Ron D* Swan is a tyre swan working out of a small studio in Hurstbridge, Victoria. He executes as much as 95% of the hands-on work himself and jokes at times that at least his sweat-shop is self-inflicted. Being of reused material himself, he's had a lifelong obsession to creatively use materials that other people throw away. He sources such things as pvc banners, plastic sign boards, canvas offcuts, bicycle tubes and stainless steel spokes. Whenever possible he uses these materials in his products and repeats to himself;

"Refuse, Reduce, Reuse, Repair, Recycle"

*D stands for Duckoldson, it's a very long story . . .

Cathy Parry developed Ron Swan's character in 2003 and in 2005 Ron became the figurehead of Cathy's new cycling accessories business.

Cathy sews all the products and is the production manager, sales manager, financial manager and CEO.

Chris Guest is the chief designer at Ron D Swan. He has developed the designs for the products based on his own and Cathy's wish list. Chris is also the man behind all the product tags and original design of the website.

DIY - what you've always wanted to know

Here is a .pdf of How to make a tyre swan. Don't hurt yourself.

(the file is nearly 1 meg, sorry)