Polartec announces 2018 Apex Design Award winners

For more than 20 years, Polartec has celebrated the designers who turn Polartec fabric into some of the finest technical products. This year, 14 outdoor, bike, lifestyle, and fashion brands took home the textile company’s coveted Malden statues. See this years’ winners for yourself in the gallery.

Bight Gear

Bight Gear Swelter Jacket is an insulating parka for cold conditions made from 100g Polartec Power Fill insulation. It’s also available in women’s.

Bonne Gueule

Bonne Gueule Blouson Épais Laine Cardée is a clean and versatile jacket made of Polartec Alpha insulation, with a Jules Tournier fabric lining, and a wool exterior.

Burton

Burton women’s [ak] Turbine Quarter Zip Fleece and Pant is a cozy fleece outfit made of Polartec High Loft fleece, originally designed for the U.S.A. Olympic Snowboarding uniforms.

Crazy Idea

Crazy Idea Skinny Woman Suit is a ski mountaineering racing suit made of Polartec Power Stretch fabric.

Crye Precision

Crye Precision G4 Hot Weather Combat Shirt is a light, breathable combat shirt made of Polartec Power Dry fabric, available come winter 2019.

Dainese

Dainese Flexagon PL Waistcoat is a winter sports back protector vest made of Polartec Power Wool fabric.

Filson

Filson NeoShell Reliance Jacket is a practical jacket made from breathable waterproof Polartec NeoShell fabric.

LC23

LC23 Polartec Down Jacket is a reversible jacket with Polartec Classic fleece on the intended exterior.

Rag & Bone

Rag & Bone Fleece Tactic Jacket is a cozy, protective hooded jacket made of Polartec Windbloc softshell with a plush High Loft lining.

Reusch

Reusch Jérémie Heitz Promodel are freeride ski gloves designed with breathable Polartec Alpha insulation for outstanding grip and tactility.

Rhone

Rhone Delta Pique Polo is a versatile polo shirt made of Polartec Delta cooling fabric.

Santini

Santini Vega Xtreme is a high performance cold weather cycling jacket made of protective Polartec Windbloc fabric with breathable Alpha insulation.

R&D

Sportful R&D Intensity Jacket is a cool weather cycling jacket designed for intense riding, made with breathable Polartec Alpha insulation.

Todd Snyder + Champion

Todd Snyder + Champion Sherpa Tipped Sweatshirt is a sweatshirt inspired by Champion’s iconic design, made from a Polartec Thermal Pro fabric with a shearling aesthetic.

Polartec started out in 1906 as Malden Mills in New England, making military uniforms for soldiers in World War I and II. Seventy-five years later, Polartec was credited with inventing the first synthetic fleece—first used by Patagonia in its Synchilla fleece. Today, Polartec manufactures performance fabrics that are breathable, waterproof, made from recycled plastic bottles, and resist flames.