80 Years of Expertise
Hestra: World-Class Gloves
Hestra is globally renowned as the specialist in high-quality gloves. With a focus on quality, durability, and functionality, they craft gloves that withstand the harshest winter conditions. From extreme ski guides to professional freeriders, anyone who values top quality chooses Hestra. Not only for their robust performance but also for their iconic, stylish design.
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Hestra Gloves and Mittens
Hestra makes gloves and mittens for all weather conditions and for every age. From walks in the city to a trip to Lapland. This brand, named after the small town of Hestra, is a family business that has been producing gloves with personal attention since 1936. They manufacture everything in their own factory and purchase materials such as leather and wool themselves. Hestra gloves and mittens are known for their exceptional quality; the craftsmanship is evident.
History of Hestra
The family business Martin Magnusson & Co. was founded in 1936 and is now run by the third and fourth generations of the Magnusson family. Both the design and development take place at the headquarters in the small village of Hestra, Sweden. Everything they do today began in the woodlands of the highlands in the Swedish province of Småland. There, Martin Magnusson and his family settled and began making gloves for the local lumberjacks in 1936.
In 1937, a ski slope was built nearby, and as its popularity grew, Magnusson saw a new market for his high-quality, durable gloves. His sons, Lars-Olofs and Göte, became enthusiastic skiers and started working in the family business as teenagers.
Over the years, word about their gloves spread to places outside the village, and people started referring to the gloves by the place they came from—Hestra. The popularity of the sport, as well as Hestra gloves, grew in the 1960s. Today, Hestra is present worldwide. Although they now have four factories and make gloves for sports, fashion, and professional use, not much has changed. Their focus remains on hands and gloves.