AP News · Jan 2022
Ralph Lauren’s Team USA opening ceremony uniforms included Skyscrape-developed Intelligent Insulation, a temperature-responsive fabric layer that expands or contracts without batteries or wiring.
Skyscrape makes temperature-responsive insulation
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Updated Jul 30, 2026
Skyscrape is a Portland-based textile manufacturing / smart textiles company that develops temperature-responsive insulating fabrics that expand or contract with heat changes, without batteries, wires, or sensors. Its first widely documented market entry was with Ralph Lauren’s Team USA opening ceremony uniform for the 2022 Winter Olympics.
Primary product
Intelligent Insulation temperature-responsive fabrics for apparel
Founded
2017
Headquarters
Portland, Oregon, United States
Team size
1-10
Industry
Textile Manufacturing
Sub-industry
Smart textiles / material science / apparel technology
Offices
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Business model
Leadership
Founder & CEO
Investors
Public materials suggest an interdisciplinary R&D culture spanning scientists, engineers, designers, and weavers, with a strong manufacturing and commercialization focus.
Differentiators
Technology
Customers
Competitors
Estimated revenue
$1M-$5M
Estimated monthly visits
221
AP News · Jan 2022
Ralph Lauren’s Team USA opening ceremony uniforms included Skyscrape-developed Intelligent Insulation, a temperature-responsive fabric layer that expands or contracts without batteries or wiring.
Fast Company · Jan 2022
Fast Company explained that Skyscrape built the adaptive fabric using two proprietary materials and that the startup had initial DOE support to create machinery and processes.
WWD · Jan 2022
WWD described Skyscrape’s climate-responsive textile and noted the company’s goal of broad deployment across brands and categories.
Ralph Lauren Corporation · Jan 2022
Ralph Lauren’s release confirmed the Skyscrape partnership, the temperature-responsive mechanism, and the Team USA uniform launch.