Caren Hartley

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Caren Hartley (* 1984 ) is a British blacksmith and bicycle frame designer and builder. A bicycle that she designed and built by hand won an award at the British show for international frame builders Bespoked 2015.

Life

Caren Hartley studied at the Royal College of Art . During this time and after graduating, she worked on sculptures in major art projects. Hartley first founded the studio "Made By Ore" in Walthamstow , London with her fellow student Lucie Gledhilldie for jewelry and silversmith work. As a passionate cyclist, she used her training to build a frame for herself. She professionalized this and founded her company "Hartley Cycles" in 2013. With her hand-built bicycles, she wants more women to ride the streets of London.

Hartley uses Reynolds and Columbus tubing sets for the frame construction .

Awards

  • For Demi Porkeur , she won the Best Utility Bike award at the Bespoked Bristol 2015 hand-built bike show .
  • Hartley Design received one of three Lady Velo Choice Awards at Bespoked Bristol 2016 .

Exhibitions

Participation

  • Cycle Revolution , Design Museum London , November 18, 2015 to June 30, 2016 Caren Hartley was one of the five independent British bicycle frame designers who contributed to the exhibition.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Caren Hartley "Pedaling Ideas. In: pedallingideas.com. Retrieved July 27, 2016 .
  2. ↑ About Us. In: Made By Ore. Retrieved July 27, 2016 .
  3. ↑ Why are so few British bike-frame builders women? The Guardian, April 7, 2016
  4. ↑ A frame with a woman's name on it: Hartley Cycles - Vitalicious Magazine. Retrieved July 29, 2015 (UK English).
  5. ↑ Alix O'Neill: Hartley Cycles: meet the female bikes with on a mission to get more women on the roads . Evening Standard, May 26, 2016
  6. ↑ #framebuilderfriday - Hartley Cycles - The Broken Line. In: studiorgb.co.uk. March 19, 2015. Retrieved July 27, 2016 (American English).
  7. ↑ Hartley Cycles to show new 953 gravel disc-equipped road bike at Design Museum expo. November 19, 2015, accessed July 27, 2016 .
  8. ↑ bikeworldnews.com
  9. ↑ Semi-fat delicacy: Hartley Demi Porkeur . The steel frame blogger
  10. ↑ Design Museum's bike exhibition is a dream for all who love two wheels . The Guardian Design Blog, November 17, 2015
  11. ^ Cycle Revolution . The Design Museum
personal data
SURNAME Hartley, Caren
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British blacksmith and frame builder
DATE OF BIRTH 1984