I recently heard Cath talk at The Cheltenham Literary Festival and it was so refreshing to hear such a lovely story from where they started and where they are today. Really like stories which start from the bottom and have worked their way up through a lot of hard work and finding a gap and niche in the market.
They have even reduced their prices in this tough market and is very much what we all need.
Take a look at the lovely items they have on offer, I am certainly going to be getting lots of my pressies from here this year not just because I love the brand but because I love the story well done Cath Kidson you rock!!
All the above are under £10 mostly with the pencil tins at £12 but you could always split and give to three people then amazing value and a lovely gift...
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In addition there is 25% off some Childrens clothes too.
A bit more about Cath Kidson
Cath Kidston Ltd was founded in 1993 when designer Cath Kidston opened a tiny shop in London’s Holland Park. She began by selling the vintage fabrics, wallpapers and brightly-painted junk furniture she remembered fondly from her childhood. Her clever, witty re-working of traditional English country house style meant that her shop soon became a cult success.
Gradually Cath began to design her own prints and products. One of the first was a printed ironing board cover – practical, quirky and with a distinctive floral print; it came to epitomize the Cath Kidston look. The product base has expanded steadily to include an extensive range of homewares as well as women’s fashion and accessories and the 2008 launch of the Cath Kids brand.
Over the years Cath’s high-profile collaborations have included creating tents with Milletts (2005-6), Nokia mobile phones with Carphone Warehouse (2006) and collectible radios with Roberts (2005 onwards). In 2008 she collaborated with Tesco to produce printed eco shopping bags made from plastic bottles to raise funds for Marie Curie Cancer Care. The bags raised over £400,000 for the charity and saved almost 6 million plastic bottles from landfill. She has also published four books; most recently Make! in October 2008.
The business has expanded steadily to become the unique global lifestyle brand it is today. Currently there are 26 shops and concessions in the UK, two shops in the Republic of Ireland and five in Japan. Planned shop openings for 2009 include Liverpool in April, and the successful worldwide mail order and wholesale divisions continue to grow. Cath Kidston Ltd is one of the most influential and original design companies to emerge from the UK in recent years and celebrated its 15th Birthday in October 2008.
