The new “Myers II” as seen in SOURCE and PLACE MAGAZINE. Now in WLD Stores available!

Folks, we received a lot of really good images with excellent ideas of how to integrate WLD to nature. It was hard to select the winners, but finally we did it …

Here are the results:

1. place and winner of the one week surf trip from Wavetours is: Helen Schneider

The following images each win a 150,- € voucher for WLD clothing at one of our partner shops:

Have a look in our workshop and get some early-morning-impressions of our WLD Wood Logo manufacturing – 100% handmade larch wood with a honey wax finishing. You like ‘em? Apply for your personal wood logo at content@welivedifferent.com and with a little fortune you are the lucky winner.

Hi folks, this is the final call for our “WLD2Nature Design Contest” presented by TIDE Surfmagazine. Until the end of this week (september 30) you have time to send us your idea of how to implement WLD to nature. We already received some really good images, but … who knows, maybe you can top some of them.

Please keep in mind our attractive prices, e.g. a 1-week WAVETOURS surf camp in France. So take your camera, go out and WLD!

1% For the Planet and WLD on RTL2 News from WLD on Vimeo.

RTL2 broadcasted this feature on august 21, 2011 in the 8 PM news. The interview was held with CEO Simone who’s also in charge of product development. Thanks to Anett from RTL for sharing the 1% For The Planet spirit to a broader audience.

WLD2Nature presented by Tide Magazine and Wavetours

Hi folks,

time for the next contest! This time it’s not about taking photos, it’s a design contest. That doesn’t mean you shouldn’t take a picture – we need a photo to see your entry of course.

We ask you to implement the WLD logo into nature. Everything is allowed and creativity definitely requested. Whether you write our logo into the beach or you seed some cress …  there are a million inspiring ways to bring ourr logo into nature. And we want to see all of them.

So design nature, make a photo of it and send it to content@welivedifferent.com until September 30.

The best design wins a 1-week wavetours surf camp for two people at the French Atlantic coast*. No. 2 to No. 8 win a 150,- € voucher for WLD clothing at one of our retail partners.

Need the WLD artwork? … click here for a download.

* surf camp includes accommodation and surf training; excluding trip and catering

Hi folks,

we received a lot of really good images from you, but as it is in live: Only a few are about to win. We’ve chosen our six favorite. And here are the lucky winners of six WLD jackets (from top left to bottom right).

Christoph Maderer
Peter Weingarten
Julia Lischke
David Keusch
Mattias Fredriksson
Max Kemner

See all images in a higher res.

We hope to get many  transmittels at our next creative contest: “WLD to nature”

Our first ad camapaign “stapled”. Next release will be in PLACE Issue 28.

Full bleed page in the “Mirror”-shooting in EYEWEAR Issue 02 … showing pretty good the street-attitude of our mountains- and oceans label.

Hi folks,

we’re holding a photo competition and you can win 1 of 6 brand new WLD jackets! Just send us your favorite mountains and oceans picture and show us your most memorable moment. Whether it’s a surrounding that impressed you, valuable time with your friends out there or challenging situations on and off your board or skis – send it by end of april to content@welivedifferent.com, and with a little bit of luck, you’ll be rewarded. To check out what ohers have sent already, click here.

WLD summer collection 2011 is available now. Choose you favorite store from our shop partners and go for your first WLD style.

All together. Connected by a feeling of unity, a sense that we are part of the same collective experience. Sometimes it just happens. You can feel it instantly. Meeting like-minded people boarding your favorite backcountry run or catching the first wave of the day. Like magic, suddenly it’s there. No planning, no electronics, no introductions necessary. Just a knowing smile, a quick hello, and the knowledge that you share the same style, the same spirit, the same passion.

Every day. Without losing our passion. Without losing sight of what really counts, what’s really important in life. There is no manual for happy living, but if we manage to reduce the complexities of daily existence to the essentials, we’re on the right track. Sometimes we need to stop and listen. Cut through the distractions of everyday life and hear what our body and soul are telling us. This leads us into the oceans and mountains. We come here to forget the daily grind and get in touch with ourselves and to live.

Does it matter to stand out from others? Not on principle. But when it comes to realizing our passions, a break from the norm is inevitable. We live different, because we realize that a constant overkill of activities, products and information is not the answer, but a sure way of losing touch. Instead, we want to concentrate on essentials. Reduce our experience to something real. Something we can remember. In the mountains, it’s better to focus on just one run – and make it count. In the oceans, it’s worth waiting for that one perfect wave, even if it takes time. These moments are what sets us apart. And even though we don’t judge others or exalt ourselves, we enjoy the difference. And we welcome the opportunity to express it in our style.