ULVANG Vegard Hybrid Jacket

ULVANG

Vegard Hybrid Jacket

DESIGN: Laila Haugovd/Ulvang

CATEGORY: APPAREL

PRIMARY INNOVATION FEATURES

Vegard Hybrid Jacket is a brand new hybrid jacket in 100% Norwegian wool. It has padded panels in wool for extra warmth and comfort. The jacket has a front- and back panel and a hood in 100% Polyamide.

INTENDED SPECIFIC END USE

This jacket is designed and optimized for hiking and adventures where you need to stay extra warm because of the cold climate. The wool in the jacket gives you that extra warmth so that you always can continue your adventure and strive for more and longer ones.

SPECIFIC FEATURES

A knitted jacket made in 100% Norwegian wool. The high collar and hood protects you from wind and the cold temperature. A small pocket on the chest for your belongings and two bigger side pockets for your hands.

SUSTAINABILITY INFORMATION

Through the website Ulvang encourage repairs and reuse and that all textiles delivered are for recycling.

AVAILABLE IN STORES

Fall 2019

RECOMMENDED RETAIL PRICE

€ 249

CONTACT

lm.jensen@swixsport.no

HAGLÖFS L.I.M Shake Dry Hood

HAGLÖFS

L.I.M Shake Dry Hood

DESIGN: Haglöfs

CATEGORY: APPAREL

PRIMARY INNOVATION FEATURES

The world’s first dual layer SHAKEDRY™ shell jacket with unique features. Industry leading breathability and temperature regulation.

INTENDED SPECIFIC END USE

Perfectly made for outdoor enthusiast looking for high-performance apparel for high-pulse winter activities such as ski touring. A full weather protection jacket with light insulation that minimizes the need for layering.

SPECIFIC FEATURES

An extremely breathable and moisture managing garment that eliminates frustration of stopping to layer on/off during activity. Panels made from Gore-Tex fabric with stretch technology to give comfort and mobility/freedom of movement. The Shakedry™ technology is extremely breathable excelling in temperature regulation. Equipped with RECCO®.

SUSTAINABILITY INFORMATION

No DWR needed.

AVAILABLE IN STORES

November 2019

RECOMMENDED RETAIL PRICE

€ 500

CONTACT

Erika Wigge
erica.wigge@haglofs.se

FJÄLLRÄVEN Canada Wool Padded Jacket

FJÄLLRÄVEN

Canada Wool Padded Jacket

DESIGN: Fjällräven Design Team

CATEGORY: APPAREL

PRIMARY INNOVATION FEATURES

A comfortable mid-layer in recycled wool flannel with a new sustainable padding that turns surplus wool from Swedish sheep farms into a highly functional insulation material.

INTENDED SPECIFIC END USE

The jacket is a robust mid-layer for year-round use in the outdoors. Particularly useful for traditional trekking or bush-craft activities where you want a warm, thermo-regulating and sustainable alternative to conventional fleece. Great for layering under a shell jacket on cold autumn days, or by itself as a light jacket in milder temperatures.

SPECIFIC FEATURES

Made from soft and durable recycled wool/polyester flannel and padded with Lavalan Swedish wool. Shoulders, elbows and chest pocket flap in G-1000 Eco for extra durability. Articulated elbows for freedom of movement.

SUSTAINABILITY INFORMATION

With Canada Wool Padded Jacket, Fjällräven turns wool that would otherwise have been discarded into a high-end insulation material. In the padding, surplus wool from Swedish sheep farms on the island of Gotland is blended with polylactic (PLA) fibres from corn starch into a reliable, all-natural insulation material called Lavalan Swedish wool.

AVAILABLE IN STORES

September 2019

RECOMMENDED RETAIL PRICE

€ 249

CONTACT

Beatrice Rigois
beatrice.rigois@fjallraven.se

DEVOLD OF NORWAY Trollkyrkja Insulated Coat

DEVOLD OF NORWAY

Trollkyrkja Insulated Coat

DESIGN: Christine Harladstad-Sindum

CATEGORY: APPAREL

PRIMARY INNOVATION FEATURES

A performing everyday-coat in merino wool. Due to the high content of wool, the coat works naturally with Devold’s heating and cooling system, and helping you keep an even body temperature and to stay warm in all weather conditions.

INTENDED SPECIFIC END USE

The Trollkyrkja coat is developed for an everyday use. The idea is to cover the user in all the fantastic benefits from the merino wool fiber. The design is kept clean and elegant, to embrace all sorts of everyday adventures, yet technical and practical with all the details and features you would need to meet new challenges.

SPECIFIC FEATURES

The outer layer is a woven 100% merino wool fabric, which is tightly spun and woven to be durable and comfortable. The insulation is a 75% merino spacer mesh with a monofilament in between the layers, causing the air-space that gives the excellent temperature-regulation comfort. All outer layer seams are taped.

SUSTAINABILITY INFORMATION

The intention was to make a biodegradable insulated outer layer in merino wool. Both the outer layer and the insulation’s main components consists of merino wool and are biodegradable and recyclable, using only bluesign® approved trim when possible.

AVAILABLE IN STORES

Women Fall 2018, Men Fall 2019

RECOMMENDED RETAIL PRICE

€ 900

CONTACT

christine@devold.no

ULVANG Feral Sweater

ULVANG

Feral Sweater

DESIGN: Ulvang

CATEGORY: APPAREL

PRIMARY INNOVATION FEATURES

Together with the Norwegian spinner Hillesvaag Ullvarefabrikk Ulvang developed Norway’s first commercial sweater made from 100% Norwegian Old Norse sheep. This yarn has previously only been used for hand knitting.

INTENDED SPECIFIC END USE

A sweater made of 100% wool and therefore an extremely warm sweater that can be used as both a mid-layer or an outer jacket.

SPECIFIC FEATURES

Since the wool is undyed there might be some colour variations, but that only makes each sweater unique. The whole sweater is made of 100% merino wool which makes it very warm and durable. Feral Sweater has a high collar to protect you from the cold and the half-zip makes it easy to take on and off.

SUSTAINABILITY INFORMATION

Made from 100% Norwegian Old Norse sheep. Old Norse sheep live outdoors throughout the year and are mainly found in the west side of Norway, not so far from the spinner. The yarn is a seasonal raw material and only available in smaller quantities. There is a mix of finer and coarser wool from the same sheep, which makes it as natural as any yarn can be.

AVAILABLE IN STORES

Fall 2019

RECOMMENDED RETAIL PRICE

€ 249

CONTACT

Cecilie Torgrund
c.torgunrud@swixsport.no

ACLIMA Fleecewool Hoodie & Joggers

ACLIMA

Fleecewool Hoodie & Joggers

DESIGN: Aclima

CATEGORY: APPAREL

MOTIVATION FROM THE JURY

Will this be the Norwegian sweater of the 21st century? Building on old Norwegian heritage, this hoodie/jogger set defies most of the jurors’ conceptions. An awkward entry for an outdoor award that, once worn, was very hard to take off again because its merino fleece made from non-mulesing wool is so soft and cozy that you might want to live in it. It also regulates body temperature amazingly well. For couch potatoing, mountain hut fireplace dwelling, everyday hanging around during the colder season or as a warm technical midlayer on any serious outing – this is a piece that fits anywhere! The jury experienced the true functionality during the testing in rough weather. Replacing both chemical-burdened cotton pieces and microplastic-shedding synthetics, it has created a category of its own where urban casual goes serious mountaineering in a completely new way. »Sometimes the sustainable revolutions come hidden, silent and from unexpected places«, one jury member says.

PRIMARY INNOVATION FEATURES

The FleeceWool hoodie and joggers are made in Aclimas newly developed 100% merino wool fabric named FleeceWool. It’s super soft, lightweight and very comfy to wear.

INTENDED SPECIFIC END USE

The concept is relaxed sporty garments which can be worn in all sorts of settings where you need a comfortable and isolating garment. The fabric is made from 100% merino wool - even the cord.

SPECIFIC FEATURES

FleeceWool is made of 100% merino wool. The fabric on the inside is made of 17,5 micron yarn. After knitting the it’s cut and brushed, which makes the fabric soft, insulating and very comfortable to wear.

SUSTAINABILITY INFORMATION

Aclima is trying to optimize the wool usage because of its benefits when weather changes and since it’s biodegradable. Aclima is currently working on a plan to collect garments in shops or having garments sent back to them. They will re-use the materials as fillings in punching balls!

AVAILABLE IN STORES

September 2019

RECOMMENDED RETAIL PRICE

€ 180 Hoodie, € 120 Joggers

CONTACT

Ole Magnus Halvorsen
ole.magnus@aclima.no