kevin cyr camper kart and bike on show

‘camper kart’

in continuation of our coverage of artist kevin cyr and his ‘camper’ series, both the kart and bike design by cyr is currently on presentation for ‘pignon sur rue‘ at la maison folie de wazemmes in lille, france from april 2-june 6, 2010.

‘camper kart’ is a pop up camper constructed out of shopping carts. the project is an investigation into habitats and house, recycling and ecology and finally, exploration and mobility. for more information, read our previous designboom article on ‘camper kart’ here.

back view

back view

camper can be retracted inside the boxed base

interior of camper

‘camper bike’

‘camper bike’, coined as a functioning sculptural piece is made up of a camper supported on top of a modified bike frame. with all amenities neatly compacted inside the camper, this mobile unit allow users to move from place to place with the added convenience of a portable shelter. to read more about the ‘camper bike’, visit our designboom article here.

the ‘camper bike’ has been the subject of many paintings

‘camper bike’ sketch

‘camper bike’ sketch