The sharp, streamlined creation took about three years to produce. The long timeline has to do with the fact that Ganfi was starting from scratch in a lot of ways. “Very soon, I realized that there’s no actual know-how, how to work with the cardboard, besides making packages out of it,” says Gafni, “so I started to explore it, and then I figured out a lot of things out of it. ” It was an arduous process where engineers told Gafni that his design was impossible. And yet, Gafni is now working with a company to raise funds to manufacture an adult and child version of the bicycle. If he’s able to put his ideas into production, we could be looking at a truly mindful product: a cheap and sustainable bike. The bike costs about $9 to make. Factoring in the labor costs, the bike would retail for $60, according to Green Prophet. What’s your impression of Gafni’s creation? Is this a mindful product? Would you purchase it? [Mindful hat tip to Fast Company and Design Taxi]
