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Chapter 02: Design Centre

OUR DESIGN CENTRE IS LIKE AN ENGINEERING LAB.

We have a full industrial shop, manufacturing tools, a down room, colour tests, washing machines; all the tools to make and break products until we arrive at a smooth, efficient process with a beautiful result. This may take three years, it may take longer.

It’s not a pristine design lab. Which is just the way we like it.

Our Design Centre is a workshop, an engineering lab, a hands-on think tank where experts with diverse skills and outdoor experience collaborate on the world’s best product.

It’s not a pristine design lab. Which is just the way we like it.

Every year, our design teams develop hundreds of distinct products at the Design Centre.

SHIRTS & TOPS 90
PANTS 81
SHELL JACKETS 77
INSULATED JACKETS 66
MID LAYERS & FLEECE 58
BASE LAYER 40
SHORTS 21
DRESSES & SKIRTS 7
ACCESSORIES 67
BACKPACKS 53
FOOTWEAR 33
CLIMBING 10
Having Arc’ONE, our local manufacturing factory, close to our headquarters (and the Coast Mountains where we love to play) allows us to design, prototype, test, and refine — all in our backyard.

From idea to manufacturing to final product, we pride ourselves on doing things differently.

Having Arc’ONE, our local manufacturing factory, close to our headquarters (and the Coast Mountains where we love to play) allows us to design, prototype, test, and refine — all in our backyard.