Emile Kotze is running a South African company called Starling and Hero. They restore bikes, making it beautiful new & functional objects. Each restoration, referred to as an upcycle, is unique and for this reason each individual is given a name.

The Starling and Hero bikes will be exhibited at the Innovation Lab project during the upcoming Innovation Summit (www.innnovationsummit.co.za) - Check other stories on our InnovationSummit page on addictlab. http://addictlab.com/home/projects/viewproject?groupid=62 or the Selected objects page.

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Other bikes can be found on Emile's labfile.