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COLLABORATE

BRING US THE CHALLENGE

RÆBURN is a design partner for brands and organisations that want to rethink what they make, and how they make it.

We design products, materials and systems with our partners, from first idea to finished piece. We believe responsibility should drive creativity, not restrict it, so we look at what already exists, what we can use less of and what can stay in circulation, then test ideas by making them. We work in whatever way suits you: leading the project, alongside your team, or quietly behind the scenes.

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LAYER × RÆBURN

WHAT WE CAN DO

CAPABILITIES

Experimentation, collaboration and Responsible Design since 2009. Most projects draw on two or three of these; we’ll help you work out which.

  • Creative Direction & Design

    A clear, distinctive direction for your collection, capsule or brand.

    We shape the concept, narrative and visual language, informed by utility, function and material provenance, and carry it through to the finished design.

    Typical starting pointsA capsule or collection · An archive-led refresh · A collaboration concept
    Related workMAX&Co.MonclerTimberland
  • Christopher Ræburn in the RÆBURN studio holding a yellow RÆMADE panda bag beside the The North Face down jacket it was made from.

    RÆMADE Development

    New value from surplus stock, returns or archive pieces.

    We source and assess the material, redesign it and make one-of-one or limited pieces in our RÆMADE atelier, with larger runs through our maker network.

    Typical starting pointsUnsellable returns · End-of-line stock · Archive garments
    Related workThe North FaceUmbroMercedes-AMG F1 × PUMA

  • Material Research & Innovation

    Answers to a material question before you commit to it.

    We explore surplus, recycled and technical materials for new uses across garments, products and installations, then test, prototype and recommend what to take forward.

    Typical starting pointsA by-product · A recycled alternative · A technical material in a new category
    Related workLAYERMercedes-AMG F1 × PUMATimberland
  • Orange Napapijri Circular Series hooded jacket with flap pockets, photographed mid-air. Designed by Christopher Ræburn.

    Consultancy & Systems Thinking

    A practical, design-led route to your circularity goals.

    Drawing on Christopher Ræburn’s experience as Global Creative Director of Timberland, we help shape lifecycle thinking and responsible design frameworks your teams can use.

    Typical starting pointsNew circularity targets · A repair or take-back programme · A shared design approach
    Related workTimberlandThe North Face

  • Product Design & Development

    A product designed, resolved and ready to make.

    From concept to prototype, sampling and construction, we solve the technical problems, then manage production through our network or hand over to your suppliers.

    Typical starting pointsA functional accessory · A new product category · A design that needs resolving
    Related workAēsopDisneyVans
  • Christopher Ræburn speaking on stage with a microphone.

    Workshops, Talks & Education

    Teams and audiences who understand responsible design by doing it.

    Studio visits, talks and hands-on workshops in remanufacturing, materials and creative process, at our Design District studio or at your offices, stores and events.

    Typical starting pointsA team away day · A conference talk · A launch with live making
    Related workThe North FaceMercedes-AMG F1 × PUMAStudio Experience

Ways to work with us

Shaped around your brief

No two projects run the same way, so we shape our involvement around what each one needs to succeed.

Hands laying out pattern pieces and reclaimed orange and olive parachute fabric on a cutting table in the RÆBURN studio.

  1. Lead a project

    We take a defined piece of work and develop it in the studio, from research and prototypes to a resolved outcome, reporting back at agreed points.

  2. Work inside your team

    We join your design, product or brand team for a collection or programme, bringing our process into how your people already work.

  3. Advise over time

    Ongoing creative consultancy: a regular point of view on direction, materials and systems as your plans develop.

Whose name it carries

Any of these can be a co-branded collaboration, or support that stays behind the scenes. We agree it at the start.

A named collaboration

A co-branded project that carries both our names, from capsule to campaign and retail.

Behind the scenes

Our expertise in support of your brand, with no front-facing RÆBURN branding.

Example briefs

Challenges we can help with

Three illustrative briefs, and how we might respond.

  • A maker at a sewing machine in the RÆMADE atelier, beside a yellow panda bag remade from a The North Face down jacket.

    From surplus to story

    We hold damaged returns and end-of-line stock, and we want a credible circular story for our anniversary.
    What we might do

    Assess the stock, develop remade concepts, make a limited one-of-one series, and plan a route to a wider range in responsible materials.

    First conversation

    What you hold, how much of it, and what you want the story to achieve.

    Draws on RÆMADE Development · Material Research & Innovation · Workshops, Talks & Education
  • Model in a tan puffer jacket with oversized RÆBURN lettering across the back, lit in warm orange.

    A capsule with a point of view

    We want a utility-led outerwear capsule under our own name, with direction that feels credible, not borrowed.
    What we might do

    Archive and research-led concept, collection direction and narrative, prototypes of key pieces and material recommendations.

    First conversation

    What the capsule is for, who it's for and where it will sell.

    Draws on Creative Direction & Design · Product Design & Development · Material Research & Innovation
  • Hands guiding yellow parachute fabric, still carrying its original GQ Parachutes label, through a sewing machine.

    Putting circularity into practice

    We're committed to circularity, and we want our design teams equipped to lead it.
    What we might do

    Review current products, run hands-on team workshops, adapt a design framework, and pilot one product redesign to test it.

    First conversation

    Where you want to get to, and what your teams need to get there.

    Draws on Consultancy & Systems Thinking · Workshops, Talks & Education · RÆMADE Development
SELECTED WORKS

COLLABORATION PORTFOLIO

The work behind each capability.

Three models in MAX&Co. × RÆBURN outerwear: a long orange down coat, a dark grey padded coat, and a khaki down jacket with an orange balaclava and maxi bag.

FEATURED PARTNER

SNAP. PACK. DEPLOY. is a new &Co.LLABORATION between MAX&Co. and RÆBURN, combining MAX&Co.'s playful approach to contemporary fashion with RÆBURN's expertise in functional design, technical materials and creative experimentation.

Creative DirectionProduct DesignMaterialsWorkshops
View MAX&CO.
Model in a black masked hood and jacket from the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 × PUMA × RÆBURN collection, surrounded by the jacket's fabric panels laid flat, carrying team sponsor logos.
Creative DirectionRÆMADEProduct DesignMaterialsWorkshops
Close-up of a black waterproof VANS × RÆBURN UA SK8-HI high-top on a wet ledge.
Product DesignMaterialsCreative Direction
Model on the catwalk in an olive, black and orange Timberland × RÆBURN jacket.
Creative DirectionConsultancyProduct DesignRÆMADEMaterials
Aesop × RÆBURN RÆMADE Adventurer Roll Up, made from a reclaimed navigation map, laid open with Aesop hand care products.
RÆMADEProduct DesignMaterials
Disney × RÆBURN black leather Mickey and Minnie Mouse backpacks hanging side by side
Creative DirectionProduct DesignMaterials
LAYER × RÆBURN rocking chair beneath a billowing orange, olive and cream parachute.
MaterialsProduct DesignRÆMADE
Three yellow The North Face × RÆBURN bags with RÆMADE, REDUCED, RECYCLED straps, on a yellow background.
RÆMADEProduct DesignWorkshopsConsultancy
Model in profile wearing an Umbro × RÆBURN bomber jacket, RÆMADE from Umbro England shirts.
RÆMADECreative DirectionProduct DesignMaterials
Climber in dark Moncler × RÆBURN outerwear scaling an icy rock face in falling snow.
Creative DirectionProduct DesignMaterials

HOW WE WORK

IDEAS INTO ACTION

Our design studio, RÆMADE atelier and archive are all under one roof in London, so ideas move quickly from research to something you can hold.

  • Material archaeology

    We find overlooked materials and objects and work out how they can be adapted for contemporary use, with seams, specifications and signs of previous use often becoming part of the design.

  • Proven by making

    We prototype in the studio first, so ideas are tested physically and refined before they go further.

  • The right maker for the job

    From our atelier to specialist manufacturers in London and beyond, we make each piece in the place best suited to it.

Christopher Ræburn sketching at a desk in the RÆBURN studio.

Start a conversation

Tell us about the challenge

You don’t need a finished brief. Tell us a little about the challenge and we’ll help shape the rest.

  1. Tell us where you are

    A finished brief, a material you can’t use, or simply a question. We’ll be in touch to arrange a first conversation.

  2. A first conversation

    We talk through the challenge, what you have and what success looks like, by call or in person.

  3. A shaped proposal

    We suggest which capabilities the project needs, how we’d work together and a sensible first phase.

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