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Pascher + Heinz GmbH Sportsmarketing Sigmund-Riefler-Bogen 2 81829 Munich +49 89 944 196 0 info@pascher-heinz.com
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design: Florian Schwarz
retail price: 1189 Euro


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The German brand Grown Skis produces locally and uses a low-energy intensive process using 100% green energy sources. Grown Skis combines traditional handcraft with modern virtual development methods, minimizing the use of non-natural materials while producing high performance free-ride skis. Grown Skis uses as little carbon as possible and no fibreglass, plastic top sheet or sidewalls, foil with prints or varnish.

The Grown Ski combines wood with the high-tech material carbon in a timeless, pure and simple design, with the wooden top sheet oiled. Some 80% of the ski is made of locally grown and produced wood. A recycling program promotes the reuse of the old skis to make bed frames, while wood scraps are used to build ski clips.

In terms of distribution, the company partners with ski areas that commit to sustainability. Grown minimizes its environmental impact by reducing what is not needed and maximizes fun by focusing on the high-tech performance.

jury statement

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by Andrej Kupetz, Managing Director, German Design Council

This product is making a strong statement. The development of skis in past decades has always been towards higher and higher tech in terms of design and materials. This wooden ski by Grown is a re-discovery and a return to the quality offered by traditional material from renewable resources, which had been the material of choice for skis in the past anyhow. The sustainable production method for Grown Skis should lead the way for the entire ski industry.