✶ PROCESS
Brief. to ship.
Six stages. Always the same. Department KURO runs the whole chain.
✶ STAGES / 01 – 06
- 01STAGE
Discovery
First contact to signed brief.
A short call. Volume, timeline, budget, brand, references. KURO writes a one-page brief. Client signs.
KURO · STAGE 01 - 02STAGE
Design
Concept to approved sample.
Creative direction. 3D mockups. Iteration with the client. Technical artwork. One physical sample. Approved before tooling.
KURO · STAGE 02 - 03STAGE
Production
Approved sample to finished run.
Cut-and-sew or sublimation, depending on the design. Production scheduled and monitored. Every jersey checked before dispatch.
KURO · STAGE 03 - 04STAGE
Commerce
Storefront live, where applicable.
For MADE + SELL and MADE + SELL + SHIP. Shopify storefront built in the event's brand.
KURO · STAGE 04 - 05STAGE
Delivery
From factory to client or customer.
MADE delivers to the client. MADE + SELL delivers the product and storefront. MADE + SELL + SHIP ships globally.
KURO · STAGE 05 - 06STAGE
Close
Project documented. Relationship carried forward.
Every completed project closes with a written debrief. What sold. What did not. What the next drop could look like.
KURO · STAGE 06
✶ TIMING
Timeline spec.
- Discovery to briefWithin 7 days
- Design rounds2 – 3 weeks
- Sample turnaround10 – 14 days
- Production3 – 6 weeks
- Total standard run6 – 10 weeks from approved brief
- Rush capacity4 weeks · premium applied
✶ REQUIREMENTS
What KURO needs to start.
- A creative brief or direction
- Brand assets
- Volume
- Target date
- Ship-to location
✶ ONE FORM · TWO DAY REPLY
Tell KURO about the event.
One short form. Reply within two working days.