About

Here at Gillian Kyle, we are all about designing great, functional products with lasting appeal. We want to make stuff that you’ll never want to throw out! We love illustration, and we always aim to create images and designs that will make you smile (even just a little bit).

A little bit of background

After graduating in textile design from Glasgow School of Art, inspiration came suddenly to Gill one evening over dinner with her significant other, Tom. Teacakes! Irn-Bru! Plain loaves! It was time to marvel at these icons of Scottish popular culture, and the GK brand was born.

We launched in early 2009 with our iconic range of screen-printed bags, aprons, tea towels and t-shirts - selling through some lovely little shops and also direct to the public at markets, fairs and festivals throughout the summer.

Things went from strength to strength and the retail website was launched later in the same year, allowing us to broaden our horizons, and reach customers all over the globe. We have added more lines since then, including our adorable range of tees and bibs for babies, and our super-popular ladies foil-print Teacake t-shirts, but there is much more to come. The sky’s the limit!

Ethics

Everything you see on the site is designed by Gill, and produced in the UK by people paid a decent wage and treated fairly. Wherever possible, we use organic cotton, and print using inks that minimise environmental pollution. This is very important to us, and we know that we have a fair way to go, so expect to see us getting ‘greener’ as we go along (hopefully not literally).

Tell us what you think But this is just the beginning of our journey; we feel that we are at the start of something rather exiting, and we’d love if you could join us along the way. We want to build a brand that stands for quality, ethical production and wonderful, original design. We welcome your input, so please be in touch with any helpful suggestions or constructive criticism. Yip, we genuinely want to hear it, so don’t be shy. You can sign up to our newsletter for all the latest, and reach us via the contact form on the site.

Take your time, and have a good explore. Hopefully you’ll like what you find, and we’ll see you again soon.