Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Form Follows Function


Jordan Hufnagel is justifiably heralded for his bicycles, but this handmade brake lever deserves even more praise. Look at it — the lines are elegant, flowing, pleasing to the eye and likely even more pleasing to the fingers. Imagine what you’d remove or hone, polish or file — absolutely nothing. I can’t stop looking at it. It’s the kind of part you’d build an entire bike around, if you could find other components worthy of it

Antoine de Saint-Exupery’s quote is overused and rarely accurate, but in this case it couldn’t be more right:

“Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.”

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