The founding story of Danielle Chiel and KOCO Knitting: bridging Australian design leadership with rural Indian artisan mastery.
When Danielle Chiel learned to knit at age ten, she developed a lifelong reverence for the craft. Decades later, with a background in music and education, she founded KOCO Knitting with a bold mission: to build the world's premier commercial hand-knitting business.
By establishing village hubs in rural Tamil Nadu and teaching women how to read 50-page written patterns, Danielle built a system that combines high quality control with life-changing literacy education.
Today, KOCO supplies international luxury houses while remaining grounded in its core belief: one artisan, one garment, made with dignity and zero electricity.
