My friend Jens Martin Skibsted designed a slew of new beautiful and gorgeous bikes (remember Biomega?) for Puma. He also launched Kibisi with two co-conspirators Lars Holme Larsen and Bjarke Ingels.  Easily some of the most talented people in the world now under one roof. Congrats guys! This is huge!

There are plenty in the creative arena who scoff at the idea of sport, likening athletic competition as entertainment for uncivilized mongrels. However, when the chasm between brute force and artistic inspiration is bridged, some wonderful things can occur. The Lawn Series from Recess is a refreshing and original happening aiming to eliminate the gap between endlessly inventive artisans and the arena of athletics. For three glorious days during the sweltering NYC summer on Governor’s Island, playful pastimes will overtake the creatively inclined as they attempt to best one another in exhilarating events such as badminton, table tennis, and bocce. In addition to the flowing of the competitive juices, each event will be met with some pretty kick ass sponsors as the likes of Tretorn and Puma will be putting their stamp on the festivities while Biomega and Kronan will be on hand to offer bike test rides. Count us in and bring it on. The first day of competition is June 20th. We’ll see you there…unless you’re afraid of defeat.

Ross Lovegrove never ceases to amaze us with his serious industrial design talent. We assume that it’s his knack for combining that which is visually stunning with an absurd amount of practicality that drew the folks at Biomega into his collaborative arms for what amounts to a stunning addition to their ever growing line of “furniture for locomotion,” or what in layman’s terms could be called a pretty sweet bike. The Biomega Bamboo utilizes a natural material that when properly prepared, is stronger than steel. The result is an eye-catching fusion of nature and innovation on two wheels. To catch a sneak peek at this cycling sight to behold, head over to Milan’s Design Library at Via Savona between the 22nd to 27th of April, where it will be on display from 10am to 10pm. Congrats JMS!

You’re watching the Olympics in China. The Chinese ride a lot of bicycles. You think to yourself, “I need a new bike.” Then some other things happen and you find yourself on this website, just in time for a stupendous Big Ticket Tuesday prize. You may have read our previous post about the Puma-branded Biomega bicycle — well, it can now be yours for the low, low price of free.

THE PRIZE: The Puma Glow Rider urban mobility device. (It’s a bike. Est. retail – $1200, courtesy of Puma.)

THIS WEEK’S RULES: We have another Interweb scavenger hunt for you. This velocipede is the cat’s pajamas, but there are probably hundreds of bikes out there that have been tricked (we’re trying real hard not to use pimped) out for people’s riding pleasure. Find us the most inspired two-wheeler (and it has to be a bicycle — no mopeds, scooters, motorcycles … anything with an engine). Just paste the link in the comment field. The best entry will get our biggest prize yet. And remember: One entry per reader.

The biggest problem with commuting by bike in a city is probably getting hit repeatedly by cabs. That, and when you come out of the store only to find your nice new Kryptonite lock hanging around the bike rack sans bike. PUMA’s Glow Rider, manufactured by Biomega, is the third incarnation of their branded bike (and you immediately thought sneakers) and solves most of these problems. First, the stylish single-gear solves the visibility issue of riding at night by adding a coat of glow-in-the-dark paint. Available in green or orange glow, just let your bike soak up some solar rays and it should radiate an alien aura for the duration of your ride. Twin disc brakes can literally stop you in your tracks. And, with its wire lock system, the only way somebody is stealing this bike is if they take that entire rack with them. (Note to thieves: don’t reread that last statement.)

Related: Jens Martin Skibsted From Biomega Bikes

Loving this new cutlery set by my uber-design pal Jens Marin Skibsted (Biomega, Skibsted Ideation, et al). The design idea was to incorporate a chopstick rest (Hashi Oki) into some dead-sexy Scandinavian design cutlery. Methinks it worked; the whole integration gives the cutlery the ability to stand on its own without touching a potentially dirty surface. They were manufactured by Mater Design and produced in a family-owned factory located in the Guangdong province of Southern China. No word on pricing and availability, but sign me up — these look fantastic.

A week or so ago, the Josh Spear team fell hard for the Boston Bike by Puma and Biomega. The Boston, also dubbed “The Puma Bike,” (same bike, different branding) racked up scores of points for its clean design, its in-house bike lock (that breaks the whole bike if ever broken into; take that, you bandits!) its 8-speed adaptability, and, its foldable frame- a useful trait that promises to make switches from bus to pedal-power that much easier. In fact, we loved this portable and pollution-free solution to getting around town so much that we just about fell over when we got the chance to ask Jens Martin Skibsted, one of the main brains behind the Boston, a few in-depth questions about urban mobility, the driving force behind the new bike. So, lucky readers, read on; the concept of urban mobility, when applied to the bike as we currently know it, is a huge idea with even bigger implications for the future….

JoshSpear.com: What are some things you found most creatively exciting in the process of working on the Boston/Puma Bike?

Jens Martin Skibsted: Just to clarify; The bike is called “The Puma Bike” or “Boston” depending on whether respectively Puma or Biomega markets it. The term urban mobility is a word that has been used by Vexed Generation, Puma & Biomega to depict this field we were working within: Mobility in the cities.

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