LEAD DESIGNER GLACIER PARKA
TOMAS NILSSON
My years as a climber and off-piste skier have taught me the importance of simple and functional clothing in extreme environments. I’m not a professional sailor, but my experience of other sports allows me to put it all together – weight, power, weather, balance and speed.
Sail Racing for me is where science meets fashion. This means unexpected mixes like carbon fibre, titanium and welded seams alongside contemporary styling. A collection of products designed for perfection at sea.
For this season Sail Racing gave me the mission to redefine my first icon, The Glacier Bay Parka. Both design and technologies has evolved since the launch of this parka back in 2002.
I started as always with a blanc piece of paper but as direction I had both the aesthetics, shape and the functionality from the past to follow. My ambition was to carefully renew and refine the expression and technologies into the new decade.