By Bridget Rutherford - STAR.KIWI July 4, 2018
Lyttelton ski maker teams up with champagne company
Veuve Clicquot has teamed up with Lyttelton’s Kingswood Skis to release 10 pairs of limited edition skis.The Kingswood X Clicquot collaboration skis have a bold colourama print with a hard-wearing finish.Founded by Kris and Alex Herbert in Lyttelton in 2005, Kingswood Skis is a boutique, hand-made ski maker well-known for its durable skis with bold graphic prints.The 10 pairs of limited edition skis, which will be hand-made by Alex in the Lyttelton workshop, have been created for the Clicquot in the Snow festival in Queenstown in August.“We are honoured to be collaborating with Verve Clicquot on their annual winter champagne festival to develop this limited-edition ski. It’s such a natural fit. With this collaboration, we’re celebrating winter and the joy of things made well,” Alex said.The limited edition run of Clicquot Skis will be available to order direct from Kingswood Skis.