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LOOK Turns the 795 Blade RS 3 Into a 50-Bike Art Edition With Julia Hariri
LOOK is giving its fastest road bike a gallery treatment.The French brand has teamed up with Berlin-based German-Iranian artist Julia Hariri for the second installment of its The Art of Cycling series, producing just 50 individually numbered 795 Blade RS 3 framesets with Hariris artwork worked across the frame.(All photos/LOOK)This isnt just a custom paint option, either. Each collection includes: a painted 795 Blade RS 3 frame and fork, a LOOK Aeropost 5 carbon seatpost, special-edition Keo Blade Ceramic Ti pedals, a 40 x 60cm fine-art print, and a cotton tote carrying the same graphic language. You can get this slick edition and be the envy of your artist cycling crew for only$6,990 / 6,990 / 6,590. Which really isnt that bad, considering it can go on the wall whenever youre ready for a new frame or when road bikes evolve to 32 wheels. Julia Hariri Meets the 795 Blade RS 3Hariris work centers heavily on the female form, movement, and autonomy, and that carries directly onto the bike.LOOK says the collaboration explores what it calls the female gaze. Flowing shapes and bold color wrap the 795 Blade RS 3 rather than simply sitting on top as a decorative graphic.Hariri originally painted three frames by hand.One frame stays with the artist. One goes into the permanent collection at La Maison LOOK museum in Nevers. The third will support a charity fundraising campaign to expand access to 12 years of free, safe, quality education for girls.For the production run, LOOKs design team reworked the artwork individually across all six frame sizes. Running from XXS through XL, rather than scaling one graphic up and down. LOOK says each size was redrawn so the forms keep their proportions and flow across the full range.Each frame is then individually numbered from 1/50 to 50/50.The Art of CyclingThis is the second project in LOOKs The Art of Cycling series. The brand uses it to connect its race-bike engineering with artists outside the traditional cycling world.LOOK CEO Federico Musi frames the series around something the company has leaned into for decades: performance and aesthetics carrying equal weight.That philosophy fits LOOK better than most. The brands history is full of engineering firsts, from clipless pedals to early carbon race bikes. LOOK has also never been shy about bold graphics, unusual finishes, or bikes that look different from the rest of the peloton.The Hariri edition pushes that side of the brand much harder.Keo Blade Ceramic Ti Collector Pedals IncludedThe package also includes a matching pair of Keo Blade Ceramic Ti pedals decorated with Hariri artwork. They come in a dedicated collector box and use LOOKs titanium spindle and ceramic-bearing setup.Thats a nice touch, because a bike this visually specific would look a little unfinished with standard black pedals bolted on.The included art print is produced on Hahnemhle Photo Matt Fiber paper, while the tote carries Hariris custom graphic. LOOK clearly wants this to feel like a complete collection, not a painted frameset with a couple of extras tossed in.The Art of Cycling x Julia Hariri Pre-Order Now OpenThe LOOK 795 Blade RS 3 The Art of Cycling x Julia Hariri edition goes up for preorder today, November 12, 2026, through LOOK and select dealers. Deliveries are expected to begin in December.The collection will also debut at Rouleur Live in London, running November 12-14 at The Truman Brewery. Hariri will be on the LOOK stand during the Thursday evening launch for a live painting performance.At nearly $7,000 before drivetrain, wheels, or cockpit, this isnt exactly the practical choice.But practical isnt really the point. Plenty of 795 Blade RS 3s are already built to go fast. Only 50 of them will look like this.
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