Merz B. Schwanen was founded in the Swabian Alb in 1911 by Balthasar Merz and was closed in 2008. In 2011, Gitta and Peter Plotnicki decided to revive the label and put the original circular knitting machines back into operation. Since then they have continued the history of “Merz b. Schwanen” in Berlin: they combine the original workers’ underwear from the 20s, 30s and 40s with contemporary design and new material compositions.