KISKA

Cardo BEYOND just won a Red Dot Award!

A smart full-face motorcycle helmet sounds like it should look incredibly complex. But the goal here was different: integrate communication, sound, connectivity, and active noise cancelling in a way that felt calm, clear, and rider-first.

The controls are tactile, glove-friendly, and easy to find on the move. The circular plateau around the visor pivot gives it a clear visual signature, but also works as a simple functional landmark for riders. We kept the helmet clean, even with all that embedded tech hidden under the shell.

Congrats to everyone involved.

35 years since we began...and we still get a rush when we design motorcycles.

This addition to the RC family was a lightning-quick show of what our studio is capable of. One of the fastest development projects from start to finish, the 450 RC is sharp, aggressive, and expressive. Unusually, the foam model was created BEFORE the sketch stage in this project for a very early proportion study in our workshop.

Designing bikes still feels a bit like play in the best possible sense. You can refine, measure, and test all day long but there’s still that moment where you know if it has the right attitude or not. Chasing that feeling never gets old.