About NIKIN

THIS IS WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT US:

WHO WE ARE

NIKIN makes sustainable fashion affordable. We are young, cheerful and close to nature. A real TreeTeam.

OUR HISTORY

The beer did it! Two childhood friends met for a beer in Lenzburg in 2016. That's when the idea for NIKIN was born.

OVER 2.5 MILLION TREES

Yeah! In eight years, we have planted over 2.5 million trees together with our community.

The founders

Nicholas

Nicholas already started his own small project during his business studies in 2013. Under the name "NIKIT", he designed and sold black Gymbags adorned with his own logo. The popular bags were very well received by his friends and acquaintances and the few hundred bags were sold out in no time. His success did not go unnoticed. It didn't take long until a world-renowned snowboard brand from Iceland asked him to stop producing under the name "NIKIT" for trademark protection reasons. So he was forced to hang up his booming project for the time being. In return, he then double-checked "NIKIN" for trademark rights!

Robin

Robin, who is actually a trained automotive mechatronics technician, missed the creativity in his profession that had already bubbled up out of him as a child. So he decided to try something new in 2015. He obtained his vocational baccalaureate, passed the preliminary course in design with flying colours and began to study industrial design. Never before had he enjoyed going to school so much - now he could finally give his creativity free rein. The language study trip to Canada expanded his horizons even more. The breathtaking nature and the gigantic forests of Canada inspired him and, as it turns out later, also the idea that was slumbering inside of him.

IT ALL STARTED WITH THE TREEANIES

But here, too, things have changed! Our first Treeanies were made of polyester and manufactured in China. Today, we use sustainable alternatives like Polylana® and organic cotton and produce everything in Europe except for the TreeBottles.

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2 million trees - We did it!

Since its inception in 2016, NIKIN has planted one Tree tree for every product sold. Within a little more than six years, we have planted 2 million (!) trees together with our terrific community. A tattoo-worthy milestone and reason to celebrate.

With the achievement of this long-awaited number of trees, we look optimistically into a greener future. Because: 2 million are just the beginning. According to our credo #treebytree, we will continue to contribute to global reforestation in the future.