Expo 2025 Osaka

NextLevelKnit is featured as one of 12 exhibition partners showcasing ‘textile innovations from Germany’ at Expo 2025 Osaka.

Snapshot from above showing a person’s feet near the Expo 2025 Osaka, Japan logo embedded in the street surface.
ScrapYarnPaper

Handmade paper with scrap yarn – part of NextLevelKnit’s evolving visual language. I love how materials can take on new life.

ReturnRepair​Rewear

A customer reached out after accidentally washing her upcycled sweater too hot, leaving the sleeves felted.

NextToYou

‘NextToYou’ highlights an important reality: discarded clothing never truly disappears. In this project, it finds a new purpose.

Top view of a person in a blue cardigan holding a crochet hook, surrounded by finished pieces that will later form the 'NextToYou' project.
PinkPanther​Present

A playful birthday piece for 7-year-old Toni 💖 – in the spirit of our ‘SweatersWithCharacter’ collection.

Top-down view of a finished KnitInProgress sweater with a Pink Panther motif, laid out on a wooden floor. Sleeves are knitted in pink, white, and yellow to match the design. Feet of the person taking the photo are partially visible.
KnitInProgress

‘KnitInProgress’ is the first step towards a size-inclusive mindset that NLK hopes to extend to other collections in the future.

Woman wearing a dark green KnitInProgress sweater with sleeves knitted from various leftover yarns, paired with green pants in a different shade, accessorized with a chunky beaded necklace. The head is cropped out of the frame.
MultiColourCombo

The idea behind our collection ‘MultiColourCombo’ is simple yet powerful: Transforming old into new – making one out of two.

Woman wearing the green and purple set from the MultiColourCombo collection, including matching hat and gloves with color-coordinated cuffs, paired with a light blue winter coat, casual hoodie, and accessories including bracelets and rings.
SUSTAIN!

We were happy to be part of the first edition of SUSTAIN! at Bilker Bunker, Düsseldorf.

SlipoverTakeOver

This collection extends the life of fast fashion slipovers – turning them into unique, high-quality pieces. Super-Slow vs. Ultra-Fast!

Person leaning toward the camera, wearing a reworked black-and-white houndstooth vest by Next Level Knit with colorful new ribbing. The full outfit is white, styled with yellow-tinted sunglasses matching the updated trim.
OONIQUE Stricknacht

An evening of knitting, music and art at ‘NEBN Gallery’ Düsseldorf. Powered by OONIQUE.

Instagram story-style image with text and date, overlaid on a knitting work-in-progress. Inviting viewers to a knitting night event.
JKI – Barbie Edition

Upcycled sweaters in fun size. Check out the Barbie-scale edition of our collection ‘JustKnitIt’.

aest. x NextLevelKnit

A Pop-Up showcase at aest. Store Düsseldorf presented an exclusive release of the ‘JustKnitIt‘ sweater collection. 🩷

Poster announcing the pop-up show at aest store, featuring an orange upcycled jumper from Next Level Knit with hand-knitted woollen sleeves.
NLK Lookbook 👀

Browse the digital version of our lookbook to learn more about NextLevelKnit and its two debut collections — told through words and images.

NLK PopUp

Poppin‘ up … 02.12.2021 – 14.12.2021.
All other days by appointment only … Take care and be kind.

Several second-hand sweaters with hand-knitted sleeves, hanging neatly on a rack.
JustKnitIt

This collection deals with the ever faster collection cycles, as well as the masses and variations of produced garments.

Upcycled grey Nike sweater with hand-knitted sleeves on a hanger at a door handle.
SweatersWith​Character

The NextLevelKnit debut collection adds a whole new aesthetic and shape to secondhand sweaters through knitted puff sleeves with stripes.

Grey second-hand sweater with Daisy Duck print and hand-knitted striped sleeves, worn by a brown-haired woman.
Care and Repair

NLK is not about buying more – it's about wearing longer, repairing with care, and finding new meaning in what’s already there.

Close-up of a knitted sleeve with a visible hole before upcycling process.
Super-Fast and Ultra-Slow

This initiative is about respect and care for secondhand materials and bringing them back to life.

Close-up of stacked second-hand clothing in various colours, ready for sorting and customisation.
What’s it About?

NextLevelKnit is an initiative to take preowned textiles to the next level of their material life cycle.

Portrait of a woman with curly hair wearing a pink sweatshirt with a Minnie Mouse print and eye-catching red and pink knitted sleeves - photographed against a light-coloured background.