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Björn Borg Thunderwear with space material to protect steel workers

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Björn Borg Thunderwear with space material to protect steel workers

We’re creating underwear together with bleeding edge space designers and the Swedish Steel industry. Our goal? To provide steel workers with flame proof undies that can handle extreme heat and hard core environments like steel factories and space travel.
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Cecilia Hertz

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Umbilical Design AB was founded in 2001 by industrial designer Cecilia Hertz, and since its inception has worked with NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) on design for the space industry. Umbilical Design has also been successful in showing how design, technology and material from the space industry can be transferred to Swedish enterprise and society. During 15 years Umbilical Design has been appointed as ESA innovation partner. Umbilical Design oversees transfer of technology from the space sector to Swedish industry with the overarching objective to stimulate business opportunities by exploiting the materials knowledge, methods and approaches of the space sector. Our main focus is to commercialize space technologies for a sustainable earth. Umbilical Design is a proud winner of 2016 Red Herring Top 100 Europe. www.umbilicaldesign.se