Canadian designed yoga mats incorporate artistic elements

Yoga Design Lab launches it’s eye-catching yoga mats in Canada. The innovative yoga brand has been shaking up the industry south of the border with yoga mats described by Harper's Bazaar and Fitness Magazine as 'stunning works of art’. Designed in Bali by a Canadian surfer/yogi named Chad, who sold all his stuff and moved there to launch the idea in 2014. "I was seated in the back of a packed yoga class while on vacation in Ubud, Bali. Looking around, all I saw was a sea of unoriginal, massed produced, solid colored mats. My thinking was, there must be a way of creating a highly functional product that was also aesthetically beautiful. So the journey began. Long story short, I sold my stuff in Vancouver, packed up a couple bags and moved to Bali with the goal of creating a stunning line of yoga products that inspire more people to get excited about yoga. Really looking forward to finally launching the brand in Canada. It’s a special moment for me.”  Chad - YDL Founder Blending fashion-forward design elements with innovative functionality and bio-renewable consciousness is key to the Yoga Design Lab approach. The Combo Mat construction is unique on the market and a process that took over a year of development to create. Many yogis have commented on how the unique construction has improved their practice and the ultra luxurious feel helps guide them gently into the blissed out state experienced in yoga. Combined with the uber-colorful prints, the mats have already garnered a growing US celebrity following. The mats consist of a natural tree rubber base that is bonded it to a luxurious sueded microfiber surface, thus the mat solves one of the biggest problems in yoga - slipping with sweat. The goal was to create a mat the became even grippier with sweat - ideal for hot yoga, power yoga, ashtanga, etc.