Built for those who live with purpose.

You'll find the bear all over the collection, reworked into camo, tie dye, wildfire, starry skies, and a couple dozen worlds in between. Same bear, never the same drop.

It started in a bike shop

In the early years KrashBear ran out of A Culture of Speed, the bike shop Santiago owned on Miner Street in Idaho Springs, Colorado. Art and bikes, out of one room. When kids in town couldn't afford to fix their rides, he rebuilt about thirty abandoned bikes, painted every one of them gold, and turned them loose for anybody to ride. The local paper wrote it up in 2016.

That instinct never left. See a need, do something about it, and do it with some style.

The art comes first

Today the bear lives at Krash Lab, an art collective and gallery in Naples, Florida, where Santiago works alongside local and international artists. His one of one originals are the heart of the brand: unique works, each photographed and documented, sold once and never reprinted. The apparel takes that same hand and puts it on something you can wear every day.

Krash Bear Kares

KrashBear supports good causes that make a real impact in our communities and beyond. We're a proud partner of the Fisher House Foundation, which gives military and veteran families a free place to stay near the hospital while someone they love is in treatment, and an official supporter of the DoD Warrior Games, which honor wounded, ill, and injured service members through adaptive sport.

In 2022 that support went from the checkout page to the medal stage. Santiago stood in Orlando and put medals around the necks of service members who earned every one of them. Every order helps keep that work going.

Built with good people

A painted clutch that sold on opening night. A silk gown three years in the making. A USA raft team, a youth volleyball program, and a fleet of gold bikes. The bear has been lucky to work with people who care about doing it right. See the collaborations.

Made on demand, made to last

Every shirt is printed when you order it, through a fulfillment partner that cares about quality and craft. The lineup stays fresh, nothing gets overproduced, and less ends up in a landfill. It takes a few extra days compared to pulling from a shelf, and we think that trade is worth it.

Say hey

Questions about an order, an original piece, a collaboration, or just want to talk shop? We read every message. Reach out on the contact page or find us on social.