Wellbeing Technology
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We develop technology and spaces that bring relaxation into everyday life. It all started with massage, developed between Hamburg and Shenzhen.
- Since 2016
- Hamburg and Shenzhen
- Over 40 locations in Germany
What NAIPO is today
NAIPO originates from massage technology. Today, three things belong together: devices for home use, dedicated rooms where the same technology runs daily, and the associated service.
The underlying principle is simple: relaxation shouldn't be a rare, exceptional occasion at the spa, but something that has a place in everyday life – at home, on the go, in places where you already are.
Where the name comes from
Two symbols, two ideas. 耐 (nài) It means persistent, steadfast, patient. The same character is contained in 耐心, patience. 魄 (pò) It stands for strength and vitality. Taken together: strength that lasts.
This isn't a retrospective interpretation, but a benchmark. A massage chair that breaks down after two years doesn't deserve the name. That's why we repair them in our own workshop instead of replacing them.
Massage was always available. Just not for everyone.
In China, massage is part of everyday life. It can be found in every neighborhood, it costs little, and no one has to earn it as a reward. It has been documented there for over two thousand years as Tuina.
In Europe, the same treatment requires an appointment, a trip, and a price that makes it impossible for most people to make it a weekly habit. This gap was precisely our starting point. Not another piece of furniture, but a way to bring massage from the exception to the rule into everyday life.
This is what we mean when we say: anyone, anytime, anywhere.
Why Shenzhen
Before NAIPO existed, its founders worked in Shenzhen for years. Today, the city is home to Huawei, Tencent, DJI, BYD, and ZTE, hence its nickname, China's Silicon Valley.
What this means in practical terms: Whoever manufactures a product there speaks directly to the factory, not a middleman. Motors, rails, controls, and upholstery fabrics are all within a few hours' radius. This proximity is the reason why a change to the chair takes weeks for us, not a whole model year.
The second half of the work takes place in Hamburg: selection, testing, service, and the decision as to what actually goes on sale.
Massage is the foundation
Massage chairs are our main product and the source of our expertise. Everything we know about mechanics, materials, controls, and software comes from them.
Our massage chairs combine classic massage techniques with body measurement, app control, and proprietary programs. The underlying software, NAIPO OS, is developed in-house. Anyone who owns a NAIPO device owns technology that we have built and use ourselves.
Two locations, one development
Development takes place in two locations. Strategy, software, and everything related to the European market are created in Hamburg. Manufacturing operations—components, mechanics, and prototypes—are located in Shenzhen.
This division is no coincidence, but rather the reason why we not only purchase devices, but also co-develop them.
Own it. Or simply use it.
A massage chair is a significant purchase. That's why we offer two ways to access the same technology.
One leads home: You buy a device and use it every day. The other leads into our rooms. In the NAIPO Relax Lounge You can book a private room with an armchair, lighting, fragrance, and sound. In the open area of our stores, you can try things out without booking anything.
Both are the same technique. Only the entry barrier is different.
We don't just develop our technology. We operate it.
A sold armchair disappears into the living room. We only hear about it again when something goes wrong. An armchair in our own space, however, is in our sight every day.
- EngineeringHardware and software are developed in-house, between Hamburg and Shenzhen.
- OperateThe same devices run daily in our own premises, continuously.
- Things to LearnWear and tear, operation, service issues, and program features are first apparent there.
- To enhanceAnything that stands out is fed back into quality control, service, and the next generation of devices.
This is not a promise of data, but a short distance: Between the person using a device and the person building it, there are only a few meters.
Why a store is a laboratory
A sold armchair disappears into the living room. We only hear about it again if something goes wrong.
An armchair on our sales floor is used by strangers every day. Different body sizes, different expectations, hundreds of uses a week. As a result, wear and tear becomes apparent after months instead of years. A program that no one lets run to completion will be noticed before it reaches thousands of homes. And anyone standing nearby will hear the question that isn't in the data sheet.
That's why a store is more than just a sales area for us. It's the place where the next generation of models is created.
Rooms where the technology works
Our locations are not showrooms. They contain the same models that are sold in the online shop, and they are running all day.
This includes everything that makes a visit special: the Relax Lounge as a private space, open areas for trying things out, fragrance, music, and now also functional drinks. It's not a wellness program, but a place where our products are in operation and can be experienced without an appointment.
The first own store
In the midst of the pandemic, NAIPO opened its first own store at its headquarters in Hamburg. It serves as both a retail space and a testing ground for new products and services.
From prototype to concept
The opening of the first Relax Lounge in Hamburg was delayed due to the pandemic, but was finally realized in 2020 as part of the headquarters. Today, it serves as both a retail store and a testing facility. Customers who try out a chair there often give us direct feedback, which is incorporated into every product generation.
More than 40 locations. 1 claim.
NAIPO can now be experienced physically in over 40 cities across Germany, in showrooms, retail stores, and pop-up shops. No appointment necessary, no pressure to buy, just a genuine experience.
Part of it can be taken home.
What has an effect in our rooms is rarely just the armchair. It's also the scent in the room and the light.
With Wellness Club by NAIPO Let's summarize the things that make this effect portable: aromas, reed diffusers, and select everyday products. A few carefully chosen items, instead of a generic wellness assortment.
Wellbeing can be incorporated.
The same technology also works where people work, wait, or stay overnight: hotels, offices, gyms, and hospitality venues.
For these environments, we provide equipment and concepts that can be integrated into existing spaces. For businesses, this isn't a special case, but rather the same idea taken a step further: bringing relaxation to where people already are. Inquiries can be made via NAIPO Business.
"Wellbeing should not be the exception. It should fit into everyday life."
The team behind it
Behind the German-Chinese brand NAIPO stands an experienced management team.
Gang Chen
Co-founder
Gang Chen came to Germany in the early 2000s and studied here, including at the University of Freiburg. In Hamburg, he and a business partner built up an electronics brand. It was later relocated to Shenzhen and is now publicly traded. The connection between the two locations, on which NAIPO still stands today, dates back to this time.
Since then, he has been involved in building several consumer brands. He also works on construction projects involving automated warehouse robotics. For NAIPO, his network in Shenzhen is particularly valuable. It gives us access to factories, components, and development stages that are difficult to reach from the outside.
David Eberst
Co-founder, strategy and software
David Eberst is a co-founder and responsible for strategy, product development, and software. He is the creator of, among other things, the NAIPO OS, the control and data layer behind the armchairs and lounges. He shaped the brand strategy and developed the concept by which showrooms and relaxation lounges operate today.
In 2017 and 2018, he gained firsthand experience of Chinese work culture and absorbed its intricacies. As a native German, this was essential for him to work in Shenzhen not as a visitor, but as an integral part of the development team. Since then, he has been involved in product development both on-site in China and in Hamburg, where development also takes place.
He has been working with Gang Chen for years. Before NAIPO, they jointly developed consumer brands.
Day One
The beginning of a wellness brand that rethinks regeneration and makes massage accessible to everyone.
How everything grew
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2016-2017First Office. First Norderstedt, then Hamburg. -
2016-2017Between Shenzhen and Hamburg. Development of the first massage devices. -
2017Development. In addition to massage devices, massage chairs are being developed. -
2018Results. NAIPO in the American TV show "Hallmark". -
2020Opening of the first experimental store in Hamburg. In the middle of the pandemic. -
2020The foundation for the Relax Lounge is being laid, but is delayed by the pandemic. -
2020NAIPO donates 10k FFP2 masks during the pandemic. -
2022Around the world. Including the NAIPO store in Cyprus and over 20 test locations in Europe. Collaborations with KaDeWe and Selfridges London. -
2024First NAIPO Art Edition. Exhibited at Muthesius and NordArt. -
2024-2025Brand Collaborations -
2025Marcel Jansen, German football legend and former HSV president, stands for sporting versatility and responsible commitment in German football. -
2025NAIPO App for iOS and Android.
Awards & Media Presence
NAIPO received the Plus X Award for "Best Brand of the Year 2025," as well as the Red Dot and iF Design Awards. The Relax Lounge was nominated for Innovation of the Year by the German Wellness Association. Media outlets such as RTL, FAZ, Business Insider, Women's Health, and Forbes have reported on NAIPO. Products were featured in official gift packages at the Grammy Awards.
“These shiatsu massagers will melt the pain right out of her neck, back, legs and other parts she didn't realize were hurting.”
Forbes on NAIPO
Sustainability as standard
From 2021 to 2025, NAIPO partnered with Naturefund and offset its own CO₂ emissions through the Blue Planet Certificate. Packaging is increasingly made from recycled materials.
We see the greater leverage in product lifespan. New products are designed to be repairable, and we carry out repairs in our own workshop. What lasts ten years doesn't need to be replaced.
What we are not claiming
This industry often uses numbers in its advertising that lack units. A massage roller moves in three axes: up and down, back and forth, and in depth. What's promised beyond that is just a number in the brochure, not an additional direction of movement.
Therefore, we specify what a chair can do and also state its limitations: rail length in centimeters, body size range, number of programs. Where we cannot prove an effect, we do not claim it.
A massage chair is not a medical device. It does not replace physiotherapy or medical treatment. It makes it easy to take twenty minutes a day. That's the whole point.
What we are working on
Our goal is not to sell people occasional moments of relaxation.
We want to build technology and spaces where relaxation is a natural part of everyday life. At home. In our homes. And in the places where people already spend time.
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