Polartec, a leading provider of innovative textile solutions to the sportswear industry, has announced the winners of its 2017 Polartec Apex Awards, an annual design award programme celebrating the finest products made from Polartec fabrics.

The winning products were selected based on skilled and creative uses of Polartec fabric technologies.

Winners

Adidas Terrex Agravic Alpha Hooded Shield Jacket, a women’s outdoor jacket made with Polartec Alpha insulation, designed by Tim Maud;

Arc’teryx Nyara Wrap, a fleece wrap layer made from Polartec Thermal Pro fleece, designed by Edita Hadravska;

Blackyak Combat Shirt, a hybrid shirt made from Polartec Power Grid fleece, designed by David Randall;

Burton Minturn Hooded Full-Zip Fleece, a midweight fleece layer made from Polartec Classic shearling fleece;

Citera Neocity-65 Jkt, a practical M65-style jacket made from Polartec NeoShell breathable waterproof fabric, designed by Naoki Ei;

Fox Racing Attack Pro Jersey, an advanced mountain bike jersey made from Polartec Delta cooling fabric, designed by Jake Theno;

Mountain Hardwear Atherm Hooded Jacket, a breathable insulation piece, made from an extraordinary combination of Polartec Alpha Direct, Polartec Alpha, and Polartec High Loft insulations;

Norrøna lofoten Power Shield Pro Alpha Jacket, a jacket made from a unique combination of Polartec Power Shield Pro breathable weather protection and Polartec Alpha insulation, designed by the Norrøna R&D department;

Oiselle Flyout Tank, Short Sleeve and Long Sleeve, women’s tops made from Polartec Delta cooling fabric, designed by Nelle Horsley;

P1G-Tac FRS Delta, a hot-weather field training shirt made from Polartec Delta cooling fabric, designed by 281Z Development Group (Konstantyn Lesnik, Oleksandr Polevara, Valery Chernenko, Artem Livushevsky);

Taylor Stitch Hawkins Jacket, a classic 60/40-style jacket made from new knit Polartec NeoShell breathable waterproof fabric, designed by Nick Kemp.

Celebrating the science of fabric

Polartec is the premium provider of innovative textile solutions. Since inventing modern synthetic 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.

“Every winner is an embodiment of Polartec fabric innovation and design inspiration, and the winning designers are being recognised with a Malden statue, an industry award unlike any other, and images celebrating the science of fabric,” the company comments.

Polartec products range from lightweight wicking and cooling fabrics, to insulation and weather protection textiles, and are utilized by leading consumer brands, the US military and other global militaries, flame resistance, workwear, and contract upholstery markets.

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