We are a collective of artists, engineers, designers and entrepreneurs building the most sustainable fashion system that we can imagine: 3D knitwear on demand.
3D knitwear is clothing that is produced in one piece, without cutting, without seams and almost without waste. We use 3D knit machines as 3D printers to make personalised clothing on a large scale. The result: less consumption, less waste and less CO2 and more quality, more luxury and more "you".
N.I.O. is built on the foundation laid by The Girl and the Machine, the first 3D knitwear brand in the world, presented at DDW 2016 by knitwear designer Rosanne van der Meer. After successfully completing the EU-funded Climate KIC Startup Accelerator and building a multidisciplinary team we now launch our online platform:
• N.I.O. LAB: researching virtual knit design, 3D knitting, body measurement extraction, virtual fitting, personalisation and the on-demand supply chain
• N.I.O. SHOP: You decide what is made. Invest in your own personalised luxury 3D knitted jumper
• N.I.O. CLOUD: building the technology and the production network that is needed to connect the world to knitwear on demand.