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The Story of

Cataleya

DESIGNER DOSSIER · MAY 2017

The Best of Nature’s Gifts

Brick red. Dark green. Grey, stone, sand, guava and black – these colours are all found in nature…and in French children’s knitwear brand, Cataleya’s beautiful, natural-world inspired collections. With cuddly-soft cashmere and relaxed, easy design features, Cataleya is perfect for the tiniest babies all the way up to older children and their mothers. As described on Cataleya’s website, the brand grows with your child.

Signature Style

The collections are often named for aspects of the natural world by which it’s inspired – for example, the fall/winter collection 2016 was called ‘North Wind’.

Embracing lots of fine, Italian cashmere and deluxe Egyptian cotton, Cataleya’s commitment to environmentally ethical production doesn’t stop there. The clothes are all made in Italy and the dyes are all chemical-free – made from plants, leaves and roots – and produced entirely in Portugal. The cotton is, quite naturally, also organic. The designer will only ever use such materials, making it a cornerstone of her signature style.

Barbara Frères Shooting for Cataleya
Barbara Frères Shooting for Cataleya
Barbara Frères Shooting for Cataleya

The Story of Cataleya

Cataleya grows with your child… and fittingly, the entire brand started with a child; specifically, the new baby of designer, Anne Semadeni. A graduate of Milan’s prestigious Marangini Institute, she was well-versed in Italy’s heritage of fashion and craftsmanship. She went on to a wonderful career as knitwear designer for Hermès, Iris von Arnim and Rochas. It was when her own baby was born that she knew exactly what she wanted to dress children in – easy-to-wear, all-natural finely made clothes that showed love and respect for the little customers and the environment at every stage of production. Her aim was easy-to-wear knitwear for mothers and babies, with a focus on ecological – and Italian – production.

She founded the company on a bedrock of three ‘R’s’ of respect – respect for quality production, respect for the environment and respect for the child.

Cataleya Today

Cataleya has grown up, and its collections are now loved far beyond France – in the United States, Italy, Germany and more. Furthermore, Cataleya now offers its collection via an online store.

Ecxlusive in Germany you find at Barbara Frères  a beautiful selection of the delicate collection.