2024 / Hobby & Sports / Fitness & Sports Garment: Helmets / Student

Solo

• Prizes
  Top Design Winner in HOBBY & SPORTS/Fitness & Sports Garment: Helmets
• Lead Designer
  Nils Sorger
• Project Link
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• Other credit
  Photo: Larissa Schieberl / Mona Ohms
• University
  Htw - University of Applied Sciences Berlin

Solo is a user-centered, fully personalized bike helmet produced using additive SLS 3D printing and a parametric design approach. Based on a 3D scan and a breathable lattice structure, it offers optimal fit and safety. The app captures preferences like riding style and color. Field Driven Ramps control material flow for a balance of lightness and shock absorption. Made by Protiq from sustainable PA11, derived from castor seeds, it's a recyclable alternative to foam. This process-oriented project enables personalized helmets that encourage wearing.

Bio
I'm Nils, A Berlin-based Designer Passionate About Merging Tradition With Innovation. My Work Explores The Interplay Of Materials, Processes, And Social Contexts, Creating Products That Resonate With Cultural And Technological Dynamics.

Other prizes
+/- Hessian State Award for Universal Design, Nominee, 2024 Solo Hessian State Award for Universal Design, Nominee, 2024 Solo German Ecodesign Award Exhibition Metropolenhaus, Berlin, 2024 Solo German Ecodesign Award, Longlist, 2024 Solo Łódź Design Festival, Poland, 2024 Solo MakeMe! Award, Nominee, 2024 Solo Berlin Design Week, 2024 +/- Isola Design Salone del Mobile, Milan, 2024 +/- Isola Design Award, Category Textile, Winner, 2023 Isola Design Award, Category Most Voted Jury, Winner, 2023 +/- Greener Manufacturing Fair, Cologne, 2023 +/- Green Concept Award, Nominee, 2023 +/- German Medical Award, Nominee, 2023 PUR4 11 Years Industrial Design HTW, Berlin, 2022