The Windstopper is a microporous thin light membrane on the market since 1991, its main feature is the ability to protect from the wind keeping you warm although it’s breathable.
Like Gore-Tex, the Windstopper is coupled with other fabrics, usually Windstopper apparel are made of three layers: the Windstopper membrane is inside two woven […]
In 1937 Vitale Bramani patents the Vibram sole launching it on the market with the aid of Pirelli. The idea to apply rubber to the sole of his mountain boots come in his mind one year before returning from one tragic alpine climb.
The original design of the sole made with little stars is one […]
In 1969 W.L. Gore made for the first time this material.
Starting from the PTFE (polytetrafluoroethylene) aka Teflon, with a process similar to the ironing he obtained a material with a billion and four hundred million microscopical pores (diameter of approximately 0,0002 milimeter) for squared centimeter, these dimensions do not allow the molecule of the water […]
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