I’m intrigued by emails requesting images that come back with “Retro Helmets.jpg” and “Spine & Bones Design,” and I couldn’t let the chance to write about the Harley-Davidson Museum’s first feature exhibition pass me by.

The Helmet Project will highlight “retooled” helmets and work from Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (MIAD) students through November 8. It deserves highlighting not just because the conceptual helmets are fantastical but because Wisconsin’s only college devoted to the education of professional artists and designers has taken on a large projec that’s cross-disciplinary in every sense of the word. The Museum challenged MIAD Sculpture, Integrated Studio Arts and Industrial Design students to “extend the rich history of helmet design” while Interior Architecture + Design and Communication Design students curated the exhibit with Museum staff. (Which group do you think is responsible for the evolving display space HeadDress where visitors can create helmet art of their own?)

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