Global sourcing & manufacturing
The right factory
is part of the product.
Deep relationships in China’s manufacturing ecosystem help connect product requirements with the right category capability.
Specialized production
Different products require
different manufacturing expertise.
Ceramic slip casting / representative process Ceramics
Vases · Tabletop · Bath
Slip casting · glazing · kiln firing · hand finishing
Glass annealing / manufacturing partner Glass
Kitchen · Storage · Décor
Pressing · blowing · annealing · decoration · inspection
Metal finishing / representative process Metal
Tabletop · Kitchen · Home
Stamping · spinning · polishing · powder coating · plating
Molded components / representative process Molding
Organization · Beauty · Kitchen
Injection + blow molding · silicone · overmolding · tooling
Candle pouring / representative process Candle + wax
Fragrance · Gifting · Seasonal
Wax + fragrance blending · pouring · curing · finishing
Print + packaging / representative process Packaging
Retail · Gift · Private label
Rigid boxes · cartons · inserts · printing · displays
Which process belongs to which product
- Vase
- Ceramic production — casting, glazing, kiln firing
- Glass storage
- Glass forming + annealing, then lid assembly
- Candle
- Wax + fragrance blending, pouring, curing
- Bath accessory
- Ceramic, glass, metal or plastics — chosen per item
- Makeup organizer
- Injection molding or acrylic fabrication
- Tabletop
- Ceramic, glass, metal or mixed-material production
- Packaging
- Printing, carton and rigid-box production
- Decorative metal
- Forming, welding, polishing and finishing
Development close to production
More than a
supplier search.
Strong sourcing is not about searching harder. It is about knowing where the right capability lives—so product, engineering, cost, packaging and production decisions can happen together.
Match the capability
Identify the process, material expertise and execution requirements.
Develop and sample
Coordinate prototypes, specifications, finishes and packaging with the partner best suited to make them.
Engineer for production
Resolve manufacturability, tooling and cost questions while the product is still being developed.
Prepare for shipment
Testing coordination, inspection, quality control and logistics planning around the retail program.
Two sourcing models
Sometimes innovation means inventing something new.
01 / Develop from scratch
Match an original concept to the capability it needs.
- Original product
- Factory match
- Engineering
- Sampling
- Tooling
- Production
02 / Source + transform
Start with a production platform, then make it better.
- Existing platform
- Specification
- Colors + features
- Packaging
- Assortment
- Launch
Capability before capacity
Development should not happen
a world away from production.
Category fit
Kitchen, tabletop, décor, bath, beauty, organization, fragrance and gifting directions within our product network.
Manufacturing fit
Materials, processes, tooling requirements and production practicality.
Retail fit
Order profile, packaging, testing, launch timing and shipment requirements.
Imagery mixes ZIV brand development work, manufacturing-partner references and licensed images of representative processes. Partner facilities are not ZIV-owned, and representative images do not depict a specific ZIV partner or product.
From the line to the load
Quality, packing and
shipment readiness.
Quality inspection / representative process 
Quality lab / manufacturing partner 
Production floor / manufacturing partner
Let’s build the next program