It's about kids being in touch with nature

We love the PURE JOY of:

The freedom and possibilities of childhood	Simple things that don't cost the earth
Craftmanship, design and quality	100% pure merino wool

And we are from New Zealand. 

We live in a land at the bottom of the southern hemisphere, a land renowned for its great outdoors, its icy, free-flowing rivers and crystal clear lakes, its pristine deserted beaches, remote forest wilderness, lush pastoral valleys, fairytale mountains, bubbling thermal springs, stunning, halting beauty at every turn.  We are surrounded by nature that simply takes your breath away.
 
We are small, isolated and far from it all…but as kids we feel huge, we feel like adventurers and conquerors, we know what it is like to feel on top of the world.  We are barefoot kings and queens with nature literally at our feet as we sprint along a deserted beach or up a grassy hill!

There is no better sight in the world than kids laughing and playing together outdoors, kids being kids, being totally free and living life to the full.
 
This is who we are…and it is this spirit that we want to capture at whippersnapper.
 

Chris Twiss, whippersnapper
 

Some of my own story..

	1966 (Born) Oamaru, South Island, New Zealand Mum’s third boy in three years. Her quest for a baby girl ends immediately.
	1976 Waitaki Valley, South Island, New Zealand In full adventure mode growing up in the Waitaki Valley. Biking, swimming, running, camping, fishing, rafting, building huts and generally indulging in dangerous fun. Mum takes out her ‘no girls’ frustrations by making beautiful clothes for her boys – arguably ahead of her time with some designs!
	1986 Clinton and Owaka, (Deep) South Island, New Zealand  Enjoying life as a young stock agent. But the bright lights of Dunedin and the University of Otago beckon.
	1996 London, United Kingdom  Gillian and I head to London. This photo has nothing to do with London - it's taken near Waimate in the South island of New Zealand - but I had to get a picture of my Mum in somewhere!
	2006 Auckland, North Island, New Zealand  Team up with Italian designer Claudia Pellizzaro and the first whippersnapper range ("adventure 07") is launched. Byron, Gabriel and (our son) William in the first whippersnapper clothing test-run - literally! (Cheltenham Beach, Auckland, New Zealand).