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WEARABLE TECHNOLOGY WHEN FASHION COLLIDES WITH TECHNOLOGY
TECHNOLOGY | TRENDS HÖVDING – ONCE UPON A TIME… In 2005 Hövding co-founders, Anna Haupt and Terese Alstin started working together on a joint master’s thesis in industrial design after four and a half years studying at LTH, the Faculty of Engineering at Lund University in Sweden. The law that had just been introduced in Sweden making bicycle helmets compulsory for children up to the age of 15 had triggered a heated debate on whether it should be extended to include adult cyclists too. To people like us, who wouldn’t be seen dead in a polystyrene helmet, the thought that we might be forced to wear one by law was cause for concern. Producing a bicycle helmet that people would be happy to put on looked like a much better way to go than legislation forcing people to wear one or else. We realized that our industrial design master’s thesis was the perfect place to find out whether the traditional bicycle helmet could be improved on. We started out with a survey, asking people on the streets why so few people wear bicycle helmets. They came up with plenty of reasons: “They’re a pain to carry about, they all look hideous, they ruin your hair, nobody else wears them, you can’t get your hat on underneath.” Some good arguments, it’s true, others more like excuses. It was clear that bicycle helmets are a hot topic that everyone has an opinion on and strong feelings about. Cycling is something we do every day and there’s a sense of freedom that goes with it. Although people are well aware of the risks on the roads, the vast majority are choosing to cycle without a helmet. When it comes down to it, people do really want to protect their heads in road accidents, but there are limits. It isn’t the cyclists who need to change, it’s the product. When we asked people what they’d ideally like the bicycle helmet of tomorrow to look like, we got responses like these: “Like a cool hat with a built- ‐in helmet.” “Something small that you can fold up and put in your pocket.” “Something that lets you change what it looks like, like you can with mobile phone skins or wigs.” “Invisible.” The instant we heard the word “invisible,” we realized what the world was waiting for--an invisible bicycle helmet. Since that day we’ve learned that nothing is impossible. We’ve learned that people who call themselves “realists” are actually scaredy- ‐cats who just aren’t brave enough to think big enough. Hövding is the Swedish for “Chieftain” and our Hövding is a leader and a role model, with its sights set on changing the world. We want to encourage others to follow in our footsteps and dare to demand something better, to stand out from the crowd, and believe in themselves and their own capabilities. We may be a small company but we think big and we aim high. Delusions of grandeur are exactly what it takes! RAINE MAGAZINE - VOLUME 20 45
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