coilex c/o K&T GmbH

6th generation family shoemakers since 1856. The two brands nat-2™ and thies 1856 ® combine innovation, ecology and a timeless design in the fields of sneakers, rainboots and home goods. Sebastian Thies, 6th generation footwear professional since 1856, is the Founder x Designer of high-end sneaker brand nat-2™. Sustainability is key since more than 166 years in the family tradition. Sebastian, together with his wife Carmen, he is also the owner of established home brand thies ®. The iconic footwear designs have been featured in Dezeen, Vogue, MTV, Elle, Highsnobiety and many more media... As a creative director and consultant at various other Projects he has worked with companies such as MCM, Wu-Tang, Sony, Paramount, Activision, Ritter Sport, Atelier PMP, Hasbro, Gabor, HBC, Levi's, Benetton, nowadays, Studio100, BMW ... Sebastian has served clients and international retailers such Opening Ceremony, Galeries Lafayette, Rinascente, KaDeWe Group, Bongenie Grieder, Cara & Co, Zalando, Level Dubai, Virgin, Otto Group, Deichmann Group, Runnerspoint (Footlocker), TJX, ... Colab partners include Shahar Livne, Daniel Elkayam, Liza Snook, Vitsoe, Thoas Lindner ... Sebastian's Designs have been showcased and included to design collections in international re-known exhibitions and museums such as Deutsches Museum, Grassimuseum Leipzig, Red Dot Museums Essen x Singapore, Kunsthaus Vienna, MKG Hamburg, Shoetopia Detroit, Cube Designmuseum NL, Wilhelm Wagenfeld Stiftung Bremen, VirtualShoemuseum, SKD Dresden, Biotopia MUC, ... nat-2™ is a highly progressive brand challenging the big players in the business by being a step ahead and truly high fashion, while still being leisure`n down to earth. The roots of the brand lie in the early 90ies graffiti, street- and boardsport culture, admiring the innovative power of the techy, cool 80ies. nat-2 is about passion and style and therefore the brand is not stuck with cliches, following its own path and ideas. Sebastian has already won several international awards such as the Red Dot Design Award, German Brand Award, Innovation x Design Award, IspoBrandnew Award, was nominated twice for Germany's Designpreis and appointed as Kultur- x Kreativpilot by the Federal Republic of Germany. As a proud jury member, Sebastian has served for the EU Worthproject, Kreativpiloten, EUSIC, Green Product Award, ... Born in Munich, he has lived in the US, part time in Paris and all over Germany and Austria. His roots lie in the early early graffiti and street art movement, 80ies snowboarding, design and high fashion. The London Designmuseum has quoted nat-2™ as "one of the 50 shoes that changed the world" in its books.