All Product articles – Page 79
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Canada Goose is launching Branta, a new capsule collection for...
Canada Goose is launching Branta, a new capsule collection for autumn/winter 2019, comprised of six limited-edition parkas for men and women that are based on the artwork of Diane Burko. This season's theme is Glacial Shifts, inspired by Burko's work, who used art to document the disappearance of glaciers through ...
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Polygiene, the Swedish developer and supplier of Stays Fresh and...
Polygiene, the Swedish developer and supplier of Stays Fresh and Odor Crunch technology, has announced new agreements with Vtinon, a Korean producer of socks, and with Osklen, a sustainable Brazilian sportswear brand owned by the Alpargatas group. It has previously announced Tommy Sport as a client. The Swedish company's financial ...
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Eastpak has joined forces with Neighborhood, the Japanese streetwear label,...
Eastpak has joined forces with Neighborhood, the Japanese streetwear label, founded by Shinsuke Takizawa in 1994, on a range of padded bags. The collaboration has resulted in four items made of nylon and satin, inspired by Neighborhood's military/biker streetwear style. Each item features co-branded graphics as well as Neighborhood's slogan, ...
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Keen and Sherpa Adventure Gear have joined forces on a...
Keen and Sherpa Adventure Gear have joined forces on a new edition of their Innate travel boot for men and women for the autumn/winter 2019 season, which follows a similar release for spring 2019. The new product is PCF-free and uses premium nubuck leather certified by the Leather Working Group. ...
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Polartec, the brand of technical fabrics, has announced the winners...
Polartec, the brand of technical fabrics, has announced the winners of the 2019 edition of its annual Apex Design Awards, which are selected every year for products that incorporate the Massachusetts-based company's fabrics. The winners are: the 66ºNorth x Ganni Kria NeoShell Jacket, with Polartec's NeoShell breathable waterproof fabric; the ...
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Viking Outdoor Footwear has reintroduced an archive style to celebrate...
Viking Outdoor Footwear has reintroduced an archive style to celebrate its 100th birthday in 2020. It is a style from 1974, called Retro Trim, in suede with a white retro rubber sole and sideflash. It is available in size 30 for kids and up to size 47 for adults.
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Ascend Performance Materials is planning to launch several new specialty...
Ascend Performance Materials is planning to launch several new specialty polyamides to meet the growing demand from its customers. These new products will include an assortment of PA610 and PA612 long-chain polyamides, engineered for a variety of applications, including sporting goods, the company said, thanks to low moisture absorption, and ...
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Bear Paw, the warm-lined comfort brand from Sacramento California, has...
Bear Paw, the warm-lined comfort brand from Sacramento California, has launched a vegan summer collection for men and women, mainly consisting of bio type sandals. They are made in Spain with cork footbeds and Piñatex pineapple fiber or textile uppers, glued with latex. The collection has been approved by PETA, ...
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Lorpen, the Spanish brand of technical socks, will be introducing...
Lorpen, the Spanish brand of technical socks, will be introducing the Selective Layering System in its spring/summer 2020 collection. Through R&D carried out at its headquarters in the small town of Etxalar, at the foot of the Pyrenees Mountains, Lorpen has developed a way to vary the number of fabric ...
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Conquista Montanhismo, the Brazilian climbing and outdoor clothing brand, has...
Conquista Montanhismo, the Brazilian climbing and outdoor clothing brand, has launched a collection that features Polygiene's anti-odor treatment
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Merrell has released in a limited-edition trail-running shoe in collaboration...
Merrell has released in a limited-edition trail-running shoe in collaboration with an American craft brewery called Dogfish Head. The Agility Synthesis x Dogfish is available now at select retail stores and merrell.com. It will also be sold at Dogfish Head's annual foot race, the Dogfish Dash, on Sept. 29 in ...
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Salomon has launched a new collection of winter sneakers for...
Salomon has launched a new collection of winter sneakers for commuters, designed for urban residents who commute to work on foot or by bike in wet weather. The shoes in the new collection are the T-Muter WR and the T-Max WR. The shoes feature water-resistant uppers, to make them suitable ...
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Researchers in Japan have created a new water-repelling material inspired...
Researchers in Japan have created a new water-repelling material inspired by porcupinefish skin. Yoshihiro Yamauchi, Masanobu Naito and colleagues from the National Institute for Materials Science have created microscale pufferfish-inspired scales made of zinc oxide, to which they have added a silicone polymer for elasticity. Unlike other superhydrophobic materials, the ...
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Teijin Group will be taking over from CrossOver, a Dutch...
Teijin Group will be taking over from CrossOver, a Dutch venture, to investigate the feasibility of further developing and commercializing the SmartShoulder, a wearable tool for service engineers who work alone or in dangerous conditions. The tool features wearable sensors that can connect to a smartphone, detect if the wearer ...
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Directa Plus has developed a new waterproof textile membrane featuring...
Directa Plus has developed a new waterproof textile membrane featuring the company's G+ graphene nanoplatelets, contained in a polyurethane film. The new membrane will be marketed under the names Grafytherm and Grafyshield. The company has already secured an Italian patent, and is in the process of extending it internationally. According ...
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Sympatex will start serial production of its thermo-formed waterproof inner...
Sympatex will start serial production of its thermo-formed waterproof inner shoe Utmospheric in early 2020. The company has completed prototyping with its clients but still has manufacturing slots available for partners looking to enter retail sales with Utmospheric in the winter of 2020/2021. The new facility's production capacity is capped ...
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Reporting a 95 percent year-on-year increase in the sell-in of...
Reporting a 95 percent year-on-year increase in the sell-in of its new line of graphene shoes in the first half of 2019, Inov-8 announced on Aug. 15 the release on its website and at selected retailers of the Trailroc G 280, its first trail running shoe incorporating the technology. Besides ...
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Buff, the Spanish-based specialist in neck and head accessories, is...
Buff, the Spanish-based specialist in neck and head accessories, is launching a new line of products designed for the Camino de Santiago, known in English as the Way of St. James, the network of ancient pilgrim routes stretching across Europe and leading to the tomb of St. James (Santiago in ...
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Tessitura Taiana Virgilio, the Italian fabric developer based in Olgiate...
Tessitura Taiana Virgilio, the Italian fabric developer based in Olgiate Comasco, has worked with The Woolmark Company to launch a new fabric designed for use in extreme performance. The new product, called Kinetech Wolf Wool, is a three-layer fabric, but engineered in a single woven structure, with one side made ...
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Canada Goose began seeking Intuit designers for a special collection...
Canada Goose began seeking Intuit designers for a special collection in January of this year, and Project Atigi has now been extended and expanded. The Canadian outdoor brand is planning to commission 20 native designers from the Inuvialuit Settlement Region, Nunatsiavut, Nunavut and Nunavik – all four regions of the ...
