Art and craft mingle at an Albany Street address From the Boston Globe... It’s not anchored by MIT the way Kendall Square is. It doesn’t have sweeping views of Boston Harbor, like the Seaport. But this shopworn mill building hard off Interstate 93, on the edge of the South End, is something of [...]
Erba Cycles featured on WCVB's Chronicle HD as part of a show on Boston's bicycle culture
From Need Supply: Bamboo cycles are nothing new but Randall Levrere of Erba Cycles is on to something. He’s combining bamboo and hemp, both sustainably grown, to form new, custom bicycle creations from race frames to city cruisers. He’s no rookie to the bike scene either, Randall has been making steel frames since the [...]
From Esquire Magazine: "Tommy Hilfiger and high priestess of prep Lisa Birnbach, co-author of The Official Preppy Handbook (1980), will be on hand Wednesday night in New York City's Meatpacking District for the launch of Prep World, an updated and contemporary spin on old-school summer prep that comes fully laden with paraphernalia and its [...]
From RKP: Randall Levere stood in the middle of a playland set, a small section of the Meat-Packing District made up with cobbles, sod and a small cottage to resemble a quaint Hamptons retreat. Tommy Hilfiger, the fashion designer, strode onto the scene and exclaimed, “The bikes are here!”... See the full piece here[/fusion_builder_column][/fusion_builder_row][/fusion_builder_container]
Skillfully constructed by a Maine engineer who built his first bike frame when most people were learning to read (age 17), EC's a just-unveiled planet-saving line of hand-crafted "commuter and comfort bicycles" made from natural fibers & high-strength bamboo that boast a ride quality that's "Plush with a capital P", though the feeeel so much [...]
"Riding a bicycle has never been more environmentally friendly than with Erba Cycles.... "Read the full story here
From Materialicious: Erba Cycles produces amazing looking, lightweight bikes that just happens to be made from a completely renewable source. Each Erba Cycle is crafted from bamboo and natural fiber, so, along with riding a bike, you’re being extra eco-conscious. See more at materialicious.com here
From Cool Material... Sometimes in life there are little unforeseen benefits that come along with doing something you would have done anyway. Like that stick of bubblegum that came in a pack of Topps baseball cards. It didn’t matter how hard the gum was – usually immediate dental work was required – because you [...]
