We design clothes for the next century, not the next season
In every industry there’s someone building the future, whether it’s technology, architecture, food, cars or space rockets. In clothing it’s us. Founded by twin brothers, designers and athletes Nick and Steve Tidball, we use science and technology to create clothes from the future.
Startups normally begin with two kids in a garage with a dream
But we were two guys in a desert. On a really long run. And that’s where the idea for Vollebak first started – running through the Amazon, Alps and Namib desert. While surviving heatstroke, broken bones, bullet ants, hallucinations, angry snakes, tarantulas, and falling asleep while running, we wondered couldn’t the clothes we were wearing do a bit more to help? What if they could help you sleep, or at least relax? Or light you up at night? Or keep you alive? And while we’re at it, what are we going to be wearing to keep us alive on Mars?
Vollebak Spaceshop: Behind the scenes documentary
Part spaceship, part shop, the Vollebak Spaceshop offers a glimpse into a future of interplanetary kit deliveries between Earth, the Moon and Mars. We designed and built the prototype craft with the help of SAGA Space Architects whose work you’ll find on the International Space Station, and Bang & Olufsen – which is why it feels like you’re standing in front of a sonic boom. After leaving Copenhagen, it heads off on a tour of Earth …before one day servicing nearby galaxies. And this film is the story of how we built it.
See how we’re using material technology to build the future.
Today we work with the most advanced materials in the world. Some started their life at NASA. Others started their life in nature.
