Core77 - Blog • Jan. 21, 2026, 2:13 p.m.

How many different ways could you possibly design a folding or collapsible helmet? You might be surprised, as we were, having covered a number of different designs over the years.

(While most are designed for cyclists, the Japanese ones on this list are intended for natural disaster environments.) Here are fifteen different approaches: Julien Bergignat and Patrice Mouille's Tatoo Helmet Mike Rose's polypropylene Collapsible Helmet Jeff Woolf's Morpher helmet Closca's Fuga helmet BioLogic's Pango folding helmet The Hövding "airbag for cyclists" The Fend Helmet The Tanizawa Portable Fold-up Disaster Helmet The Osamet Collapsible Safety Helmet The Derucap Collapsible Safety Helmet The Tatamet Designer Foldable Safety Helmet and Tatawing BCP Designer Foldable Safety Helmet Designer Foldable Safety Helmet Tatawing BCP Tatawing BCP The Flatmet Collapsible Helmet The Ventete aH-1 The latest is this Newlane Foldable MIPS Bike Helmet . The sheer variety is a testament to human creativity.

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