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Tell us about yourself in <200 words I was born and raised on Vancouver Island, but have lived in Vancouver for the last 10+ years. I grew up playing many sports, before finally deciding my height and abilities best suited volleyball, both indoors and on the beach. I finished university with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from UBC. Since then I have worked in the restaurant industry, where I currently help manage a great crew and shuck a lot of oysters. I have a passion for the outdoors, and include biking, hiking, camping, fishing, surfing, and snowboarding as my...

Welcome to the first Navas Profile. This is an experiment. We wanted to offer a view into the people that have participated in the Navas brand in some way.

So for Navas Profile #1 let us introduce Michael Bjornsson, a Vancouver-based actor and parent who recently featured awesomely in a Navas photo shoot where he got to explore his love of recycling. 

The OEKO-TEX Standard 100 is a textile production quality certification which is met by textile producers around the world. An OEKO-TEX-certified material is certified to be free of harmful substances. The standard's criteria are reviewed and updated yearly to ensure inclusion of the latest scientific and regulatory requirements. The criteria consider regulated as well as non-regulated substances. The OEKO-TEX certification is conducted worldwide by independent partners. In many cases the OEKO-TEX standards exceed national and international requirements. OEKO-TEX certification can apply to any part of the garment though for the purpose of Navas we focus on the raw materials. When Navas garments...

Navas is pleased to add beach volleyball Olympian Chaim Schalk to the Navas family! A native of Red Deer, AB, Chaim has been obsessed with volleyball since he was a boy. He represented Canada at the Rio 2016 Olympics where he and partner Ben Saxton finished 9th. Chaim debuted with the AVP in 2017. Most recently Chaim was crowned AVP Seattle Champion this past June.  “As a 6’5 athlete I am always struggling to find comfortable clothing that fits me through intense activity and day to day life.  Navas has been really great for me and I particularly love the comfort, design, and...