About One of a Kind Designs, 100% of the Time Idlewild Co. is a boutique paper goods & gift company, founded in 2010 by artist and designer, Katie Gastley. What would become a nationally distributed stationery and gift line began with a tiny pop-up shop at the Renegade Craft Festival in McCarren Park, Brooklyn. A few shoppers noticed her whimsically hand-painted Brooklyn neighborhood prints and asked if Katie would create wedding stationery based on the artwork- and shortly thereafter she was working on her first commissioned invitations. With a robust collection of hand-painted wedding suites under her belt, she expanded her work into a line of greeting cards and hand-bound notebooks that debuted at the National Stationery Show. In a few short years the brand has established itself as a go-to independent source for creative gift products, selling through hundreds of stores across the globe. In 2013 Idlewild Co. relocated to the sunny shores of Vero Beach, Florida, where the team operates from today. The Idlewild Co. mission Unique, artisanal-quality products Our mission is driven by a passion for unique, artisanal-quality products that offer a breath of fresh air in today’s gift market. We aim to produce a distinctly graphic line of covetable goods with an independent flair; a fun & fresh alternative to correspondence of yore. FOUNDER & CREATIVE DIRECTOR Katie Gastley HAILS FROM: HANOVER, PENNSYLVANIAPETS: OTTO & SAM–the humane society specialsFAVE BEV: ICED COFFEE IN ANY FORMATFind me on the weekend: CRAFTING WITH HER DAUGHTER & PERFECTING/EXPERIMENTING WITH SOME NEW INTERNATIONAL DISH.Favorite Idlewild Design: BagelS Tea Towel OPERATIONS DIRECTOR Natalia Melendez HAILS FROM: BORN IN SAN JUAN, PR & RAISED IN SAN ANTONIO, TEXASPETS: BOLT! the resident studio pugFAVE BEV: Crispy, ice-cold coca-colaFind me on the weekend: Taking long walks with Bolt, being a homebody and catching up on my tv showsFavorite Idlewild Design: SPIRAL JOTTERS –favorite for office-notes STUDIO MANAGER Stewart Marshall HAILS FROM: CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIAPETS: Kozy (naughty farmdog), Mako (golden goodboy), & Alfredo the cat (fat Devon Rex).FAVE BEV: DIET COKEFind me on the weekend: At a pool or the beachFavorite Idlewild Product: TIBETAN TIGER PILLOW DIGITAL BRANDS MANAGER Brittany Auld HAILS FROM: ANN ARBOR, MICHIGANPETS: Abby—a quirky Golden DoodleFAVE BEV: ICED BLACK COFFEE &/OR APEROL SPRITZFind me on the weekend: At the dojang & spending time with familyFavorite Idlewild Product: SHRIMP COCKTAIL TEA TOWEL KEY ACCOUNTS LEAD Kim Tynes HAILS FROM: WOrcester, massachusettsPETS: Goose, the orange tabby & juniper the black & white tuxedoFAVE BEV: sweet teaFind me on the weekend: at the gym or cross stitchingFavorite Idlewild Product: Lucky Black Cat Bag Charm