10 Things you should know about Katherine Mary

Katherine Mary is widely known as the founder Pichulik. Here are 10 Things you should know about Katherine Mary.

1. Katherine-May founded Pichulik in 2012, based in Cape Town.
2. With a background in pastry and fine art, she emerged as a jewellery guru developing Pichulik into a collaborative brand that offers a cross-cultural narrative integrating inspiration from all corners of Africa.
3. The team behind Pichulik is Pan-African and mostly women, embodying the incentive behind the label which is to give a platform for African women to thrive.
4. Katherine-Mary Pichulik launched her eponymous brand in 2013.
5. Her idea was not to create yet another accessory brand on an already-crowded market; instead, she wanted to show “the potential for design to make a significant contribution to the economy while facilitating impact and development for women in Africa”.
6. For the past seven years, PICHULIK has been growing not only its reach, gracing the ears and necks of Solange Knowles or Meghan Markle, but also finding a place on the shelves of Bloomingdales, Anthropologie and MOMA.
7. Katherine-Mary was named Accessory Designer of the Year by African Fashion International in 2014 and a “South African Gazelle top 40 SMME”.
8. The central material of the collection is rope.
9. She was about to launch the brand’s Fall/Winter 2020 collection when the lockdown was announced and her priorities suddenly shifted.
10. She is working hard trying to navigate the Unemployment Insurance Fund and relief opportunities available via government and independent funds.