Nutcase was founded at a football game between two rival teams in Oregon back in 2000, when Michael Morrow, president and founder of Nutcase and former Nike Creative Director, brought out two helmets he had cooked up in his garage, both festooned with the mascots of each team.
Ever since the dawn of Nutcase, we’ve received design suggestions of “wouldn’t that be cool on a helmet?!” from customers and friends. We heard you, and since 2014, we’ve worked with three international artists each year, selected from an open design competition, to bring awesome new designs to market. Our Unframed Artist Series Helmets have drawn over a thousand entries from dozens of countries. We are driven by art (and we have two amazing designers on staff!), and are humbled by the opportunity to share our designs with the world.
