Cultured Peachy for Your Feet: Introducing Andy Sock-Hole, Feetasso, Frida Callus and Vincent Van Toe! They Compose The Artists Gift Set by Chatty Feet, Recommended by Whom You Know.
Life is too short to put boring anything on your feet.
Though we are a bit more known for singing the praises of shoes on Whom You Know-and in the UK you know you should be honoring your heritage with Lotus because even the Americans are doing it now-today we turn to socks! These bright, fun socks are by Chatty Feet, previously featured on Whom You Know for their pop-art pillowcases:
Calling everyone that frequents The Met in Manhattan! You will love these and The Met gift store should carry them, because w
here can you find fine art masters in one place? The Louvre? The Guggenheim? No, they’re right here in this unique gift box. Meet Andy Sock-Hole, Feetasso, Frida Callus and Vincent Van Toe. It’s the ideal birthday present for your creative friends with fun style and they’ll be drawn to these artistic designs. With four famous painters immortalized in cotton, this set of unique socks with characters will bring out the artisan in everyone.
Co-founder and Co-owner Gil tells us:
It all started few years ago when we met with friends and had a funny idea: 'What if your socks could talk like a sock puppet?'. We thought it would be funny so we decided to give it a try. We started prototyping by drawing on a white sock and creating short funny videos with sock characters. It was challenging to find a producer but after trying in different countries, we were glad to find a good partner to collaborate with.
Our first collection was launched in December 2012 with only 4 characters designed by us and our friends.
We sold them in markets and online and the reactions were great. It made people laugh and gave us motivation to continue.
Three years and a half of trading and the ChattyFeet collection now have around 30 characters selling in 10 countries.
For us, the greatest achievement is when we see that our products made people smile. We hope to create many more chatty products in the next year.
Gil Kahana is a designer who is passionate about encouraging people enjoy playful lives. His background in User Experience Design helps him create meaningful products and services, thanks to his deep understanding of audiences. Gil also loves to cook and in 2009 he co-wrote a recipe book to help readers prepare better lunches for work. The book sold more than 30,000 copies and helped many more workers to enjoy exciting, satisfying packed-lunches. In 2012, Gil co-founded ChattyFeet with Humberto De Sousa, a funny gift brand that focuses on illustrated sock characters. These entertaining accessories cheer up wearers and encourage imaginative play between generations.
Humberto De Sousa is a communication designer, specialising in web and mobile products. He enjoys working on products that people have fun using and is currently one of the ‘big feet’ co-founders at ChattyFeet.com. More than just a socks company, the brand offers creative and interactive gifts. Humberto is also a designer at Hoop, a mobile app that helps families do more together, and previously helped millions of shoppers save money while working at VoucherCodes.co.uk, the largest online coupon business in Europe. Despite living in London 12 years, Humberto likes to show off his Southern Portuguese origins at every opportunity with the art of deboning fish.
