Bilio is a pure source.

We architect, manufacture,
and scale hard and soft goods infrastructure.

Founded in 2015 by Billy Smith, following a decade designing
materials and first-generation
products at Apple and Patagonia. Defining categories across
apparel, bags, bands, booties,
cases, covers, gloves, waders,
and wetsuits.

Born and raised in the Bay Area,
we are based in Berkeley.
Still entirely founder-owned,
our philosophy is simple:

Materials First.

We design, develop, engineer,
test, manufacture, invent, and
deploy our ideas worldwide,
all from under one roof.

As described by Toray, the
century-old Japanese material
masters of Ultrasuede:

“Bilio represents thoughtful and
deliberate innovation. When we come together, creation expands endlessly.”

We house a private materials
library, industrial design studio, development lab, secure project
rooms, testing facility, knitting
and manufacturing lines, and
a local art gallery.

Recent work includes:

proprietary materials, humanoid
robots, lighting systems, magnetics,
drone delivery logistics, consumer
electronics, physical AI interfaces,
bio-sensing wearables, health
products, footwear, technical
apparel, fashion, automotive,
space travel, and surfing.

Our patent portfolio bridges
generational Swallow-Tail
architecture, commercialized
designs, multi-purpose utilities,
advanced materials science,
3D knitted technologies, and
zonally engineered textiles.

Some capabilities include:

assembling, automating,
binding, bonding, braiding,
casting, coating, coloring,
converting, covering, cutting,
debossing, embedding, embossing,
embroidering, engraving, etching,
extruding, fastening, finishing,
forming, knitting, laminating,
machining, milling, molding,
patterning, pleating, pressing,
printing, prototyping, quilting,
routing, sealing, sewing, skiving,
splitting, steaming, taping, testing,
tooling, twisting, weaving,
welding, and more.

A partnership at Bilio
is a long-term invitation,
a living collaboration,
and a feeling. It begins
with shared values and
a real bold vision.

We welcome devoted
founders, global leaders,
and brave companies ready
to build the future.

How we do anything
is how we do

everything.