*보쉬 전동드릴로 움직이는 바이클 [ rennholz ] Wooden Hot Rod

달리는 즐거움보다 더 좋은 건 환경을 생각하는 지속가능한 디자인이 보여주는

디자인 미학입니다. 미려한 자작나무의 유선형 볼륨은 우든 핫로드를 달리는 기계가 아닌

정지해 있는 가구와 같은 뉘앙스 마저 받게 합니다.

BMW 수석디자이너는 이야기 합니다.

자동차는 달리는 것을 목적으로 하는 기계입니다. 하지만

도로에서 달리는 것보다 정지해 있는 비율이 80% 이상입니다. 그만큼 자동차는

정지해 있을때도 그것에 대한 디자인 철학이 있어야 합니다.

그런면에서 우든핫로드의 볼륨을 구체화 시키는 곡선은 간결하며 활동적인 힘을

갖고 있습니다. 단순히 전동드릴-보쉬 스크류드라이버-이 이 기구를

움직이는 원동력인 것이 신기하고

재미있는 것이 아니라 지속가능한 디자인에서 시작하여 이와같은 결과물을 만들어

낸 것이 이번 프로젝트에서 얻을 수 있는 교훈이 아닐까요?

reviewed by SJ

If there was ever a conspiracy-fueled argument to be made simultaneously for and against the auto industry’s lack of a decent electric car, it could be this beautiful, handmade vehicle by a few German university students.

Rennholz, which translates to “Race Wood,” is a vehicle driven by the power of an off-the-shelf Bosch screwdriver and nothing else. “The goal was to create an extraordinary vehicle powered by an e-motor,” explains project participant Jirka Robert Wolff. It was an entrant to HAWK Hildesheim’s bi-annual race, which restricts entrants to using electric screwdrivers in lieu of high power motors.

While a few key components, mostly lifted from bicycles, are aluminum, the car is constructed primarily of custom-fabricated bent plywood. Three forms were each layered with nine to 11 layers of veneer, then united to create the flowing chassis. “We choose this material, because wood is a renewable material,” writes Wolff. “And because it has a very special look and feeling.”

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The resulting racer is truly gorgeous. It’s a sled with wheels, a pinewood derby racer with a master’s in design, a Poäng chair fueled with retro testosterone instead of flat beige cushions.

And it’s a technical achievement. Instead of drilling in screws, an everyday tool drives the racer at 15 mph for up to 10 minutes at a time.

With a larger battery pack, it could potentially run for hours, assuming the motor held up (which Rennholz doubts). The potential is somewhat remarkable. But at the same time, when you begin to do the math, what sort of motor would it take to reach 80mph? How much more energy would that consume? What about safety and durability? What about a roof? Well, you realize that, as easy as Rennholz makes this whole electric vehicle thing look, we’re gonna need a lot more innovation than a bigger screwdriver and a few Duracells.

That is, unless we’re all willing to drive these beautiful wooden racers instead of our Priuses. And that future doesn’t sound so horrible to me.

from  fastcodesign