Alice Potts creates baseball caps with crystals made from human sweat
Designer Alice Potts has created a collection of baseball caps covered in crystals grown from the sweat of the people who have worn them. More
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Rick Owens creates wearable helmets that double as fluorescent floor lamps
American designer Rick Owens has released a collection three of helmets that have a single and dual-prong strobe light protruding from their shell and can be used as sculptural floor lamps. More
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Shellmet is a helmet for fishing workers made from waste scallop shells
Tokyo advertising agency TBWA\Hakuhodo and plastics manufacturer Koushi Chemical Industry Co have created Shellmet, a hard hat made from discarded scallop shells and recycled plastic. More
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Stephen Jones and G-Star Raw collaborate to create couture denim hats
British milliner Stephen Jones has collaborated with Dutch clothing brand G-Star RAW to create a collection of sculptural headpieces made from denim. More
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Layer designs Viture One smart glasses to stream immersive video anywhere
Benjamin Hubert's studio Layer has designed a pair of smart glasses for tech company Viture that puts a virtual screen in the wearer's line of sight so they can play games or stream media. More
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Ikeuchi Hiroto sculpts wearable cyberpunk fantasias from gadgets
Overloaded cyberpunk masks, hulking exoskeletons and other imagined wearable tech feature in an exhibition by artist Ikeuchi Hiroto, who mixes pop culture references and model-making. More
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Summer Hat by Sassa Ann Van Wyk
Vienna designer Sassa Ann Van Wyk has reinterpreted a classic straw boater hat as a sculptural headpiece, called Summer Hat, for which the material is layered in undulating folds. More
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Bontrager's WaveCel bike helmet promises to radically reduce head injury
US bike brand Bontrager has launched an improved bicycle helmet that they say is 48 times more likely to prevent concussion than standard foam versions. More
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Siba Sahabi's Persona masks look like wearable architecture models
Designer Siba Sahabi's collection of blue wooden masks are intended to question today's culture of digital self-representation, but could also double as last-minute architectural Halloween costumes. More
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Nike withdraws balaclava following claims it incites gang violence
Nike has removed a balaclava from sale, after critics argued that the design enforces racial profiling and glamorises violence. More
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Zaha Hadid Architects models sinuous H-Line hat on 520 West 28th project
Zaha Hadid Architects has translated the swooping shapes of its recently completed condos beside New York's High Line into a blue and white headwear design, for a "hat-themed" party on the elevated park. More
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Closca's first folding helmet for children comes with its own sticker collection
Helmet brand Closca has launched a children's version of its folding bicycle helmet that's accompanied by city-themed stickers for customisation. More
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Yves Behar looks to loungewear for design of sleep-aiding Dreem headband
For his project with Silicon Valley start-up Rythm, industrial designer Yves Behar had to make a computer comfortable enough for restless sleepers to wear on their heads overnight. More
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IKEA's blue bag has been reimagined as a $38 baseball hat
Following on from Balenciaga's recent take on the IKEA Frakta bag, Los Angeles fashion brands Pleasures and Chinatown Market have made a baseball hat from the 40p tote. More
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Moritz Waldemeyer creates 3D-printed light-up helmet for Jamiroquai frontman Jay Kay
London designer Moritz Waldemeyer based this headgear for the lead singer of Jamiroquai on pangolin scales, creating sections that individually move and light up. More
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V&A museum acquires Pussyhat from Washington Women's March
London's V&A has acquired a pink hat with cat-shaped ears, which became a symbol of the Women's March on Washington following Donald Trump's inauguration. More
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Foldable paper cycling helmet wins James Dyson Award
A recyclable, collapsible helmet that could be sold at bike-share stations has been named this year's winner of the James Dyson Award. More
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Google's fabric VR headset is based on the "clothes we love to wear"
Google has upgraded its thrifty cardboard VR headset with a fabric version named Daydream View, which is designed to work with the company's first own-brand smartphone. More
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Di Peng recreates the experience of dementia with sense-distorting helmet
Graduate shows 2016: this Dementia Simulator headset designed by Central Saint Martins graduate Di Peng lets wearers experience symptoms of the disease for themselves (+ movie). More
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Björk unveils 3D-printed mask based on her musculoskeletal system
Icelandic musician Björk has partnered with designer and researcher Neri Oxman on a mask made up of multiple 3D-printed strands that mimic the underlying structure of her own face (+ slideshow). More
