NIKIN is run by a young and active team from Switzerland that wants to give something back to nature through sustainable and fair fashion, planting one tree for every product sold.
"Tree by Tree", one tree after another. Nikin's slogan symbolizes its goal and philosophy. With their success, they invest in tree-planting programs and thus want to counteract global deforestation. The trees are planted in places where they had previously disappeared for various reasons, such as agriculture, the timber industry, habitat, or natural events (forest fires, drought, ...). A single tree does not change the world overnight, but NIKIN plants "Tree by Tree" – tree by tree – and makes the world a greener place.
Nikin introduced the term "TreeWear", which developed from the popular term "StreetWear", simply with the added effect that a tree is planted for every product. Tree by tree, the world doesn't change from one day to the next, but it's a step in the right direction.
In winter 2016, the Swiss fashion and lifestyle brand "NIKIN" from Lenzburg (AG) was launched. The brand was founded by Nicholas Hänny (1991) and Robin Gnehm (1992), a business and an industrial design student who have known each other since early childhood. For a long time, the two former scouts and skaters wanted to start a joint project, which was finally realized through NIKIN.
Their vision was a fashion label that had an ecological impact. Robin, who had just returned to Switzerland from a trip through the vast forests of Canada, designed a logo that, as it turned out shortly afterwards, was a huge hit with the public. After the launch, when orders piled up just before Christmas, the two quickly realized that they could no longer handle this alone. With Lester and Jeffrey, Robin's two brothers, reinforcements were brought on board in the areas of logistics and communication. Since then, the NIKIN team has maintained a very familial relationship, which is certainly also a reason for its success. The entire NIKIN family is always there to help and support wherever they can.
It is important for NIKIN to always be innovative, modern and open-minded, but at the same time sustainable and fair. That is why they attach great importance to environmentally friendly and fair production. In the beginning, it was not easy to find and finance appropriate production. With their success, they could approach the goal - shifting production from Asia to Europe - and so today almost all our products are produced exclusively in Europe.
Since January 2019, NIKIN and its products have been officially certified by "GOTS" (Global Organic Textile Standard), which guarantees sustainable and fair production.
The textiles largely consist of organic cotton in combination with recycled polyester. Other products are made from various sustainable alternatives such as bamboo or cotton from recycled jeans. NIKIN is always honest with itself and knows that they are not perfect - but they constantly try to improve and are looking for even better, more sustainable and fairer solutions every day to get closer to their goal.
At NIKIN, only tree-free paper made from bamboo or waste from the sugar cane industry is used. Of course, the personalized tree certificate that every customer receives in addition to their order is completely tree-free.
