SHIFT–THE MICROFACTORY
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OPENING: 09/24
PREOPENING: 7/24
OUR SERVICES
Prototype, test and scale up new processes or business models for sustainability, digitalisation, circularity and automation.
Workshops and masterclasses geared around material innovation and sustainable production.
Knitwear development for a local, highspeed production of micro batches with our automated on-demand platform.
R&D PROJECTS
RESHORING, AUTOMATION, CIRCULAR ECONOMY,
NEW CONSUMER PATTERNS, VIRTUAL PROTOTYPING, SOCIAL COMMERCE …
The fashion industry is about to change. Future success for brands, retailers and manufacturers will depend on the ability to adapt and become more digital, sustainable and agile.
At SHIFT we develop with you tailor made R&D projects merging our unique rapid prototyping environment with digital technologies and a wide network of industry experts. Our location in the Bikini Mall in Berlin allows direct interaction with consumers in concept store experiences connected to the Microfactory.
WORKSHOPS
LEARN EVERYTHING ABOUT KNITWEAR INNOVATION, SUSTAINABLE SOURCING AND DIGITAL PRODUCTION IN OUR WORKSHOP PROGRAMME.
The SHIFT Microfactoy offers a broad programme of hands-on workshops and learning experiences for designers and production managers.
The workshop programme will start in July 2024. Subscribe to our newsletter to be the first to know and book your seat on upcoming workshops.
UPCOMING WORKSHOPS
PROTOTYPING
TURN YOUR KNITWEAR DESIGN IN MARKET READY PRODUCTS FOR AUTOMATED AND LOCAL ON-DEMAND PRODUCTIONS.
Create your own SHIFT to develop your knitwear collection with our knitwear programmers and produce prototypes your design on our Stoll flatbed knitting machines. We support you in all steps of the development – from programming to yarn sourcing.
With the ito ito automation software you can produce micro batches, test customer response and scale up your production according to your demand.
LOCATION
THE SHIFT MICROFACTORY IS LOCATED IN THE BIKINI MALL IN THE HEART OF BERLIN.
SPACE
280 m2 Lab Space
Pop-Up Space for Customer Interaction and Concept Stores
Computer and Manufacturing Workstations
Meeting and Workshop Spaces
RESOURCES
Stoll Knitting Machines (3D & Fully Fashion)
Material Library
Production & Prototyping Facilities
Knitwear Programming
ito ito Automation Software
3D Visualisation
THE GANG FOR YOUR SHIFT
Marte Hentschel
CO-CEO VORN
Oliver Lange
CO-CEO VORN
Friederike Pfeffer
ITO ITO
Florian Pfeffer
ITO ITO
PARTNERS
VORN - The Berlin Fashion Hub is a physical and digital place in the heart of Berlin, where innovations for a sustainable development of the fashion industry are collaboratively designed, communicated and implemented.
VORN fosters economically successful circularity as well as social responsibility and the reduction of CO2 emissions in the fashion and textile industry.
SHIFT is powered by ito ito – the world’s first fully automated knitwear prodution software for demand-driven, sustainable and circular fashion production.
ito ito’s mission is to eleminate overproduction and enabling designers, brands and manufaturers to change the way fashion is made.
STOLL is a global leader in flat-knitting machine technology. As an industry partner Stoll provides high-end knitting machines and software for the SHIFT Microfactory and supports project partners, designers and manufacturers of the Microfactory with its expertise and know-how in advanced textile and knitting solutions.
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