Two wheelers fiber glass helmet. Entirely hand-painted, adorned with pure gold or silver leaves. Interior in black & white lamb Nappa leather and satin. Visor decorative screw in massive silver (visor sold separately).
Homologation for road & circuit usage in Europe (ECE22.05 norm) and USA (DOT norm). Advanced safety features with anti-roll retention systems off & double D rings.
Concept & design by Chris Balzac Hand-painting, jewelry & leather work performed by master craftsmen in the purest tradition of eternal India...
Alexandre Zurcher & Chris Balzac, founders of GOACHIC
GOA : 100 kilometers of white sand beaches on the west bank of India. A wind of freedom and tropical temperatures swing the cloudless winter. Where parties, traditions & cultures mix up in a bohemian atmosphere...
GOACHIC Paris-India creates exclusive accessories marrying GOA lounge culture and the CHIC à la française.
Unique Helmets
Entirely handpainted and adorned with gold leaves, every helmet is an absolutely unique artpiece. GOACHIC Unique Helmets will be available in stores by autumn 2009.
prototypes phase 3
Technology meets handycraft
The Unique Helmets are made of a fiber glass shell, EPS paddings & feature an Anti-Roll-Off safety chin strap system. They are the first handpainted helmets to receive the homologation ECE 22.05 for road usage in Europe.
prototype interior phase 1
Each comfort linner is handcrafted in white Nappa sheep leather, black Alcantara & handprinted silk.
Each shell is entirely handpainted with chemical-free natural colours, using fox hair pencils.
The gold adorning is performed by master crafstmen using ancestral techniques.
Each protective bag encloses a perfumed pouch to keep your helmet scented & your GOACHIC experience truly unique.
prototype scented pouch
Born in Goa
Designed in Paris
Handpainted in a rural village of Eternal India
GOACHIC works hand in hand with master craftsmen of Rajasthan and has installed its painting workshop in their home village. Being the only manufacture of this rural area, GOACHIC has taken the path of day to day sustainable developement. The craftsmen will now live among their families, without having to go to the cities to find seasonal painting jobs...
Exclusive Accessories
Soon : Luggage & maroquinerie
Genesis
December 2004, the tsunami hits the shores of India. The country is paralyzed. While travelling, Chris Balzac finds himself stuck in a remote fishermen village of north Goa. Writer, musician and photographer, he had wanted for quite some time to experiment in a new field of creation : exotic vehicles. After the shock of the tsunami, and still on stand by in this little village he starts to decorate a Royal Enfield Motorcycle with the help of a master craftsman using the ancestral technique of gold coating. To perfect the piece of art, Chris imagined a helmet decorated with Hindu Gods…
Back in Paris, Chris was constantly approached by people wanting to buy his helmet ... He put aside his unique sample and decides to fully develop this art concept at a better time.
Influenced by the vision of Andy Warhol, this repeated artwork production is the logical result of his perception of art, artists and handicraft. After 10 years of travel to India, discovering the sub continent with his Royal Enfield motorcycle, Chris learned to know, to appreciate, and to work with Indian craftsmen.Project after project he created a solid network working with him…
In January 2008, he decides to start the production of new prototypes in India. The success is instantaneous: the helmets are exhibited to few boutiques in the Marais in Paris, where they are eagerly awaited to be displayed in the showcases.
At the age of 23 years, Alexandre Zurcher has also discovered the roads of India on his Enfield motorcycle. He is currently completing HEC entrepreneur Master in Paris. From 2005-2006, he spent his time studying in New Delhi. There, he became the youngest French entrepreneur in India, launching his company Vintage Rides, an agency specialized in motorcycle trips in India on Royal Enfield, framed by great stops in charming hotels. In 2008, already more than 200 passionate motorcycle riders joined.
It was clear that the encounter of those two entrepreneurs with a passion for India, motorcycles and aesthetics, would lead them to melt their talent as well as their experience to create in 2008 the GOACHIC brand, and launch the Unique Helmets onto the market.
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Discover the Unique Helmetsat the following events :
6th International Motorcycle and Scooter Fair 7-12/10/2008 Koelnmesse GmbH , Messeplatz 1 Cologne, Germany
Fashion Industry in India : from Indianness to Globalization ? Lundi 6 octobre 2008Espace Wagram - 16 avenue de wagram, 75008 Paris
Business Forum France-India 2008
Kamal Nath, indian minister of Commerce & Industry, along with directors of 50 indian companies. Wednesday 1st of october 2008 Chambre de commerce et d’industrie de Paris
EXHIBITION "Across India on motorcycle" by ChrisBalzac
"A road trip across India n a Royal Enfield motorcycle. 18 months to discover another world."
