Cath Kidston

Cath Kidston Ltd was first formed in the early 1990's, when designer Cath Kidston opened a small shop in Holland Park, in London. Cath Kidston began her business by selling the vintage-style wallpapers and fabric, and brightly-coloured junk furniture she remembered with fondness from her childhood. The clever re-designs of traditional English country-house styles soon propelled the business to great success.

Gradually, as business began to boom, Cath Kidston started designing her own prints and other products. One of the first of these original Kath Kidston products was a printed ironing board cover, which was practical, quirky and showed off a distinctive floral print. This first design came to symbolise the Cath Kidston look. However, since those early days, the Cath Kidston product range has steadily expanded to include an extensive range of distinctive homewares, as well as women's fashion and accessories. In 2008 Kath Kidston also launched the Cath Kids brand, for children.

Over the years since the Cath Kidston business was first formed Cath Kidston high-profile collaborations have included creating tents with Milletts, Nokia mobile phones with Carphone Warehouse and collectible radios with Roberts. In 2008 Cath Kidston also collaborated with Tesco to produce printed eco-friendly shopping bags created from plastic bottles to raise funds for a cancer charity. The Cath Kidston eco-friendly bags raised over £400,000 for the Marie Curie charity and saved almost six million plastic bottles from ending up in landfills. Cath Kidston has also published four books; the most recent book, published in 2008, is called Make!

The Cath Kidston business has since expanded steadily over the past decade to become a unique global lifestyle brand. There are currently 26 Cath Kitson shops and concessions in the UK, two more shops in the Republic of Ireland and five Kath Kidston shops in Japan. The remarkably successful worldwide mail-order and wholesale divisions of Cath Kidston also continue to grow. Indeed, Cath Kidston Ltd is among the most original design companies to emerge from the UK retail sector in recent years and celebrated its 18th Birthday in October 2011.

The Cath Kidston UK mail order catalogue, along with the many Cath Kidston stores, are well known for their quality products and extensive range of home goods, fashionable clothing and accessories and affordable homeware products - amongst many other great gift ideas. At the Cath Kidston website, you will enjoy finding the same great offers and the same high quality as you will when you purchase directly from the Cath Kidston catalogue, or from any of the Cath Kidston stores:

• Cath Kidston store has one of the best selections of distinctively designed products and home goods of any UK catalogue store
• The Cath Kidston Catalogue Store has an outstanding collection of unique gifts and homeware products - and at the best prices!
• At Cath Kidston website, as with any Cath Kidston mail-order catalogue, you'll find a strong commitment to great prices, and guaranteed quality, throughout
• The (Cath Kidston Direct) team has an equally strong commitment to making your shopping experience an enjoyable one, and you will definitely not be disappointed
• At Cath Kidston UK website, as with any Cath Kidston transaction, you'll find courteous, well-trained staff committed to providing an exemplary service

The well-deserved reputation of Cath Kidston Direct has been established over many years, and is built upon the well-founded principles of respecting one's customers and offering value for money. The Cath Kidston brand-name is recognised throughout the UK, and also far beyond. Where Cath Kidston leads, others follow!