Safety, right under your butt. That’s actually the slogan
for this new helmet. But, the designers weren’t joking around when they created
Mamoris, a chair that transforms into a helmet. The name comes from the words
mamoru (to protect) and isu (chair).
“You never know when a natural disaster like an earthquake
might strike you,” says Yuji Ikawa, one of the co-founders. “We thought about
how best to implement safety into our daily lives.” Realizing that chairs are
not only ubiquitous but that they could also take inspiration from its shape
and form, the designers created a helmet that doubles as the backrest of a
chair.