ito ito - On-Demand Platform for knitwear producers with a Shared Factory

Become Part of the ito ito Shared Factory and Produce Your Knitwear Collection On Demand.

Sell First — Then Produce.
How Does It Work?

Zero Sampling, Zero Risk, Zero Waste

Build your knitwear collection without investments in development, sampling, and inventory.
Even with a production quantity of just one piece, no additional costs are incurred.

Time to Market

Respond more quickly to customer demands and trends.
With ito ito, you can instantly bring new products to your online store, customize, and produce them with short production and delivery times.

Change the System with Us

With ito ito, we are changing the fashion industry from the inside out.
In the Shared Factory, you only produce what someone has ordered—locally, without waste and discounts, 100% recyclable, made from organic yarns, and with a transparent supply chain.

Maximum Control

You have direct access to a knitting machine in our network and thus become part of the ito ito Shared Factory: sampling, collection planning, quality control, and delivery times... with ito ito, you can precisely control your production.

1 Digitize Knit Products

Benefit from complete freedom, visualize your design, order a sample, and start your own production in the ito ito Shared Factory.

2 E-Commerce Integration

Sell your product in your store before the first stitch is knitted.

3 Knit-on-demand

Upload your orders to a knitting machine in the Shared Factory.
Minimum order quantity = 1

4 Manage Your Supply Chain in the Cloud

Track your orders, expand your collection, inform your customers, and use the Shared Factory's data for more effective planning.

Join ito ito’s Shared Factory and take your label to the next level.

Sustainable Yarns

We produce in knitting factories in Germany using pure Merino wool that is certified with the RWS (Responsible Wool Standard) label.”

Regal mit Wollkonen in verschiedenen Farben in einer Strickerei
Detailabbildung von gestrickten Teilen eines Pullovers

The RWS label guarantees the welfare of sheep on farms used for wool production. The practice known as ‘mulesing’ is prohibited. Additionally, the farms take care to preserve the biodiversity of the natural environment. You can find more information about the RWS label → here.

We do not use blended fibers to make recycling our products easier.

However, our search for the best, most animal-friendly wool with the lowest carbon footprint and the highest social standards is not yet complete. You can find information about our search for the perfect material here.

Eine Strickproduktion in Deutschland beeinflusst die Nachhaltigkeitsfaktoren von Kleidung positiv: Energieverbrauch, CO2-Emissionen, Wasserverbrauch, Tierwohl und gute Arbeitsbedingungen

This way, you know exactly how your products are made and can pass this information on to your customers.

Detailed information about the materials used increases the recycling rate.

Real-time data about your production in the Shared Factory’s knitting mills help you plan your collection and keep customers informed.

Transparent supply chain and data for more efficient production

The Shared Factory by ito ito collaborates with knitting factories in Germany and is 100% transparent. We publish all data on delivery routes, cost structure, resource consumption, locations, and production steps. We are also working to extend this transparency across the entire supply chain.

Übersicht über Akteure in der Shared Factory von ito ito: Designer:innen, Kund:innen und Strickereien
Die Gründerin Friederike Pfeffer mit einer Wollkone in einer der Strickereien von ito ito in Deutschland

Knitting Factories in Germany

On-demand production is always local. We strive for the shortest delivery routes and the fastest delivery times.

The machines from the Shared Factory’s network of knitting mills are located in Germany. The assembly also takes place in Germany.

Local production reduces CO2 emissions. This way, we increase transparency and control over all aspects of production.

We guarantee fair and safe working conditions as well as high environmental standards.

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