Kioko Kids

Kioko Kids: who, what, where?

Kio­ko stands for hap­pi­ness in Japa­ne­se and tha­t’s what the Bel­gian brand wants to con­vey in its clothes. 

Whe­re most brands would send their ideas to pro­du­cers in a low-wage country, Kio­ko does things dif­fe­rently. Most of the clothes are made in our own country and the­re­fo­re have the Made In Bel­gium label. In addi­tion, the com­pany uses sus­tai­na­ble and recy­cled mate­rials. Okay yes, the­re are already a few. What makes the brand so uni­que? The fact that Kio­ko is not mono­to­nous, but offers a wide ran­ge of bright colours in its collec­tions. The nice cut of the clothes and the types of fabrics that are dif­fe­rent from the ordi­nary jog­ging or jer­sey fabric, making it all a dream for chil­dren. Becau­se kids will be kids and they just want to dream and play.

Ecologically sound clothes

Kio­ko Kids choo­ses mate­rials such as GOTS cer­ti­fied orga­nic cot­ton, sus­tai­na­ble wool, recy­cled pol­yes­ter and Clo­sed-Loop Pol­yu­retha­ne from Ger­many, Italy and the Nether­lands. The own prints and fabric dyes are also all GOTS-cer­ti­fied in Bel­gium. All other subs­tan­ces that can harm the envi­ron­ment are com­ple­tely avoided. 

By having some items pro­du­ced in Bel­gium, the brand mini­mi­zes their trans­port and the­re­fo­re only the tai­lor has to go on an air­pla­ne ins­tead of 100 kg clothes. The clothing that is still pro­du­ced in Moroc­co and that is trans­por­ted to Bel­gium is sub­jec­ted to strict agreements. 

For exam­ple, Kio­ko packs the gar­ments per ten ins­tead of sepa­ra­tely and always works with reusa­ble plas­tic bags.

Safe workplace

No fair wages and poor wor­king con­di­tions are taboo at Kio­ko. The brand, the­re­fo­re, coope­ra­tes with three trans­pa­rent pro­du­cers. In Peru, it works together with Solid Inter­na­tio­na­l’s wool fac­tory Bombyx (non-pro­fit asso­cia­tion), which pro­vi­des work for women in a vul­ne­ra­ble situa­tion. The socks are pro­du­ced in Fran­ce and the fabrics are pro­ces­sed in Moroc­co by a team of seven sewers. 

Short/​overall

So now it’s time to put your child in sus­tai­na­ble clothes with a play­ful touch. Sign for their futu­re and go on a shop­ping spree on kio​kio​kids​.be.