Bilio was founded in 2015 by Billy Smith, alongside his brother Nick Smith, after a decade of creating and making first generation products at Apple and Patagonia.

Based in Berkeley, California, our principled philosophy is Materials First and is vertically integrated with Heart, Head and Hands

As described by Toray, the century-old Japanese material masters of Ultrasuede: “Bilio represents thoughtful innovation. When we come together, creation expands endlessly.”

We privately house a materials library, design studio, development lab, secure project room, knitting line, manufacturing facility, art gallery and museum.

Recent work covers robotics, drone delivery, consumer electronics, AI interfaces, wearables, health, footwear, technical apparel, fashion, automotive, space and surfing.

Our patent portfolio with a 2008 priority date bridges bio-magnetic utilities, 3D knitted technologies, conductive textiles and foundational soft goods architecture.

Some of our capabilities include: assembling, automating, binding, bonding, braiding, casting, coating, coloring, converting, covering, cutting, debossing, embedding, embossing…

embroidering, 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.

Partner with us because

How we do anything is how we do

Everything.

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