(Andover, Mass.) - July 14, 2016 - Polartec, LLC announces the winners of its annual Polartec APEX
Award, a design award celebrating the finest Polartec-based products
available to consumers this year, and the designers behind them. Judges
selected winning designs based on skill and creativity with Polartec
fabric technologies.
The winners are:
- Altra Lone Peak 3.0 NeoShell Mid, a trail shoe made of Polartec® NeoShell® fabric, designed by Steve Shorten
- Black Crows Corpus Jacket, a cozy fleece made of Polartec® Thermal Pro® fabric, designed by Camille Kunz
- Eric Bompard Camionneur Polartec, a zipped pullover turtleneck sweater made of Polartec® Power Wool™ fabric, designed by Lucille Léorat
- DragonWear Elements Flak Jacket, flame resistant
performance outerwear made of Polartec® Wind Pro® FR and Hardface™ FR
fabrics, designed by Rosalie Lovett and Emelia Black
- Joseph Abboud Memory Coat, casual and sporty outerwear made of Polartec® Alpha® insulation, designed by Toshiko Iijima
- Louis Garneau Cove Hybrid Jacket and Rocket Skirt, active insulation products made of Polartec® Alpha®, designed by the Louis Garneau Sports Design Team
- Molosser Apparel Aegis All-Weather Dog Jacket, a
technical soft shell jacket for dogs made of Polartec® NeoShell® and
Windbloc® fabrics, designed by David Wayne Cockrell and Larry Louis
Herman
- Nike Aerolayer Vest, a golf vest made with Polartec® Alpha® insulation, designed by Abby Swancutt, James Drew and Scott Hutsenpiller
- Rapha Brevet Alpha Vest, a lightweight and packable cycling vest made from Polartec® Alpha® insulation, designed by Alex Valdman and Graeme Raeburn
- Reebok Polartec Alpha Lightweight Warmth Vest and Jacket, lightweight running outerwear made from Polartec® Alpha® insulation, designed by Ashlie Malouin
- Red Fox Sleeping Bag-Backpack Alpha, an ultralight
three-in-one sleeping bag / cloak / backpack combo made from Polartec®
Alpha® insulation, designed by Zoya Spirina
- Reigning Champ Ripstop Insulated Bomber, a classic silhouette made from Polartec® Alpha® insulation, designed by Tung Vo
- Salewa Pedroc Alpha Jacket, a mountain training jacket made from Polartec® Alpha® Insulation, designed by Dennis Hinze
“We put a lot of effort into developing the world’s most advanced
fabrics,” says Gary Smith, Polartec CEO. “It is a real honor to
celebrate the creativity and technical prowess applied by our partners
in these 2016 APEX Award winners.”
Every winner is an embodiment of Polartec fabric innovation and
design inspiration, and the winning designers are being recognized with a
Malden statue, an industry award unlike any other. Winning products
will be displayed at the Polartec booth at OutDoor Friedrichshafen July
13–16 and Outdoor Retailer August 3–6. Upcoming Polartec marketing
content will feature these product stories.
About Polartec
Polartec is the premium provider of innovative and sustainable
textile solutions. Since inventing modern technical fleece in 1981, the
engineers at Polartec continue to advance the science of fabric,
creating fabric technologies that solve problems and improve the way
products are designed and used. Polartec products range from lightweight
wicking and cooling fabrics, to insulation and weather protection
textiles, and are utilized by leading consumer brands, the U.S. Military
and other global militaries, flame resistance, workwear, and contract
upholstery markets. For more information, please visit Polartec.com and follow Polartec on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.