Students of the IED Barcelona Bachelor of Arts in Transportation Design presented projects that overcome technological and physical barriers, aiming for extreme mobility by 2035, at Disseny Hub Barcelona
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How we could explore (very, very) distant lands
Date
25 August 2025
In response to the question of what exploring new horizons will look like in the future, students of the Bachelor of Arts in Transportation Design at IED Barcelona presented their final projects on 17 June at Disseny Hub Barcelona, featuring solutions that overcome technological, physical and geographical barriers with a view to extreme mobility in 2035.
Developed in collaboration with Stark Future, an off-road electric motorcycle brand committed to innovation, sustainability and performance, the projects proposed innovative designs for two-wheelers with new battery technologies that allow for the implementation of sustainable solutions and increase the number of kilometres travelled.
This is the case with the ‘Nature Catchers’ project by Pau Amorós, who designed a model with long-range autonomy, hub-mounted electric motors, 3D-printed structural components, and a lightweight yet robust chassis optimised for strength and adaptability.
‘Stark Escape’ by Astanbek Zhyldyzbekov conceives a motorcycle specifically for travel and research expeditions in extreme environments such as Antarctica. It features an innovative electromagnetic suspension system combined with superconducting levitation, which significantly increases the vehicle’s adaptability to different types of surfaces.
When the sea is no obstacle
Also aiming to break down another of the conventional limits of two wheels, the marine environment, ‘Ride the Coastline’ by Juan Magán proposes an amphibious motorcycle designed to travel between land and sea, thus allowing the exploration of hidden coastal corners beyond the reach of traditional vehicles.
Sustainable and regenerative design
Another of the projects presented at Disseny Hub Barcelona was ‘CARBON SEED’ by Abraham de Jesús Román, which takes sustainable mobility a step further. This is an electric motorcycle that also promotes environmental regeneration thanks to an integrated CO₂ capture system and a special head containing seeds from plants rich in nectar and pollen, specially selected to promote biodiversity and pollination.
‘REVE’, a project by Gianfranco Piero Alvigini, seeks to leave the city behind and reconnect with nature through the design of a two-wheeled vehicle inspired by the organic morphology of horses. It includes an augmented reality helmet that projects ancient natural landscapes that we can no longer see because they have been modified by humans, and a camping kit with a tent, stove, and flashlight that allows the user to spend time in what he calls “lost landscapes”.
Last but not least, ‘Stark Unity’ by Patricio Montoya is a project that aims to boost tourism, with a new sporty design for a motorcycle that reflects the essence of the Stark Future brand and the proposal to create a new charging infrastructure on routes far from big cities, designed for motorcyclists travelling in groups.
Destination: Mars
This year, in addition to Stark Future, IED Barcelona Design School developed a second thesis topic together with IED Rome, the Italian Space Agency (ASI) and Caimi: MarsLife, the design of transportation systems for a space expedition/base on the Red Planet.
Yash Mehra’s ‘Rosso-Sette’ project addressed this challenge by proposing the creation of a monocoque planetary exploration vehicle integrated with modular, transferable personal cabins tailored to each astronaut’s role. The final prototype was also on display during the presentation of theses at Disseny Hub Barcelona.
Students of the Bachelor of Arts in Transportation Design with Raffaella Perrone, director of the Design School, representatives from Stark Future, and Andrea Marchesi, director of IED Barc
Sample of two-wheeled project prototypes for Stark Future.
Model of the spacecraft developed within the MarsLife project.
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