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Shaping the next generation of athletic accessories
Discover Dow’s expertise in creating premier athletic accessories, created with quality, design, and sustainability in mind to enhance athletic performance wear.
How are we shaping the next generation of athletic accessories?
Reimagining the luxury golf bag
Luxury doesn’t have to equate to waste or excess. Discover how Dow teamed up with a premium sport and travel accessories brand to create a golf bag made from carbon-neutral material* for the 2023 Solheim Cup.
* The carbon neutrality claim has been verified by an independent 3rd party in accordance to PAS 2060 Carbon neutrality standard. The LCA has been internally peer reviewed and is currently pending critical review completion. For QES document please contact vishal.asher@dow.com.
The challenge of creating athletic accessories
Technology has completely changed the world of sport. It has tightened competition, strengthened athlete abilities and unlocked previously unreachable levels of performance. Nowhere is this more apparent than in sports equipment and accessories. And science is at the heart of this evolution. That’s why Dow was tapped by a manufacturer of luxury golf bags and accessories to help design the next generation of golf bags - created with eco-conscious consumers in mind for Team Europe and Team USA for the 2023 Solheim Cup.
The solution to fitness accessories
Given the bag’s specific demands for customization, durability and sustainability, Dow’s LuxSense™ technology was the clear winner. LuxSense™ is a breakthrough premium silicone leather that Dow initially developed to improve the performance of luxury automotive interiors. It was designed to be the first synthetic material to meet the high standards of the automotive industry and compete with authentic leather on sight, smell, and haptics. The ace in the hole? It has lower carbon emissions than the material and superior levels of abrasion, stain and UV-resistance - the ideal solution for golf bags.
Two experiments, however, were unique to this project – bug-spray impact and aesthetic variability. Traditional synthetic leather is sensitive to DEET. The result for LuxSense™? No blistering or material breakdown.
Off the course, Team USA and Team Europe also go head-to-head in bag aesthetics, toeing the bleeding edge of design and incorporating a host of bespoke embroidery and screen-printed elements. The new material used for their 2023 bags had to be able to be formulated in five different bright shades, including white, which is one of the colors most sensitive to UV damage. Fortunately, the UV-resistant properties of LuxSense™ can help ensure these bags look vibrant for years of play to come. Once these performance attributes were fine-tuned, Dow worked directly with the fabricator on color matching and product manufacturing to ensure on-time delivery of the bags to the LPGA and LET.
Have an idea?
Game-changing products require game-changing teamwork. Collaborating with Dow on performance apparel isn’t just about connecting with materials science experts, it’s about forging a partnership that inspires, unlocks the magic of materials and designs a better, more sustainable future.