Get hands-on experience giving damaged Arc’teryx jackets a second life through a creative, guided workshop.
Guests will have the opportunity to choose from three unique patterns and, with guidance from Nicole McLaughlin and Makayla Wray, transform existing materials into something entirely new. Come ready to get creative, learn new techniques, and explore what’s possible when we rethink the life of our products.
Nicole McLaughlin is a Boulder-based multidisciplinary designer whose work transforms discarded materials into unexpected, imaginative, and functional designs.
As a long-time Arc'teryx ambassador and key creative partner in the development of the first Circular by Design™ workshop in 2021, Nicole helped shape the vision behind the series. She returns in 2026 to share her perspective on designing for circularity and reimagining the future of end-of-life products in New York.
Makayla Wray is an artist and seamstress behind MAW Studio, a New York–based atelier specializing in sustainable practices, repurposed materials, leatherwork, complex construction, and small-scale production. Her work is rooted in resourceful problem-solving and collaboration, partnering with emerging talent, established brands, and local communities.
Through PedalMAW, a mobile tailoring cart, Wray extends this philosophy into mending and repair, creating accessible ways to extend the life of garments and keep materials in circulation. Across her practice, she emphasizes craftsmanship, sustainability, and accessibility, bringing together experimentation, practical solutions, and thoughtful design.
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.
