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Our Philosophy. Our Ritual.

Noi di Ritual crediamo nel creare la nostra strada. Abbiamo deciso di offrire una gamma di attrezzature da hockey unica nel suo genere. I nostri prodotti sono pensati per chi cerca funzionalità, creatività e stile negli oggetti che sceglie di possedere.

Our ritual is about thoughtful, purposeful design. We keep our product range limited so we can focus on creating outstanding products. Every product is designed from the ground up to perform a specific function and reflect extensive research and development. We explore the relationship between materials, design, people and hockey. Our expert designers perform a variety of material and design tests resulting in a range of first-class functional products of superior quality & durability that you will appreciate and get the best results with.

Dai un'occhiata ai nostri prodotti: probabilmente uno di loro è stato progettato proprio per fare ciò che ami.

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Design

Our high quality designer products reflect skillful design, attention to detail and a unique appreciation of functionality – an artful fusion of design and functionality. It is a quality-focused process that cannot be automated meaning that each item is handmade by a team of craftsmen and women. Each hockey stick for example, can involve up to 10 hours of crafting to our specifications.

Chi produce le nostre materie prime e gli uomini e le donne che realizzano i nostri prodotti sono tutti esperti nel loro campo. Sono orgogliosi del loro lavoro e della qualità di ciò che producono e che noi consegniamo a te.

Design

Our high quality designer products reflect skillful design, attention to detail and a unique appreciation of functionality – an artful fusion of design and functionality. It is a quality-focused process that cannot be automated meaning that each item is handmade by a team of craftsmen and women. Each hockey stick for example, can involve up to 10 hours of crafting to our specifications.

Chi produce le nostre materie prime e gli uomini e le donne che realizzano i nostri prodotti sono tutti esperti nel loro campo. Sono orgogliosi del loro lavoro e della qualità di ciò che producono e che noi consegniamo a te.

Nathaniel Nelson

Founder

Nat si definisce un vero ‘maniaco dell’attrezzatura’. Dopo la laurea in scienze, ha seguito la sua passione per l’hockey lavorando nella gestione, vendita, progettazione e sviluppo per alcuni dei principali marchi di hockey. Nat ha dedicato la sua carriera all’hockey. Questo lo ha portato in tutto il mondo, a unirsi a comunità hockeystiche e incontrare produttori di attrezzature professionali. Oggi è considerato un vero esperto del settore. Ritual è il risultato dell’esperienza, della passione e della (leggera) ossessione di Nat per l’hockey.

Sabrina Heesh

Marketing & Sponsorship

Sabbie is an elite hockey player and (just quietly) goalie for the England women’s national team. She is also our Ritual marketing guru. If you’ve ever contacted us for customer support or sponsorship enquiries, you’ve likely chatted with her. Sabbie studied Exercise & Sports Science at university and quickly found her feet in sports marketing. She’s currently specialising in digital marketing and plotting England’s world hockey domination.

James Jeffrey

Luggage & Soft Goods Design

The bag man. James is an Australian who’s been in the bag game for years. He’s lived and worked all over the world, designing supreme-quality bags for Crumpler, Knomo and Bellroy. He runs his own bag and brand development HQ in Torquay, Australia.

Trudi Nelson

Brand Manager

Trudi ha plasmato il nostro marchio fin dall’inizio. Collabora strettamente con Nat sulla strategia aziendale di Ritual, sul design dei prodotti e sull’identità complessiva del brand. Prima di entrare nel mondo dell’hockey competitivo, ha lavorato per 11 anni come Brand Manager per un importante marchio online australiano, supervisionando attentamente il team marketing.

Fran Bacardit & Arnau Vila - Cinematography

Fran Bacardit & Arnau VilaCinematography

Fran and Arnau are Ritual multimedia experts. They bring the brand to life on film. Working out of their studio in Barcelona, Fran and Arnaud have shot on location pretty much everywhere, from remote South America and industrial USA to sun-soaked European beaches. They also run the cinematography team at Film Easy.

Pasha Gademan

European Sales Manager

Pasha is a man of many talents. He has degrees in Journalism and Communication Science, and is also highly regarded hockey coach. Pasha works closely with Sabbie to manage our team of international athletes, as well as looking after our European sales. Pasha coaches at Almeerse Hockey Club and is involved with the Dutch men’s international program.

Raoul Luescher

Composite Materials

There’s nothing Raoul Luescher doesn’t know about carbon. He’s our composite materials expert, with over 20 years of experience in high-performance engineering. Raoul has worked with Boeing Aerospace, the Australian Defence Department and the Australian Institute of Sport, plus several top Olympic athletes.

Josh Emrich

Graphic Design

If we make hockey players look good, Josh makes us look good. He's our branding and design guru, based in Indiana. We work closely with Josh on all aspects of the Ritual Hockey brand identity.

Joel Wells

3D Industrial Design

Ingegnere di Product Design nato e residente a Melbourne, Joel ha coltivato la sua passione per l’innovazione nello sport anche durante gli studi universitari in Industrial Design presso la RMIT. Professionalmente, Joel ha fondato con successo diverse società di consulenza nel design, specializzandosi in settori che vanno dall’elettronica di consumo all’arredamento, dallo sport d’élite ai dispositivi medici. In dodici anni di carriera ha lavorato sia in Australia che all’estero per clienti come Nike, Adidas International, Under Armour, Coca-Cola, Hewlett-Packard e Ford, oltre a tenere lezioni di Product Design Engineering presso la Swinburne University.

Elmar Krop

Photography

Based in Amsterdam, Elmar has an impressive list of clients under his belt. Our elite athletes love working with Elmar and really appreciate his personal care and professional approach. Not to mention his amazing photography skills!