Kata Golda Launches New Product Line;
Returns to National Stationery Show
Returns to National Stationery Show
Following a five-year respite
from trade and gift shows, Kata Golda returns to the National Stationery Show in
2012 with a new product line and expanded offerings. Kata Golda founder Alison
Kaplan will be on hand at the New York event May 20-23 to display the iconic
dolls and photograph albums she has been known for in the last decade, in
addition to freshly launched DIY kits, letterpress-printed cards, interactive
play mats and a line of accessories geared toward design-minded adults. VIEW POST CARD
Living the DIY Life
Kaplan has spent the past five
years branching into new creative endeavors. She wrote “Kata Golda’s Hand-Stitched Wool Felt:25 Whimsical Sewing Projects”, published by STC Craft in 2009,
followed by two interactive children's book projects: “Stories for Bedtime:A Keepsake Pocket and Tales to Cherish” and “Tooth Fairy Keepsake: Under-the-Pillow Pocket and Memory Book” for
Chronicle Books in 2011. She has also been drawing inspiration for her new line
of products from the quiet, mossy, seaside town where she lives. “Spending time
outdoors—gardening, sketching, observing—has informed my new work,” she says. “My
love of growing food, and hiking give me the space, both mentally and
physically, to create things truly inspired by nature.”
Kata Golda is an independently
owned company based in Port Townsend, Washington. Kaplan started Kata Golda in 1999 and has grown her company in response to the explosion of interest in crafting
and DIY. Having arrived early on the crafting scene, Kaplan has witnessed major
changes in the industry, including the shift from “bricks and mortar” retail to
online commerce, the surge in social media, blogging and other networking and
marketing tools, and the increased accessibility of low cost materials and
labor abroad. Kata Golda adapted to the digital age as an early seller on
websites such as Etsy, Gilt and Fab, but Kaplan stayed true to her vision of
using high-quality materials and well-paid hand labor to create her products. She
currently employs ten artisans on the West Coast for projects such as felt and
canvas dying, design work, stitching, throwing pottery, graphics, letterpress
printing and photography. Her commitment to “low-impact” production includes
re-using scraps and choosing organic, natural and recycled fibers.
Kata Golda has been recognized by
the Wall Street Journal Gift Guide, GOOP, Design Sponge, Babble, LMNOP, Travel
and Leisure Family, InStyle Magazine,
Mothering Magazine, Victoria,
Country Living, Where Women
Create, Chicago and myriad celebrity customers.
CONTACT
Kata
Golda Business Phone/Fax: 360 379 4714
Website: http://www.katagolda.com
Twitter: twitter.com/katagolda
From May 17–23, during the Stationery Show, Alison Kaplan can be found
at booth 1666, or reached by phone at 360 301 6379.
