The Piers Thomas story.....

From an early age I had two seemingly disparate passions of sailing and sewing that led me along a path that included a fashion degree course at

Kingston University, London, working as a designers assistant deep within the fashion world at Workers for Freedom and a transatlantic sailing crossing on a Swan 48.

A 6 year stay in Ventura, California, with Patagonia exposed me to the heart of the technical sportswear industry and allowed me to

develop my design + management skills within many different outdoor sports and cultures under the umbrella of sustainable development. 

12 months on the south island of New Zealand was spent learning the skills of a Graphic designer whilst both monitoring and participating

in the fledgling years of the sport of kite boarding. (Groundswell, Redbull, Underground)
           
I returned to Europe to design a house on the Isle of Wight while also renovating the Helly Hansen watersports collection and shifting the sailing

industry with the invigoration of my outdoor marketplace experience along with my passion for the sports.  This then lead to further work introducing new lifestyle

product ranges for both Patagonia and Gill utilizing my experience of working in different industries and continents. I utilise a holistic approach to the clothing

industry, not only focusing on designing the correct product mix and/or systems, but also solving business situations,

re-launching brands (Zero Restriction, JG4B) and launching new product categories (Filson, Simms).

 

I bring all his experiences together to design emotional, innovative, environmentally harmless, cutting edge and directional products that last both

physically and aesthetically through blending technology with emotions and cultures for life and living.