Luke Scheybeler

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Luke Scheybeler is a British entrepreneur, designer and creative director known for his work in sportswear and branding. He is the co-founder and former creative director of the cycling clothing brand Rapha. He is the co-founder of the running apparel brand Tracksmith. Scheybeler runs the branding consultancy Scheÿbeler. [1]

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Rapha

Scheybeler co-founded Rapha in March 2004 with Simon Mottram. Scheybeler established Rapha's brand identity, style and product range, leading all creative output for the first 6 years and establishing the brands creative architecture, including Rapha's distinctive left arm stripe. He worked with photographer Ben Ingham to define Rapha's photographic style.[ citation needed ]

Tracksmith

Scheybeler co-founded Tracksmith in Boston, Massachusetts, in 2014 with former Puma marketing executive Matt Taylor.[ citation needed ]

Other work

Scheybeler worked with the Slipstream sports team Garmin Sharp on their branding and team kit design.[ citation needed ]

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References

Scheybeler was described by the Financial Times as the man who "made cycling wear cool".

  1. "New sportswear line Tracksmith on the right track". Financial Times. 31 October 2014.