Chillaz

Chillaz´s entire philosophy centers around the two key words Search & Respect. The search continues to lead the company to new fiber-creations time and again, which are worked on in Turkey under fair work conditions. The first award for this was the ISPO Brand New Award, which the company received only five years after its inception.

Who´s all part of the Chillaz family?

The brand´s name is an acronym for “Chilling and the Zillertal (an Austrian valley)”. After all, hectic is completely out of place in climbing as well as in life in general. The laid-back brand was founded by Ulf Kattnig and Florian Proxauf in 2001 in the Austrian village of Vomp, which is located in the Innsbruck area, just at the outskirts of the scenic Zillertal. In subsequent years, Ulf´s wife, Sandra, joined the team and has become a cornerstone in terms of design and marketing. Today, a crew of ten runs the whole, successful show. You can really connect with one of these people by simply giving him or her a call – an occasion which should not be taken for granted in today´s world.

Tangible love

Chillaz´s clothing is all about the feeling to it. The key to the brand´s success is the great quality of the chosen materials. What makes Chillaz´s products so popular are threads, which are individually developed with a company called Lenzing, featuring the soft, yet robust Lyocell (Tencel®) and Modal fibers. At this point, it could be mentioned that these materials are manufactured in the most environmentally friendly fashion available – however, this is a given with Chillaz. There is so much professionality and love involved, you will have a hard time to find something similar.