Sobriety be damned. Tonight, I am drinking a bottle of Sangiovese to one of the reasons The Spoken exists: the memory of Dario Pegoretti, a man who brought together Art and the craft of the custom framebuilder.
The smell of raw steel has a unique tone. It might seem odd for someone to say they enjoy the smell of it, but Dario Pegoretti does. When combined with the aroma of fresh paint, the unwrapping of a fresh frame from the Italian master frame builder must surely be an olfactory — and visual…
This is the second time Dario Pegoretti has collaborated with students of the Stuttgart State Academy of Art and Design. Back in 2013 they created…
It’s an established fact that the work of Dario Pegoretti has an acquired taste. Personally, I acquired that taste the moment I first laid eyes…
When it comes to art, we all see different things. As they say, we may not know it, but we know what we like. A…
Frame building is often called an art and in some hands, the brazing torch is wielded like a brush — requiring knowledge of the media…
Mano nella Mano translates to ‘Hand in Hand’ in English, aptly describing the partnership between master Italian frame builder Dario Pegoretti and the Stuttgart State…
Dario Pegoretti is one of my all-time heroes, someone for whom I have a great amount of creative and technical respect. He is a true…
Dario Pegoretti is one of the most colorful characters in the bicycle industry. His hand-painted frames (coupled with his technical innovations and custom drawn Columbus…
