Kathy Kyle Studio
Beautiful bespoke designs
Kathy Kyle is an artist, textile designer, illustrator and entrepreneur who creates ethical, sustainable wearable art. Her work is inspired by nature, the fast talking dames of Old Hollywood films, and slow, vintage style.
A visual storyteller, for nearly 25 years Kathy has created art, illustration and identity programmes for international and local clients with award-winning results.
Things made beautifully last forever. We value people and planet before profit. Sustainability isn’t an add-on to our brand.
Sustainability
Much like a paintbrush is to our work, ethical practices are at the centre of what we do and if it doesn’t align to our values, we simply don’t do it. Our values and ethics are at the heart of our work and we always put people and the environment before profit.
- Bespoke hand painted, digitally printed and hand finished 100% silk twill scarves are designed to live in your wardrobe forever
- Partnered with the only Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) certified and organic silk supplier in the UK.
- Scarves ethically printed in England and hand finished in France.
- 0ur carbon footprint is reduced by hand making all of our clothing and accessories locally in Surrey.
- All stationery and clothing are hand painted by Kathy locally.
- Stringently monitored production processes and ethical standards are adhered to and which ensure fair working conditions.
- Pieces are printed and made in small batches, without harmful chemicals, where 100% of the water used is drawn from our partner’s very own reservoir, which contains no chlorine, chloramines, mercury, VOC’s, pharmaceuticals, herbicides or pesticides.
- Packaged in a book-style box with a ribbon closure, enveloped in archival acid-free paper to help preserve it.
- All cards and ribbons included are also made from recycled materials.
- Should the box be disposed of, it is biodegradable, compostable, recyclable, made from recycled materials and is sustainably sourced.
- We make our left over silk available for sale and recycle what we don’t use (scraps) in our compost as it is printed ethically using water-based digital inks.
https://www.kathykyle.com