In 1940 he became the firsthead of the industrial design department at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, where he organized a contemporary furniture competition that launched the careers of Eero Saarinen and Charles Eames.
First, its flexible design measures the impact on a wearer's head, as opposed to the impact on a helmet, which -- according to Kacyvenski -- means that the data it provides is more relevant and accurate than competing systems.
No word on any test markets just yet, but folks can apparently check out the concept first-hand at Dutch Design Week in Eindhoven this week -- or simply head on past the break for a video.
And while he has lived in Princeton for decades, first as a professor of architecture at Princeton University and now as the head of Michael Graves Design Group and Michael Graves Associates, Rome remains an inspiration and a touchstone.