D8 by Public. This model has become the standard for many bicyclists in Europe because it is so dependable and versatile

Rui Alves developed this series of colourful stools that can be combined with each other to creative furnitures. It looks like a bunch of wild animals interacting with each other and you don't need to be a kid to love the bright look.

Oneybike, by industrial designer Peter Varga, is a leisure bicycle concept inspired by the classical highwheeler simplicity, connected with comfort of recumbent bike with retro feelings.

Super Nova, The Huggable Inflatable Light. Designed and developed by Cleanroom; Super Nova lights produce a soft ambient glow, bright enough to light up a room while calming and energizing the space.

20 different Spoke Cards have been designed especially for Love Your Bike Portsmouth on 30/5/10. I Love Dust, Farkfk, LEX, Sifer, and many more artists and students across the city.

Probably the most beautiful bike tools available are the ones from Crankbrothers.

Compatible with many classic bike frames with horizontal top tubes, the original Retrovelo frame bag is the first that provides two compartments for either A4 notebooks or laptops.

The Norman-Copenhagen BIKE by Anne Lehmann is s a classic man’s bike with an urbane style. It has a 50’s inspired lightness and comes in two colors: antrhacite grey and green. Limited to 50.

FEATUREDMIO “Design On The Go” Collection ~ “featuring products that move with their owners and become part of their every day lives.” Including flat packed bike basket, basket, tyvek jackets, custom hats and more!

Gearing up for Love Your Bike Portsmouth. The window display at Debenhams, Southsea is now finished. Bikes from Ben Wilson, Gocycle, I Love Dust & Tokyo Fixed Gear aswell as boards by Fark.

Print and design duo Aesthetic Apparatus present "Too Small to Fail," their contribution to this year's Ark Crank celebration, an ever-expanding event supporting bicycle culture in the city!

CrankBrothers bike pedals are made from manly-sounding materials like stamped steel, forged chromoly and machined aluminum. They come in five variants: Eggbeater, Candy, Acid, Mallet and 5050.

The Bike Porter – an integrated handlebar and an Old-school basket by x818 for Copenhagen Parts.

Expo Shanghai 2010 has opened its doors. The Denmark Pavilion designed by BIG featured a giant circular loop so you can ride a bike just like if you were in Copenhagen. Photos by Iwan Baan.

The MAKO bike tool by PocketToolX would be MacGyver's choice as well.

Louise Smith, colour and design expert at Dulux, has come up with new stylish looks for home with a lick of paint.

Austrian architects Dieter Henke and Marta Schreieck designed St. Gabriel Monastery. Some bright and peaceful spaces.

The Bicycle Safari collects photographs of the old and unusual bicycles on the streets of Sweden. Plenty of sweet old bike logos and rad bike graphics.

Capt'n Sharky Bike Horn ~ may be for kids, but it'd be pretty adorable on any bike. And nice and black and white and squeezable!

Take a peek at the fabulous work of international illustration and design artist Pietari Posti.

Industrial designer Yuji Fujimura has developed a unique electric bike concept named ver2.

Matteo Cibic's The Girasole Light series explores the potential of LED lighting. The lamp has big bright disks that thanks to a flexible arm, allows illumination of the floor, walls or ceiling.

Finally a waterproof iPhone Bike Mount. The BioLogic Bike Mount from Dahon.

Ralf Kittmann took home an iF Design Award for his zero-emission electric bicycle concept HMK 561.

Redecorating bus shelters, turning bike-handlebars and fire hydrants into flower vases ... Mark Reigelman is a cool designer.

The East Festival 'Twike' will automatically be tweeting it's location as it cycles around London. The bike also servers as a unique canvas for the work of Pete Fowler, including his very unique take on the Twitter bird.

Stylish, modern, bustling and decidedly cool, Melbourne's Gingerboy is a wonderfully noisy and brash dose of bright colour, bamboo, gold mirrored tiling and iconic furnishings.....

One of the most unique fashion accessories in recent memory: The Bike Belt. By artist and cycling fan, Julien Jaborska (aka Recyclist).

In WWI, Artist and Naval Officer Norman Wilkinson invented Dazzle Camouflage to confuse the enemy. Using bright, loud colours and contrasting diagonal stripes, ships became works of art

A great group of lighting objects by designer Rui Alves. Really nice combination of bright colors and the pure beauty of wood.

Peugeot has revealed the B1K Concept Bicycle, an all-carbon track bike with a heavy dose of futurism.

Gregory deGouveia has created a bicycle that rolls on two car wheels.

Bike tubes are scrapped in the thousands every year, valuable material goes to waste. In the shape of «plattfuss», the bike tubes are made re-usable and given a life-extension of sorts.

FEATUREDFlying in to LA the other night ~ there was something so lovely about how the city sparkled on such a clear night... is it all the blindingly bright billboards?

An innovative design to create bike paths on high traffic zones. Unfeasible perhaps... but still very interesting concept.

Strider bikes teach toddlers balance and coordination safely and without the fear that tricycles and training can bring. This creates a smooth transition to normal bike riding.

Last week the winners of the Copenhagen Bike Share competition was presented. OPENbike by Swedish LOTS Design + Koucky & Partners and MyLoop by Thomas Coulbeaut.

"Ride it to light it" by are a series of bike lamps and a carouselle by Ignacio Ojanguren Álvarez,
Christina Perdikaki, Hafsteinn Juliusson

Bold and bright new script font from Venezuelan talent Rodrigo Fuenzalida, inspired by neon signage.

A first look at Lance Armstrong's new custom bike!

Bike maker Sacha White is one such parent who went on to create a custom tricycle for his daughter that cost him around $10,000!

Beautiful hand painted El Capitane track bike

Paul Smith and Japanese bike saddle maker Kashimax team up to support the Bicycle Film Fest, with this unique saddle in classic Paul Smith multistripe leather.

Beautiful porcelain sake set from White Bike Ceramics artist Lauren Adams.

German company GRACE produced the world's first e-motorbike. It might look like a futuristic version of a regular bike, but it is actually the world’s first e-motorbike that you are allowed to ride on the street.

Union Square in Washington, DC, is showing off a shiny new Bike Transit Center that offers secure bike parking for 150 cycles, plus a changing room, lockers, bike rentals, and repair shop for commuters.

The Mavizen TTX02 is a new electric race bike with top speed of 130 mph. Just released at SEMA, this green motorcycle is available later this year for about $40,000. Features twin Agni electric motors and 3 lithium-ion battery packs.

For your manly bike ~ a bike handlebar mustache! Bikestache? From Tangerine Tree House

The bright orange Laptop Drybag from scandinavian outdoor specialist Haglofs is 100 percent waterproof and part of the Watatait series.

I love the Convert-O-Bike over at DWR. It changes with your child from tricycle to bicycle!

Campari has released their 2010 calendar featuring Ms. Bond herself, Olga Kurylenko. The series ranges from bright and colorful to dark, almost film-noir-esque, with the constant flush of blood red throughout.

A clock was made from an old recycled aluminum bike wheel.

Just in time for Oktoberfest - the Hopworksfiets is a pedal-powered bar on wheels!

The 2010 Triumph Rocket III Roadster has the distinction of being the world's largest capacity motorcycle. It was just overhauled for the next model year and is as powerful and sinister as ever.

An unusual bike design, “Forkless – Cruiser” by Olli Erkkila. He built it for his graduation project at the Institute of Design in Lahti, Finland.

Modern porch swings by Rick Brown and David Cano. Bright colors, sleek design.

Animal testing occurs still. This commercial goes there in a vivid new way, made for Australian group Choose Cruelty Free.

London based paint wizards Death Spray Custom are at it again with a new design to give people a 'Boner'

The fantastic spectacles of color - the latest trend in street art - are as impressive as fireworks. A host of light sources, from flash lights, bike lights to blinking LED lights, are used to 'paint' a picture straight onto the camera lens.

German Desingers Tom Mudra and Hans-Tobias Schicktanz designed a new e-bike to get around in the city – the Mosquito.

Check out the new bike lock by Mr. Lacy which is now available in 36 different colors at TheGoodWillOut in Cologne, Germany. And for those who have problems locking at night, there’s also a glow in the dark version

Autonomous tram for Stockholm City, 2025- designed in a Scandinavian way, being clean, simple and bright at the same time as it is timeless, open and user friendly.

FEATUREDJoby GorillaTorch ~ close up with the tripod maker's new super bright (65 Lumens!) flashlight with magnetic ball socket legs ready to grab on and enlighten just about anywhere! (and teeny LED bulb!)

8x10 art print featuring bright rain clouds that shower down beautiful rainbow raindrops.

The famous Olympic cyclist Chris Boardman unveiled the design of the future. It is expected that the bike will become an intrinsic part of our lives in the next 20 years.

A red tubular structure by famous spanish architect Santiago Calatrava will help over 5,000 people from Calgary, Canada to commute in and out of the city by either foot or bike.

Inside the shop and mind of Portland, Oregon's Custom Bike builder Jordan Hufnagel of Hufnagel Cycles.

Thie beautiful Georg Jensen bike was made with Danish Søren Sögreni bike company. The seat is Brooks leather and the bell is sterling silver plated. $5500.00 USD. wow.

Beetle Kill Trophies. Trophies for a mountain bike festival made from Colorado beetle kill woood, silk screening, laser etching, and hand burning. Very fun to see the making of!

RCA student Dominic Hargreaves has created the Contortionist, a folding bike that rolls up to the very width of its wheels.

Pulse, Teague's new concept for an urban bike, addresses all the necessities of a standard bike commute. Taking cues from both fixed gears and cafe-racers. sweet

i'm always on a hunt for inspiration to build my dream home. the ODOS Architects have built an awesome super modern home that features workshop and showroom for the owner’s bike collection

Beautiful motorcycle inspired bike designed by Team Tentakulus.

This new mosque in Abu Dhabi gradually changes colour with the moon: it is illuminated bright white at full moon and lit deepest blue by the 14th day of the cycle.

Hoxton Wire Basket ~ adorable wide and wood basket for your bike from Brooks Saddles

Amazing photographs of bright and colorful insects

Göteborg want their citizen to ride their bikes and has therefore been offering free bike service and is currently running a cute ad on TV. The ad was produced by Kristofer Ström and Varelsen.

San Marco, an Italian manufacturer, has launched a collection of exclusive, limited edition bike saddles to honor five of the countries involved in the ninth annual Bicycle Film Festival.

The recently opened Santa Rita Geriatric, by spanish architect Manuel Ocaña. The geriatric is a round bright volume, enclosing a rich inner garden for the guests to enjoy.

Princeton University has announced the winners of the 2009 Art of Science competition. First place this year was awarded to Celeste M. Nelson for this gorgeous, bright field micrograph of squid embryos.

Spotted at the Pratt student show: this awesome, super smart kids toy that combines musical instruments, stacking, and bright colors all in one beautiful toy

Freelock cycle design will make sure you never get your bike stolen. Ever Again! Designers: Bong Hokuen & Ko Yoenjung

More interesting Case Studies on Instil Productions website. Come see how Philip Rostron got a tree to ride a bike for Live Green Toronto.

BMW has finally unveiled their new S 1000 RR super-bike, with 193 horsepower at 13,000 RPM, 82.5 lb-ft of torque at 9,750 RPM, 455.3 pounds with a full tank of gas...

This bright orange tea towel featuring the Barbican theatre is the latest offering from People Will Always Need Plates: Available from designer tea towel outfit todryfor.com

FEATURED511 Tactical Light For Life ~ SUPER bright 3 LED flash light with NO BATTERIES! and Recharges in 90 SECONDS! Also has strobe to "signal others or disorient a perp" ~ check out the video!

Ciclotte, the bike looks so cool, this concept was exhibited in Milan, designed by Luca Schieppati.

Beautiful bike portraits and custom bike craftsmanship in this photo series.

The A2B by Ultra Motor offers the fun of a bike with the power of an electric motor, all wrapped up in a quiet riding, stylish design.

Alexander Girard has been dead more than 15 years but his illustrations Tree of Life and Madonna has been given new life by the bike company Electra who has decorated their classic model Amsterdam with them.

Alchemy Goods from Seattle does a great job of bringing good meaning to the term up-cycled. Awesome bags made from bike inner tubes. Composition has a great selection.

The Lamborbiker is a concept bike from designer Flavio Adriani, who was inspired by Marcello Gandini, designer of the Osmos wheel and the Lamborghini Countach.

Finally, a lamp that generate flashes of ideas. Design by Holger Volk, this HOLON lamp is a smart design using only an ordinary 15 Watt light bulb with an outline around signaled a bright idea.

BRIGHT LIGHTS BRIGHT LIGHTS! Dju-Lian & Jovian = Oats&Sparkle

The New Bmw K1300R. The bike inspired by the technology of F117 Plan (the invisible plane).

ilovedust have released their stunning Bike Series of prints at ClickforArt.com. Even available as 2m x 1m canvases.

Lee Broom's neon bistro chair from his "Rough Diamond" series evokes a bright future.

Bergmoench ~ a portable bike you can fold up and wear on your back!

The Piano park bench by ADDI doubles as a bike rack.

FEATUREDWishbone Bike ~ a sustainably friendly woody lightweight 3 in 1 starter bike for kids that evolves with them! From a trike to pedal-less runner, to a standard bike (up to 5 yr olds!)... super cute product shots too!

Cool concept gives cyclists a bike lane no matter where they are.

KATABRANK 07. Custom built bike from Slovenia presented on Biennale of Industrial Design 1008 in Ljubljana - Slovenia. Author: Jaka Mihelic a.k.a. Jaka Katabrank.

FEATUREDWordlocks!!! Because we have enough passwords to remember, who can hold all those numbers on combination locks in their heads? Hands on with the latest Wordlocks... in english, spanish, bike, TSA, and more...

Daniel Blackman designed packaging for Biker's Band, a fictional multi-purpose bike strap company. I like the diagrams that explain the various uses of the straps.

For all you fixed-gear aficionados this hand-stitched leather bike frame pouch from billy kirk should be on your wish list.

Designed by German artist Steffen Bauer for Crescent lighting, the Laluna fiber optic lamp connects to a bright halogen (which changes color with a turning color wheel) or color-changing LED light source.

Revolutionary LED bike lights from MonkeyLectric. They're not only providing outstanding visibility at any speed but creating amazing color patterns on your spinning bike wheel.

BOYM EDITIONS - The Blue White House
 Edition of 1000 • Individually Hand Cast • Each Piece Signed + Numbered - 2009 Obama White House, a miniature building hand-cast in bright blue resin

FEATUREDOxo is giving away one of the large Candela Luau Lanterns! Rechargable, beautiful design, and incredibly bright and gorgeous for creating that perfect ambiance... I love the way it looks outdoors especially!

At the Harbin Ice & Snow World, everything is sculpted from ice. Neon lights add an epic light-bright surrealism to the festival.

Cordarounds (yes the peple who make cords that go the other way) ~ has awesome bike to work khakis ~ seams and pocket are reflective!

Love the bright legs of the Lotta Kids Chair by Leif.designpark.

Love the solution by BIG Architects and NOD Landscape Architects to revamp the Slussen area of Stockholm - providing pedestrian and bike access over what is now a very busy intersection. A huge, terraced sitting area is just part of the project.

Soji Silk Solar Lanterns ~ one of my latest obsessions, these lanterns are like super sunjars! 2 bright leds, amazingly dramatic shadows/outdoor lighting!

This bright and beautiful Chestnut House by LPA Architects is a gorgeous example of energy efficient green architecture .

Plus bike designed by Fabio Bortolani and Ermanno Righi from Dovetusai - the frame actually contain the front and back lights

What you see is what you get. Or is it the other way round? The answer remains open. At least for the time being. Honda will present a V4 concept bike at INTERMOT in Cologne.

A new project from Billy May, Nike Hindsight gives bike riders an expanded field of view through Fresnel lenses. No more getting sideswiped!

LED by Sanwa & Marcos - lets you pimp out your bike in the name of safety...

Michael Bierut designed a poster for the Democrats’ Artists for Obama initiative. The 40 × 26 inch poster features a new name for each of the fifty states, each set in a bright color in the candidate’s now familiar Gotham typeface.

Bright Booklet set from OrangeBeautiful