PIPE DREAM

we’ve got beautiful bike storage on tap

Backyard bike storage is rarely regarded as ripe for design deliverance, but italian architects parisotto + Formenton and natalino Malasorti of cea design thought otherwise, conceiving this set of pipes to hang your handlebars on. ‘hook’ is, in fact, a makeover of the outdoor tap, in gleaming stainless steel, but features a series of accessories, including a nifty bike hanger. we’ve perched on it our favourite new city bike, Van Moof’s ‘electrified s2’, complete with invisible batteries, stealth locking and a trusty turbo button. Meanwhile, go the extra yard with wall & decò’s ‘not a stroke’ all-weather wallpaper, paired with the drum-like ‘cosimo’ coffee table, designed by clodagh for restoration hardware. try beating that, we say.

‘hook’ tap system, price on request, by parisotto + Formenton and natalino Malasorti, for cea design. ‘electrified s2’ city bike, from £2,398, by Van Moof. ‘not a stroke’ wallpaper, part of the out system collection, price on request, by Bertero projects, for wall & decò. ‘cosimo’ coffee table, $530, by clodagh, for rh, restoration hardwareFor stockists, see page 169