Roberto Cavalli Pedals His Animal (Print) Instinct to the Gym
Fashion designer Roberto Cavalli, best known for his bold patterns, colors, feathers and wild animal prints, has turned more than a few heads with his most recent collaboration with Italian exercise bike company Ciclotte. {Refinery 29}
Ciclotte is an innovative exercise bike, designed and made in Italy combining idea, form and technology in rethinking the traditional aesthetic and functional values of an exercise bike. The Ciclotte is an adaptation of the Ciclò project, an innovative prototype of a single-wheel city bike, which is now part of the permanent collection exhibited at the Triennale Design Museum in Milan. Ciclotte has been manufactured using exceptional materials like carbon, steel and glass fibres representing complete innovation in the fitness sector thanks to the unique technology of the epicycloid’s transmission system.
Designed by Luca Schieppati, a young designer from Milan, and manufactured by the Lamiflex Group in Bergamo, Ciclotte puts the breaks on the design of traditional gym equipment with shapes and finishes that appeal to users looking for a more aesthetically pleasing workout. {Pulse Magazine} And, if we’re being honest, exercise machines sometimes ends up functioning more as furniture anyway. A sculptural stationary bike that can be passed off as art is far less embarrassing than the bulky treadmill that doubles as a towel rack.
Quite a step outside Cavalli’s box, but for fashion lovers and exercise enthusiasts alike, your day has finally come. The bikes will be available beginning this month alongside Roberto Cavalli Gym, a collection of fitness apparel that lets you hang on to a bit of over-the-top glamour while you sweat. The limited-edition equipment will be available in six color variations:
- Black carbon fibre with details in jaguar-print pony
- Fuchsia carbon fibre with details in Alcantara® (a faux suede-like textile)
- Black carbon fibre with details in zebra-print pony
- Gold steel with details in Alcantara®
- Gold steel with details in jaguar-print pony
- Silver steel with details in Alcantara®
Both the bikes and the outfits are exclusively available at Roberto Cavalli boutiques around the world. {Racked}
