Ponda x Berghaus: A New Era of Regenerative Collaboration
By Liv Symes
For Ponda, 2025 was defined by creative partnerships rooted in nature, craft, and community. And to finish the year on a high, we’re proud to have joined forces with Sheep Inc. to create their first-ever puffer jacket. It marks a milestone for us too - the first time you can walk into a shop and try on a piece filled with our insulation. Stepping into Sheep Inc.’s new Carnaby Street space and seeing the jacket in person was a moment of real pride for our team.
A Meeting of Minds and Materials
2025 has been an incredible year for pioneering collaborations and creative breakthroughs at Ponda, and one of the highlights has undoubtedly been our partnership with Berghaus.
Together, we developed a concept piece that demonstrates how regenerative materials can be seamlessly integrated into outerwear, without compromising function or design.
The Concept Jacket is insulated with BioPuff® and BioPuff® Wadding, offering a versatile approach to warmth. Designed with removable components, the garment allows the wearer to adapt insulation levels according to activity or climate. Its modular system provides the option of loose fill or wadding, enabling both visual and functional flexibility.
Every element of the jacket’s BioPuff® insulation was sourced and processed entirely in Europe, showcasing how regenerative biomaterials can be scaled responsibly. The result: outerwear that’s functional, adaptable, and considered.
Created with a female-first approach, the jacket is precisely tailored to the female form to ensure optimal comfort and movement. Designed by a fully female team, for a female customer may seem like a given, but it is less frequent than you think. A single shoulder seam allows overlapping panels to move freely with the body, a subtle but essential design feature that enhances both performance and wearability.
Built for changeable conditions, the jacket transforms effortlessly:
- As a windproof outer layer for lightweight protection.
- With a mid-weight wadded insert for moderate insulation.
- Or with a high-insulation loose-fill insert for maximum warmth.
“Designing the Berghaus x Ponda concept was such a gorgeous process—an exploration of how to amplify the efficiency of an evolving fibre while building on the performance legacy and human-first outdoor innovation that defines Berghaus.”
- Alana O’Fylnn, Innovation Designer at Pentland
Measuring Our Impact
BioPuff® offers a measurable reduction in environmental impact, as demonstrated by its Life Cycle Assessment (LCA):
- 3.4 kg CO₂ eq per kg of BioPuff® — 88% lower than goose down and 19% lower than polyester fibre.
- 0.4 m³ water use per kg, thanks to naturally occurring wetland crops that require no irrigation.
- Full traceability from wetland to textile.
“Working with Alana, Rosemary, and the wider team has been incredibly rewarding. Their patience, dedication, and collaborative spirit throughout the Biopuff onboarding process has been truly refreshing. By combining our strengths, we’re ensuring that every new product reflects Berghaus’s unique identity and Biopuff’s high-performance innovation — resulting in products customers will truly love.”
- Ella McMillan, Product Innovation Lead at Ponda
The Concept Jacket was proudly crafted at Fashion-Enter Ltd (FEL) in London - an award-winning social enterprise and ethical garment manufacturer with a leading status in the Fast Forward audit.
FEL opened its Fashion Technology Academy in 2015, with support from the Greater London Authority and Haringey Council. It was the first Government-backed academy in the UK dedicated to improving technical garment manufacturing.
Our collaboration with Berghaus is more than a concept - it’s a vision of what happens when next-generation materials meet heritage craftsmanship. Innovation and regeneration, working side by side, to create apparel that performs for people and the planet.
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David Stoneman Merret, Head of Design at Sheep Inc., captured the spirit of this partnership “Wool and wetlands, two natural systems working in symbiosis. This puffer is proof that the future of performance wear lies in collaboration, not compromise.” That sense of symbiosis is exactly what drew us in. Sheep Inc. is committed to restoring balance, not simply offsetting impact. At Ponda, our mission is to develop regenerative materials that help wetlands thrive. Together, we’ve been able to create something hopeful - a glimpse of where fashion can go when it follows the rhythms of nature instead of resisting them.
Our brand synergies come with our transparent supply chains which you can learn about through Sheep Inc.’s Connected Dot NFC technology. This links the wearer directly to the story behind their piece. From the wetlands where Typha grows to the recycled merino wool in the shell, the journey is transparent, traceable, and tangible. You can scan the QR code and see the jacket's journey for yourself.
For us, this collaboration is more than a product launch. It’s a celebration of shared principles and a reminder that performance and nature don’t have to stand on opposite sides of the conversation. Instead, they can strengthen one another. The Sheep Inc x Ponda puffer is warm, modern, and quietly luxurious - but more importantly, it carries a story about clothing made with care, creativity I and connection to the natural world. A jacket shaped by wool, wetlands, and the belief that the future can feel better than the past. Available to purchase in-store at Sheep Inc or online: https://sheepinc.com/.
Our brand synergies come with our transparent supply chains which you can learn about through Sheep Inc.’s Connected Dot NFC technology. This links the wearer directly to the story behind their piece. From the wetlands where Typha grows to the recycled merino wool in the shell, the journey is transparent, traceable, and tangible. You can scan the QR code and see the jacket's journey for yourself.
For us, this collaboration is more than a product launch. It’s a celebration of shared principles and a reminder that performance and nature don’t have to stand on opposite sides of the conversation. Instead, they can strengthen one another. The Sheep Inc x Ponda puffer is warm, modern, and quietly luxurious - but more importantly, it carries a story about clothing made with care, creativity I and connection to the natural world. A jacket shaped by wool, wetlands, and the belief that the future can feel better than the past. Available to purchase in-store at Sheep Inc or online: https://sheepinc.com/.
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