Our Story

It all started when Charlie Upson & Dion Hounsfield (myself) were 16 years old. We always had the idea of starting a business together under the name “Upfield”. This was formed by combining our surnames together. Sadly, in late 2017, we lost Charlie in a tragic accident. As an 18 year old you never expect to lose your best friend.

I started Upfield Design in 2019. I was an apprentice signwriter at the time. One weekend I decided to try paint my old go kart helmet. I told a mate that I was painting it, he told his mate who raced speedway and next thing I was painting his helmet before I had even completed half of my first practice helmet. It was nearing completion and I wanted to put my personal touch on it so I thought it was a perfect chance to honour Charlie and our business idea by using our name “Upfield”. From there I uploaded some photos to Facebook and haven't looked back. 

"Upfield" means so much to me and to see it on all the helmets that I have painted and apparel around the place makes me so proud of the name. 

Thank you for your support, whether sharing social media post, purchasing apparel or choosing Upfield Design to paint you a custom helmet design.

I really appreciate it!

Dion.

EST 2019.