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PRODUCT
DESIGN

In 2018, the idea of creating Sillage
emerges :
Exceptional skis of very high quality,
making the materials used in racing
accessible to any skiers.
It took two years of research and
development to achieve this feat. Titanal®,
a material designed for competition,
offers an engaging and extremely high-
performance feel that is too rigid to be
used by all skiers. The team, therefore,
adapted its structure in order to preserve
its performance qualities while creating
skis that are accessible and safe to any
skiers.
For the first collection, Sillage
sublimates Titanal® with bamboo, carbon,
and slate materials.
The objective is to reinvent, innovate
and take a fresh look at the ski and the
material without forgetting the most
important thing: having the most pleasure
on snow thanks to the exclusive behavior
of these skis.
In the 1970s, France was responsible
for nearly 60% of the industry’s world
production, unfortunately, it has almost
disappeared today.
SILLAGE is proud to participate, at our
level, in the preservation of this know-
how.
La Fabrique du Ski was born from
this desire in 2014, and Sillage extends
this adventure with more high-end
positioning.
Due to globalization, the manufacture
of skis in France is subject to constraints,
cost prices vary more and more from
one country to another and, above all,
the automation of production lines is
increasing.
Moreover, the communication of
certain brands leads to confusion,
handcrafted but subcontracted, French
manufacturing but at what percentage?
SILLAGE is proud to announce a
100% French manufacturing and to
surround itself with subcontractors and
collaborators who share these same
values. dw

Art Direction / Design: Arro Studio
Erik Arlen and Ludovic Roth
Photos: Thomas Lang

www.sillage-skis.com

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