When design and technology meet Italian motorcycling tradition and the energy of young creatives, mobility opens up to the future. From this vision comes the collaboration between IED Turin and Beltrami Design, an Emilian excellence in the luxury two-wheeler sector. Third-year students of the Transportation Design course were involved in a design journey that led them to imagine what Beltrami’s style and technology could look like in 2030, exploring new forms and concepts capable of redefining the two-wheeled experience.

Beltrami Design began its journey in 2017 with the relaunch of the historic Moto Parilla brand, reviving its unmistakable style and originality that made it famous between the 1940s and 1960s. Today, it is an independent brand that blends craftsmanship, innovation, and refined aesthetics, inviting a new generation of young designers to explore the potential of motorcycle design and reinterpret its own philosophy of “art in motion.” It’s a call to imagine a new horizon where sustainability, performance, and exclusive luxury merge.

The concepts presented as thesis projects are the result of extensive research, experimentation, and ongoing dialogue with the Beltrami team. Among the most emblematic proposals stands out Suprema, a project developed by Lukas Vannucchi that embodies Beltrami’s DNA with coherence and originality. Inspired by the Carbon, Suprema boldly reinvents the classic cruiser architecture, placing the transverse V2 engine at the heart of the composition. The reinterpretation of iconic elements such as the tank and the suspension system creates a striking and innovative visual impact. These design choices, while respecting the traditional ergonomic triangle, open up new expressive possibilities and give life to an unprecedented formal language. The result is a motorcycle capable of rewriting the aesthetic and design codes of the contemporary cruiser.

Equally visionary is Francesco Pratelli’s project, Trion, born from the desire to shape an extreme motorcycle—one that fuses design and engineering into a dynamic sculpture. At the heart of Trion is a high-performance rotary engine: compact and significantly lighter than traditional piston engines, around which a sharp and essential silhouette takes shape, as if sculpted by the wind. Taut surfaces, clean cuts, and minimal geometries boldly reinterpret Beltrami’s design language, giving life to an object that evokes both power and lightness—capable of conveying a sense of speed even at a standstill.

Lastly, Terbio, by Carola Rivoli, offers a reinterpretation of the naked bike that blends performance, aesthetics, and sustainability. This is a hybrid motorcycle, powered by a 1000cc three-cylinder combustion engine paired with an electric battery for urban use —a machine that is both monumental and dynamic. Inspired by rare earth metals and their role in cutting-edge technologies, Terbio stands out for its sculpted surfaces and magnetic design, captivating from every angle. With its taut lines and innovative suspension system — featuring twin swingarms connected to the wheel hubs in a nearly symmetrical layout that gives the object a sense of transverse continuity — the bike becomes a sculpture in motion, a powerful expression of Beltrami Design’s values and vision.

Supervised by IED faculty and Beltrami’s designers, the design process served as a high-level creative laboratory, where market analysis, material research, and formal experimentation came together to envision new scenarios for the future of motorcycle design.