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Local product designer raises over $90,000 for bike horn on Kickstarter

Remember the “Orp”? The quirky creation of local product/industrial design firm FUSE has just completed a successful Kickstarter campaign. We heard from Orp’s creator and FUSE owner Toren Orzek that they’ve raised over $96,000, easily surpassing their goal of $90,000 with five days still to go. The Orp was inspired by the tragic right-hook collisions … Read more

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Meet the “Orp” a new bike horn (and light) created in Portland

Portland-based industrial designer Toren Orzeck and his “Orp” bike horn/light.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) Many people ride with bike bells; but the truth is, in the midst of traffic they are not nearly loud enough to be heard inside the cabin of a car or truck. That’s a problem that Toren Orzeck of Fuse, a product … Read more

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Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor)

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