Black Crows is one of the hottest brands in the entire ski world, and today we’re talking with their co-founder, Camille Jaccoux, and head ski designer, Julien Regnier, about the origins and design principles of the brand, a few of the important skis in the history of the company, and what's next.
TOPICS & TIMES:
- When did Black Crows start, and talk a bit about what was going on at the time in skiing? (2:58)
- When & how Julien and Camille met (9:17)
- Chamonix’s particular impact on the company and the skis they were making (12:29)
- The 1st Black Crows ski: the Corvus (13:30)
- The 2nd Black Crows ski: the Navis (14:45)
- The origin of the Black Crows name & the Black Crows logo (16:00)
- If someone were to ask, “What do Black Crows skis ski like?”, what would your answer be? (22:03)
- Julien on the new-for-this-season Black Crows Daemon (23:25)
- Which are your personal favorite skis in the lineup? (29:35)
- Outside of the ski world, what areas of design are you interested in? (34:10)
- Julien on the Japanese architect, Tadao Ando (34:55)
- Camille on the designer, Yorgo Tloupas (36:30)
- On the move from making only skis to making other hardgoods, and now, Black Crows apparel (41:10)
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