We'll be reimagining the possibilities for products that can no longer be repaired, taking end-of-life gear and creating new, functional, and unique designs.
Places for this workshop will be allocated through a raffle.
Raffle opens: 2 October
Successful participants contacted: 9 October
Enter the raffle by registering your details.
Please note that entering the raffle does not guarantee a place at the workshop. Successful participants will be selected and contacted via email on 9 October with confirmation and full event details.
A hands-on introduction to circular design, led by UK-based designer Finn Taberer.
You’ll learn more about Circular by Design™ and System 0™, explore how end-of-life Arc’teryx garments can become a starting point for something new. You’ll then choose from a selection of designs and with guidance from Finn, create your own unique piece using recovered Arc’teryx materials.
No previous design or making experience is needed, just come ready to get creative.
Finn is a designer, maker, and outdoor enthusiast with a background in footwear design.
After graduating during the pandemic, he shifted his focus from traditional design work to hands-on making, spending countless hours behind a sewing machine creating technical bags and apparel. Starting with whatever materials he could get his hands on, including worn shoes, jackets, pants, and outdoor equipment, he developed a practice rooted in experimentation, craftsmanship, and resourcefulness.
His work focuses on upcycling and repurposing, giving existing products a second life through thoughtful design. With nearly six years of experience across a range of projects, Finn continues to explore how products are made, how they can be improved, and how they can be reimagined with a renewed purpose.
Building on three decades of disruptive evolution, System 0™ is our circularity program. System 0™ reimagines how gear is designed, the materials we use, how we keep our products in play through ReBIRD™, and what happens to them at the end of their usable lives; all while maintaining our standards for durability and performance.
No single product or service is fully circular on its own. It is the ecosystem of products and services that can bring circularity to life.
Makayla Wray is an artist and seamstress who runs MAW Studio, a New York–based atelier specializing in sustainable practices, repurposed materials, leatherwork, unique and complex construction, world-building, and small-scale production. Her practice is rooted in problem-solving through alternative options and resourceful methods, with an emphasis on accessibility, consideration, and collaboration across young emerging talent, established brands, and local communities.
PedalMAW, Wray’s portable tailoring cart, extends this philosophy into mending and repair, creating accessible ways to prolong the life of garments and keep materials in circulation. Across her studio practice, Wray approaches making as an ongoing process of care—finding inventive solutions, maximizing existing resources, and challenging conventional approaches to production.
MAW Studio positions resourcefulness, craftsmanship, sustainability, and accessibility at the center of both process and product, creating a space where experimentation and practical problem-solving can coexist with a heightened attention to quality, utility, and design.
