Environment Transportation Just What We Needed Dept: A Playmobil Bike Helmet By Lloyd Alter Design Editor University of Toronto Lloyd Alter is Design Editor for Treehugger and teaches Sustainable Design at Ryerson University in Toronto. our editorial process Facebook Facebook Twitter Twitter Lloyd Alter Updated September 25, 2019 ©. Levent Konuk / Shutterstock.com Share Twitter Pinterest Email Transportation Active Automotive Aviation Public Transportation Not many kids wear helmets in Denmark, and some people think they should. For his MBA thesis Simon Higby now a creative partner at DBB Stockholm, had the idea for this helmet shaped like the hair from a Playmobil character; he worked with Clara Prior of the Copenhagen office to "create a bicycle helmet that would get kids excited about bicycle safety." MOEF, a company that makes “special effects and visual concepts for advertising, film and exhibitions” knocked out a prototype. The MOEF video of the process is fascinating, showing them scan the hair, digitize it and then 3D print it on a Zprinter 650. I don't know how many kids would be excited about a helmet that is this thick and doesn't have any ventilation; I would imagine it would make for a pretty hot head. Also, it looks like it would cover the ears and impair hearing. Maybe it isn't just what we needed. Although I do hope that they make this adult version: