Carlos Alberto is a carpenter in Portugal with a modernist bent, a love of motorbikes and a sense of humor. This is "Daniela," a fully-functional Vespa-styled scooter built almost entirely from wood.
Most of Alberto's projects are standard stuff: staircases, furniture. Some time ago, he built a wooden motorcycle, called "Mota." With "Daniela," he decided to document the building process on his website, from a bent plywood frame to motoring down the avenue.
Even after watching Alberto and his team move through each step, knowing that it's possible for a maker to go from this:
To this:
Is magical. Check out some of the early detail work:
And the triumphant builders:
For another peek inside the production process of Italian scooters, this time in a very high-tech production line, check out this vintage video from Lambretta:
All images from Vespa Daniela by Carpintiara Carlos Alberto, via Make Magazine
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