The Dutchi 3 Limited Edition bicycle by Linus, $675 at linus.com Linus' take on the classic Dutch bike, or roadster, is great for zipping across campus, or across town.

A Case Study bed and Nelson ball lamp make for a cozy nook in the guest room, which has a private outdoor patio. White walls and black steel window frames serve to accentuate the home’s unique geometry.

Entering the house by the front door (right), the first view one gets is of the color-shifting fiberglass light wall before turning left and entering the main living area, where the couple's dog Ruti likes to lounge. "Whenever possible, I like to open up views, not reveal everything at once, which is why I made a subtly entryway to the house," Robertson says. "It's nice to not walk right into a room but instead let things unfold as you move through the home."

The house is a simple cement and steel box with elements that fold outwards to create privacy screens where needed. A perforated aluminum fence unravels from the building down toward the street. The material was selected to deter local graffiti artists from leaving their mark. Instead, a recycled brick wall serves as an appropriate canvas for street art.

Growler Bike Grand Rapids designer Joey Ruiter made the 29th Street Bike to withstand whatever the road can give out, with room for fat, shock-absorbent tires built into the durable, industrial frame. Then he basically rode away from the competition by adding a growler holder. Nobody can guarantee a smooth (i.e. non-foamy) ride, but at least you’ll have something refreshing for when its over. Visit Inner City Bikes to order the 29th Street “Growler” Bike Frames.

In Mazda Design: The Car as Art, the automaker explored ways to convey dynamic motion through design. The Bike by KODO Concept features a steel frame that was handmade by Mazda's craftsmen and leather seat that uses the same stitching technique as Mazda's car upholstery.

The “murdered kitchen” includes a fluorescent light sculpture with dimmable ballasts designed by Bestor. The rough plywood offers a nice chromatic contrast.

Bike rack by Artifox, $250 The sleek, narrow profile of this wall-mounted bike rack, designed by St. Louis–based studio Artifox, makes for both a space-efficient storage solution and a display unit for a proud bicycle owner. Made of solid hardwood and stainless steel, it comes in white maple (shown) or walnut.

Shinola's creative director Daniel Caudill says, "Our long-term goal is to have everything made here. The current challenge is that since we can't [produce everything domestically], what can we make?" That would be the bicycle, whose parts are made in Wisconsin (frame), California (wheels), Colorado (spokes), and Mississippi (tubing). Photo by: Greg Vore

The couple both cycle to work, thus avoiding the crush of London’s public transport. The Brompton fold-up is not only a design classic but one of the most popular cycles in London—though it is also a favorite of bicycle thieves.

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Two screws and an easy installation process lets any bike-owner keep their ride up and away on the Perch rack from ClankWorks, $149.

Public Bikes' Michelangelo Two Bike Gravity Stand is perfect for when you have more than one bike and are short on space. The simple metal stand just rests against your wall—no mounts needed. There's an adjustable top and bottom rack, for you to store one or two bicycles of any shape or size, and lets you choose the heights at which your bikes rest. Photo by: Public Bikes

This smart metal rack mounts on a wall and holds your bike by the frame, plus has hooks for all of your accompanying gear in a small footprint. The Bike Dock creator Dave Custer came up with the design after moving into a small studio, where he had limited space for his bike and cycling equipment. Best of all, when your bike isn't hanging up, the Bike Dock can fold up and lay flat on the wall, like a piece of modern art. The project is currently available to back on Kickstarter. Photo by: Dave Custer

Board By Design's handmade shelf lets you hang your bike by its saddle, handling any and all bike shapes and sizes. Your bike will look as if its floating elegantly by the wall. Better yet, The Bike All shelf has two hooks for your helmet and bag. Place your smaller belongings on the top shelf—there's even an opening for your cell phone charger. The all-wood unit is especially handy for the space-deprived, measuring in at only 20-inches long and 7-inches tall. Photo by: BBD

Magid selected lively Whitby wallpaper by Mini Moderns for Linus’s room, along with Oeuf’s Perch bunk bed. The homeowner found the light-up rocket-ship mobile on a trip to Mexico City.

Inside, the scheme is more vivid and dynamic, with contrasting concrete and timber arranged in angular geometries that communicate activity. Recycled brick adds a gritty element to the otherwise smooth materials used in the kitchen. An oblique swath of Vic Ash timber is used for the ceiling, wrapping down into the cabinetry and mimicking the same folding movements that define the façade.

According to a 2013 study, 90% of car trips in the United States are between one and three miles long. To convince Americans to forgo their automobiles for such nearby errands, Yuba, the country's top-selling cargo bike brand, set out to design a safe, reliable e-bike with plenty of room to transport goods that normally require cars. The Spicy Curry, which can reach speeds of up to 20 mph using a 48-volt, 350-watt electric motor developed by Currie Technologies, gives city-dwellers an eco-friendly alternative to car travel.

The Spicy Curry will arrive in stores next month with a suggested retail price of $4,500.

The Loop bike rack is a concept and prototype developed by the Federal, an Ottawa-based design consultancy founded by the industrial designers Ian Murchison and Rohan Thakar. (The name is a nod to their home base in Canada’s capital city.) By replacing the standard metal with flexible but durable rubber fortified with a steel chain, the Loop adds a dash of colorful whimsy to the streetscape. Image courtesy of the Federal.

Ultimate Bike Share Bag Due to the web of bike-sharing programs sprouting up across the country, it’s easy to fit a community cycle into your life. But those shared rides rarely make it easy to fit your gear onto their frame. Chicagoan Maria Boustead and her Po Campo company created this weatherproof carrier that not only conforms to the confines of system’s like Citibike and Chicago’s Divvy, but also has enough space to carry a laptop or a six-pack (or, depending on how cool your company is, both). Currently fundraising on Kickstarter until May 29.

The same perforated aluminum employed for the fence is used as a privacy screen in the bedroom. The holes in the screen allow for light to spill through.

"Bike Cloud" by Ralph Tullie. Photo by Blake Larson, Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia.

Valentin Vodev's 'Vienna Bike' was featured in the 'More than a Bike' exhibition, also curated by Vodev. Its mission was to demonstrate the evolution of the bicycle and various methods of contemporary production. Bulgarians are a bit crazy for their bikes and feel a deep connection to life on wheels since the first local model, the 'Spider', made its debut. The 'More than a Bike' showcase quirkily demonstrated how the streets of Sofia and many other Balkan cities aim to be green on the road to bypassing antiquated Eastern Bloc stereotypes. Photo courtesy of Valentin Vodev.

The kids’ bathroom is lined in clean white tile, which is arranged in a way that “responds to the twisting and folding externally,” Dunn says.

More adult playthings, like this pair of bikes live under the stairs, whose cutouts break up the plane of plywood and double as peepholes for kids at play.

Proudly display your bike with Thomas Walde's Shoes Books and a Bike, a sturdy shelving unit with plenty of space. The stand is made of fir, coconut fibre and steel, ensuring support for even your heavy-set rides. A large clip holds onto the bike's tire to keep it upright and steady. And below the main shelving space, Walde has created three smaller areas for storing your shoes, helmet, books and bags. This could easily be the centerpiece of your living space. Photo by: Thomas Walde

The family built the rich wood deck in the backyard, a warm visual contrast to the cold concrete and steel building. On the south side, a carefully concealed shed houses more bicycles and tools.

The Cycloc Endo Hanging Bike Rack can store bicyles on the wall or floor: one piece locks the front tire in place with the other secures the back tire. Wide rubber contact points prevent scuffing and the locking mechanism accommodates a wide range of tires; the rack comes in a black, green, or white version.

EDC Bike Kit by Kaufmann Mercantile, $79 Short for "every day carry," the EDC Bike Kit is ideal for the bicyclist on the go. The durable, quick-release brass keyring comes with six pocket-sized tools, including a pair of mini pry bars, hex keys and a glow-in-the-dark brass compass.

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Child seats can be mounted to the rear for family excursions. To protect riders' most valuable payloads, the bike comes equipped with hydraulic disc brakes and LED lights. An integrated rear wheel locking mechanism helps deter theft.

Statement Bike Rack by Daniel Sculnick This bike rack not only stores your bike off the ground, it also passes as a piece of art when it's on its own.

Wood and Carbon Bike by David Stubbs-Last year, Dave Stubbs caught onto the idea of making a bike for his three-year-old. Inspired by wooden bicycles he saw online, he's since built three bikes by hand (and is now working on a fourth, a mountain bike with 29-inch wheels). Bicycles need to be both flexible and rugged. "People forget how strong wood is," says Stubbs, who works with carbon fiber and wood at his surfboard company. "Straight wood would be quite heavy." Instead, he used carbon fiber, bamboo, ash, and purple heart wood after consulting with an engineer to determine where the main stresses would be. Stubbs' bike was a finalist in Design Indaba's Most Beautiful Object in South Africa 2013. He says he gets a lot of attention riding the wooden bike to work. He's sure to turn a lot more heads riding it at the Cape Argus Cycle Tour, a 67-mile bike race with more than 30,000 entrants, this weekend.