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‘Two-part helmet that can be safely removed by EMTs’ declared winner of the YD x KeyShot Design Challenge

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Among hundreds of entries for the YD x KeyShot Design Challenge that asked participants to redesign the Envoy Helmet to make it safer, Jonathan Hatch’s redesign presented a clever feature – a pair of pull-tabs that allowed the helmet to split into two, making it easy for emergency medical technicians to easily and safely remove the headgear in the event of an emergency.

“My addition to the Envoy helmet concept is to improve safety for the user after an accident occurs”, Jonathan told Yanko Design. “Typically, removing an injured user’s helmet after an accident requires one EMT to stabilize the head and neck and another to cut the chin strap and pull the helmet off. The helmet removal often results in accidental repositioning of the head and neck, potentially causing additional injuries or taking up precious seconds during the rescue.”

By adding the EMT Removal Lock, the Envoy Helmet prioritizes wearer safety in virtually every scenario… even the unavoidable ones. The Envoy helmet with the EMT removal lock simplifies this procedure by allowing an EMT to split the helmet at a critical seam in seconds, all without applying any force or moving the head or neck. After the cap is separated, the user’s head remains safely cradled in the remaining shell.

Unanimously declared the Gold Winner by the YD x KeyShot Design Challenge Jury Panel, Jonathan also wins an Apple iPad along with a KeyShot Pro Licence.

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Designer: Jonathan Hatch

KeyShot and Yanko Design team up for a Design Challenge. Participate for a chance to win an Apple iPad & AirPods Pro

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We’re thrilled to announce our partnership with KeyShot over our first ever Design Challenge! The premier YDxKeyShot Design Challenge has a broad brief and some exciting prizes! Your mission, should you choose, is to add your own spin to the ENVOY Helmet to make it safer. You can find images of the ENVOY Helmet below, and use this link to download the ENVOY Helmet 3D file for free.

Click Here to Participate Now! Hurry, Contest Closes on 19th September 2021, 11:59 pm PST.

The ENVOY Helmet by KeyShot’s design team, comes with 3 standout features – a hard-shell design, a detachable visor on the front, and a dynamic LED panel on the back that helps alert riders/drivers of your presence. The redesign could be as simple as creating new patterns for the LED matrix and experimenting with different CMF for higher visibility and better safety, or you could add your own features too, like a HUD, an inflatable life-vest, the sky is quite literally the limit.

To participate in the YDxKeyShot Design Challenge, upload your renders/animations/designs to Instagram and tag + follow the @yankodesign and @keyshot3d accounts while also using the #YDxKeyShot hashtag. You can get your hands on a free trial of the latest KeyShot 10 rendering software by downloading the software on KeyShot’s website and using the Trial Licence Code KSYANKO21 while installing the software to unlock all the features. Participants in the KeyShot x Yanko Design Challenge must be above the age of 18.

The Design Challenge will be judged by Ti Chang – Designer and Founder of Crave, Reid Schlegel – Educator and Designer at Aruliden, and Sarang Sheth – Editor in Chief at Yanko Design. The challenge will see three winners who will receive licenses to KeyShot, along with a 10.2-inch Apple iPad (first prize), Apple AirPods Pro (second prize), and an Apple HomePod Mini (third prize). The deadline to submit your designs is 19th September 2021, 12:00 PST. Hurry!

Here’s all the information you need:

The Design Brief
How can you make the ENVOY Helmet safer?

How to Participate
Step 1: Download the ENVOY Helmet 3D assets
Step 2: Upload your design to Instagram + Follow @yankodesign and @keyshot3d
Step 3: Tag @yankodesign and use the hashtag #YDxKeyShot in the caption.

Contest Opens: 6th September 2021, 12:00 am PST
Contest Closes: 19th September 2021, 11:59 pm PST

First Prize: 10.2-inch Apple iPad + KeyShot Pro License
Runner Up 1: Apple AirPods Pro + KeyShot HD License
Runner Up 2: Apple HomePod Mini + KeyShot HD License

You Have to Use KeyShot to create your renders.

Click Here to Download the ENVOY Helmet 3D Assets

Click Here to Download a free trial of KeyShot 10 (Use the Trial Code KSYANKO21 after installation)

Click Here to Participate Now! Hurry, Contest Closes on 19th September 2021, 11:59 pm PST.

Alessi, Poliform and Kartell, are sponsoring the Parmigiano Reggiano Design Challenge 2021… And the winner gets a chance to visit Italy!

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Iconic Italian design brands Alessi, Poliform and Kartell, are sponsoring the Parmigiano Reggiano® Design Challenge and inviting professional designers and design students to submit their product concepts.

The brief? To elevate the human experience through products that celebrate authenticity across the journey of enjoying a meal.
The prize? A trip to Italy for two to enjoy The Ultimate Italian Design Experience!

Click Here to Submit Your Designs Now for the Parmigiano Reggiano® Design Challenge. Hurry, entries close September 15, 2021.

About Parmigiano Reggiano

For almost 1,000 years, Parmigiano Reggiano has been made in the same region of Italy, with the same methods and ingredients that were used at the start. This relentless commitment to tradition is one of the many reasons why the cheese ranks as one of Italy’s most loved brands. To further cement its role as a cultural icon, the brand has organized a design competition that challenges the design community to submit product concepts inspired by ‘authenticity’.

About The Competition

The Design Challenge is accepting entries in three categories: Cooking (graters, knives, chopping boards, utensils, etc.); Eating (plates, bowls, cutlery, napkins, etc.); and Sitting (credenzas, tables, chairs, stools, etc.). The idea is to submit product concepts designed to create a better and more authentic experience at every point across the journey of preparing and enjoying a meal. Designers are invited to consider materials, technologies, functionality and sustainability as part of their concepts. The entries can be submitted online as sketches, renderings, or photos of prototypes.

About The Jury and The Sponsors

The panel of jurors who will ultimately select the winners, is composed of design industry visionaries, including: Laura Anzani (CEO, Poliform USA), Mauro Porcini (CDO, PepsiCo), Karim Rashid (Multidisciplinary Design Icon), Ayse Birsel and Bibi Seck (Founders of Studio Birsel+Seck), and Pietro Rovatti (the Brand Director for Parmigiano Reggiano). If that wasn’t enough, Alessi, Poliform, and Kartel – three of the top Italian design brands in the product and furniture categories are sponsoring the competition. The opportunity for contestants to be seen by influential industry leaders and top design brands is reason enough to enter your work!

Can I Enter? Is It Free?

The competition is open to professionals, students, and even non-designers and is totally FREE! If you’ve got an idea or even the spark of an idea in your mind, this is the right time to start sketching and get a chance to put your work in front of some of the most influential professionals in the business. Just make sure you submit your design before the deadline – on September 15th, 2021!

What about the awards?

The winners will be announced in October 2021. Winners in each category will receive Gold, Silver, and Bronze awards, product gifts, as well as extensive coverage on Yanko Design and other reputed design blogs. The ‘Best of Show’ in the Professional Category will get a one-week, all-expenses-paid trip for two to Italy! The trip will include a private tour of a Parmigiano Reggiano cheese-making facility, as well as separate VIP experiences at Alessi, Poliform, and Kartell’s facilities and museums… and obviously the opportunity to enjoy the best food Italy has to offer, including a sumptuous Italian dinner in one of the region’s best restaurants!

Learn more. The deadline is September 15, 2021.

Click Here to visit the Parmigiano Reggiano Design Challenge site for complete details about the competition and how to enter it. Don’t forget – you have until September 15 to submit your entries… so it’s best to get the wheels rolling on your concept development! For some inspiration, just scroll below for a few uniquely authentic and creative designs. Oh, and as they say in Italy, “Buona Fortuna!”

Enter the Parmigiano Reggiano Design Challenge 2021.

The prize: A trip to Italy for two to enjoy The Ultimate Italian Design Experience!
Click Here to Submit Your Designs Now for the Parmigiano Reggiano® Design Challenge. Hurry, entries close September 15, 2021.