WISHBONE BIKE RECYCLED EDITION: With its excellent design and robust workmanship, this product accompanies children for a relatively long period of their lives, making it the sustainable choice.
WINNER, German Design Award, Statement of the Jury, December 2016
Although cycling is, in itself, a very ‘green’ past-time, the cycling industry hasn’t always necessarily been the most environmentally friendly. So, it’s really exciting to see a new company nailing its flag to the eco mast.
The Bay, Swansea Lifestyle Magazine, October 2016
...I truly think that this balance bike is the best you can find ever. Everything is well designed, well thought, the shape, the weight is perfect! And this balance bike is adaptable following your child’s age – 2 wheels or 3 wheels…
LesKidz, French American Preschool San Francisco, June 2016
(Wishbone Bike Recycled Edition is) An innovative new offer from this exciting young company dripping with quality design at every opportunity.
Designers Institute of New Zealand, Best Awards Judges, August 2015
We can't rave enough about this reinvention of a modern classic. Wishbone take shredded, pre-loved residential carpet and glass fibre to make millions of little resin pellets which are moulded into the bike frame. Let us say it again... it's a bike made of carpet! How cool is that?
OHbaby!, March 2015
The Wishbone Bike Recycled Edition may be the most glamorous end for a worn-out floor covering...
the Guardian, February 2015
With its passion for sustainability and design that changes lives just a little for the better, we like everything that Wellington, New Zealand outfit Wishbone Design Studio stands for. Take its 3in1 Wishbone Bike which cleverly replaces multiple products... Love.
Sydney Morning Herald - Weekender, February 2015
"I WISH… With hindsight, my garage would not be filled with outgrown ride–on toys and trikes; there would simply be a single wooden Wishbone running bike from New Zealand, and my four–year–old would probably still be riding it today." - Daisy Bridgewater
The Daily Telegraph, January 2015
Das schicke 'Wishbone Bike' passt sich den verschiedenen Wachstumsphasen eine Kleinkindes an. So verspricht es Fahrspass vom ersten bis zum fuenften Lebensjahr. Dabei bietet das Lauf- und Dreirad ein anspruchsvolles Design und ist aus recycelbaren und umweltfreundlichen Materialen montiert. Vorbildlich!
Luna, May 2009
On the premise that young children get frustrated with tricycles… Wishbone ditched the pedals, and instead kids brake with their feet and focus on learning to steer and balance. Listed among TIME’s 100 most influential people and products in green design, 2009.
TIME Magazine, May 2009
…an innovative and sustainable improvement on the German-designed 'running bike'…
WINNER, German Design Award, Statement of the Jury, December 2016
The Bay, Swansea Lifestyle Magazine, October 2016
LesKidz, French American Preschool San Francisco, June 2016
Designers Institute of New Zealand, Best Awards Judges, August 2015
OHbaby!, March 2015
the Guardian, February 2015
Sydney Morning Herald - Weekender, February 2015
The Daily Telegraph, January 2015
Luna, May 2009
TIME Magazine, May 2009
The Dominion Post, December 2007