nir-vana innovation network

The Uruguayan circular startup based in Montevideo,optimizes the impact of companies and their products in the environment, maximizing their customer experience and the world around them.

It is a creative laboratory formed by curious professionals focused on design, research and sustainability, prototype physical products and solutions for several industries such as packaging, fashion, consumer goods, technology, automotive and motorsport.

The company works for local and international partners between startups to big enterprises. The company has experience in export innovative services focused on circular economy and sustainability.

One of the focus of the start up is based on the waste as a design flaw, the company has different innovative strategies to help clients to redesign the world around them.
Today products are designed with a linear approach, make, use, throw away, generating waste and pollution globally.

Design has the power to change and imagine the world around from a circular design approach.

A circular design approach will benefit your business saving you money by recovering materials and it will help you gain new markets where consumers are more aware of the impact of the products they purchase.

The company is interested in being able to consolidate long-term relationships with our clients involving them in the design process to achieve more sustainable and circular results.
The company is looking for outsourcing agreements and subcontracting product design projects with companies in Europe.

Advantages & innovations

The company has developed circular design projects for the last 4 years and have worked for the textile industry, leather scrap industry, motorsport industry, packaging and conducted renewable material research in our creative lab. The design studio offers a competitive advantage of circular design thinking, in the process of product design, new business models can emerge (E.G: product as a service swap), generating new revenue streams for companies reducing loss in their value and supply chain. Opportunities: 1.New Consumers and government regulations: consumers are more aware of the products they purchase, their impact in the environment and whether the company behind the products are aligned with their principles. It is also a great opportunity, as governments are creating regulations and laws focused on the preservation of the environment and encouraging circular economy business models. 2. Innovations: by creating innovative solutions through circular design adding value to unused and discarded materials in your company by experimenting with graphic and product design as well as with eco-friendly materials, combining design and technology with Product Passports allowing consumers to have relevant information about the product they purchase.

Stage of development

Already on the market

Partner sought

The Uruguayan company is teaming with companies that want to be global leaders in sustainability,applying design and technology to their products,optimizing traceability throughout its life cycle creating a more sustainable and circular future. The Uruguayan company would like to conclude outsourcing and/or subcontracting service agreement with international partners, who are looking to redesign their products in order to have a positive impact on the environment and improve circularity. Companies target audience is international business, that want to be global leaders in sustainability, applying design and technology to their products,optimizing traceability throughout its life cycle creating a more sustainable and circular future.