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The cutting edge technology behind some of Pentland Brand’s most iconic products is on show this week at Somerset House, alongside other celebrated designers such as Jaguar and Swarovski.

Innovations such as Speedo’s hydrophobic LZR Pulse fabric and Berghaus’s Hyper 100, the lightest three-layer waterproof jacket in the world, have taken centre stage at the Materialise installation, part of Design Frontiers 2017.

A group of designers from across the business, led by Creative Director Katie Greenyer, have been inspired by traditional manufacturing processes to create an exhibition that strips back our most iconic items to their primary elements.

Materialise is a celebration of individual components that piece together in perfect harmony, creating products that help athletes swim faster, climb higher and train harder – and a photo of the installation has even been chosen as the holding image on Somerset House’s webpage.

“We’ve created a ‘cathedral of product’ to highlight the innovation of our global brands at Pentland,” says Katie Greenyer, Creative Director. “We’re a British family business employing some of the best design talent in the world. At Pentland, we break design frontiers every day with our products, and want to inspire other creatives to seek us out.”

Situated in the atmospheric Chapel Room at Somerset House, the installation marries the incredible cutting-edge technology and design work created at Pentland by displaying it in an innovative fashion.

Dramatic light walls illuminate products from Canterbury, Speedo, Berghaus, Lacoste and Mitre, while a rotating ‘sky rail’, suspended from the cavernous ceiling, displays the 2D pattern design for each product – all in an arresting shade of siren orange.

The exhibition is running as part of London Design Festival 2017 until 24th September, and free tickets to visit Design Frontiers are available here.

NEW BERGHAUS CLIMBING SOFTSHELLS HAVE A HARD EDGE

Pentland Brands returned to the New Designers Graduate Show for the 8th consecutive year, awarding Jack Bradley of Staffordshire University the Pentland Award for his backpack innovation.

The New Designers exhibition brings together 3,000 promising graduate talents across the whole creative spectrum to celebrate and recognise and the next generation of graduate designers .

Pentland Brands has published its first Modern Slavery report detailing the steps it’s taken to address the risk of modern slavery in its business and supply chains.

Mitre, match ball of choice for the English Football League for over 40 years, is ready to make history again with the return of its iconic Delta trademark. Redesigned, reinvented and rejuvenated, the Delta is back as Mitre’s new official match ball for the EFL and SPFL, engineered for optimal control, accuracy and power.

Speedo©, the world’s leading swimwear brand, has launched Swim Generation; a global initiative that aims to help contribute to the reduction of accidental drowning worldwide, striving towards a world where everyone everywhere has the right to be able to swim. In development by Speedo International since 2011, Swim Generation supports life-saving projects around the world and has enabled partner organisations to already reach over 600,000 people.

Canterbury and Ospreys Rugby have joined forces to announce an exciting new partnership which will see Wales’ most successful region wearing Canterbury for the next four years.

Pentland reveals new strategic approach to corporate responsibility alongside commitment to supply chain transparency

Berghaus is continuing to reduce the environmental and social impact of product manufacture and other business activities. Throughout 2017, the UK’s leading performance outdoor brand is introducing new styles that sit under the MADEKIND™ banner, as well as improving sustainability in the supply chain, and providing transparency on the factories it uses around the world.

Speedo’s V-Class ™ goggle range has received a global seal of approval with a notorious Red Dot Award for Design & Innovation for 2017, under the Sports & Equipment category.

V-Class ™ is the latest addition to Speedo’s expanding goggle portfolio, and has been recognised for outstanding design and excellence by the expert committee at RedDot