Powder Protector

The go-to women’s specific skiing spine protector with concept-based, strain-rate sensitive visco-elastic polymers that harden upon impact or rapid movement to prevent whiplash, harsh impacts, or abrasions to the back.

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Market Analysis

Animal Inspiration

Intrigued by the remarkable force-distributing capabilities of Komodo Dragon skin, this inspiration has been woven into the material innovation. The goal is to curtail abrasions through the efficient dispersion of forces across a wider area.

Form Study

Material and Form Development

Material Explanation

  • Strain rate sensitive visco elastic polymer dough shaped in a truncated honeycomb lattice

  • Disaspates force most effectively along with maximum breathability

  • Diagram below shows the shape of the middle layer