Sandbox
Reinventing a Classic
A culturally defined icon, evolved for performance.
More dugout than downhill at a glance, Sandbox’s helmet broke every alpine rule, and that’s exactly why it worked. Our challenge: tap into subculture style to increase helmet adoption and safety on the mountain. We evolved the Classic through next-generation protection, ventilation, fit, and form and it quickly became a rider favorite and Canada’s #1-selling winter sports helmet.
Services:
Product Strategy
Industrial Design
CAD Design and DFM
Materials, Colors, Finishes
Less is more.
Speed lines gave way to pure, monolithic form, validated across snow, wake, and skate.
Inspired by vintage baseball caps.
Reduced form became
a canvas for expression.
Venting, addressed both passive and active airflow with a focus on goggle integration.
Material thickness and part design was optimized for CE 1077 standard & 4 sizes.
Impact
60+
Countries Distributed
1
Vent System Patent
2
Iconic Helmet Platforms
