Neck Frame

concept design - 2014

Neck Frame is a low-profile neck protector that adheres to the skin and absorbs excessive force put on the cervical spine, such as whiplash, giving protection in any sport with the possibility of neck injury. After suffering a head and neck injury in 2013, I began thinking about ways to prevent or minimize the severity of sports-related neck injuries. The final design is flexible and is reinforced with state of the art materials such as graphene. Graphene is composed of pure carbon arranged at an atomic level as a single layer in a hexagonal grid and has many properties that benefit this design, such as flexibility, elasticity and incredible strength while still being ultra thin and light. When worn by an athlete Neck Frame acts like a structural second skin.

In 2014 this design was shortlisted in the Oakley ‘Disruptive by Design’ competition hosted by Designboom and featured on Dezeen and several other online publications. You can read the Dezeen article here.