QUARTZ CO.'S HISTORY
WINTER JACKETS MADE IN CANADA
From the begining
1976
Yves Trudeau founds Hiverna, an outerwear company with a focus on trend-driven skiwear.
1997
Trudeau sells Hiverna to found a new outerwear brand called Quartz Nature.
Quartz Nature launches the Vostok jacket, which becomes a favourite among Arctic explorers.
2015
Quartz Nature is acquired by brothers Jean-Philippe, François Xavier, and Guillaume Robert, and is renamed Quartz Co. The new management teams focus on modernizing the brand, developing the product, and building a new distribution network.
2016
Quartz Co.’s first official jacket line launches. Identifying a need for a new generation of modern, high-quality outerwear featuring timeless design and performance and employing sustainable practices, Quartz Co. introduces its first collection, Classic, as an ode to the core of what the company was founded on.
The Canadian brand is distributed in France, Germany, the USA, Russia and Hong Kong.
Quartz Co. is available in 150 stores across eight countries.
2017
Quartz Co. launches Edition, a directional line that explores new shapes and palettes.
2018
Quartz Co. participates in international trade shows including Pitti Uomo, PREMIUM, and ISPO, and builds a distribution network across Europe and Asia.
2019
Quartz Co. purchases two factories in Quebec, allowing the brand to manufacture quality products locally, at a larger scale.
2020
Shortly after the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, Quartz Co. dedicates one of its factories to the production of Level 2 Medical Gowns for the Canadian government.
Quartz Co. launches Forward, a sustainable line made from post consumer and post-industrial recycled fabrics.
Quartz Co. opens its first concept store in Montreal.
Quartz Co. products are now distributed in North America, Europe, and Asia.