Wise Women Who Are Uplifting the World

A chronicle of women whose lives are a testament to uplifting the world. I am pleased to present the wonderful wise women whom I either know personally or whose work I know of and feel deliver a tremendous benefit to others. Birds of a feather flock together and we are the company we keep. My wise woman words are: Keep ONLY good company.

Sunday, October 15, 2006

Kathy Ireland - There Should Be More SuperModels like This!

www.kathyireland.com

Kathy Ireland is another one of those famous intelligent women who personify the statement "Beauty is what beauty does". From Sports Illustrated to CEO and Chief Designer of her own international lifestyle company ... Kathy Ireland has gone beyond the superficial trappings of fame to a more inspirational role model for many.

About Kathy Ireland Worldwide

Kathy Ireland Worldwide (KIWW) is the design and marketing firm
founded in 1993 by CEO and Chief Designer, Kathy Ireland. The primary mission of KIWW is “…finding solutions for families, especially busy moms.”

Forbes Magazine reports that KIWW is a “design empire which grosses over one billion dollars annually in retail sales.” This year Newsweek reported, “Annual sales run to $1.4 billion.” KIWW products include flooring, rugs, home furniture, office and entertainment furniture, lighting, decorative accessories, window coverings, bedding, mattresses, candles, apparel, jewelry, blankets, hand painted porcelain, fire resistant products and top of bed fashions.

In 2000, KIWW began expanding its mission and consumer needs, with the addition of specialty brands, presenting “Design Ambassadors” ACafé by Chef Andre for food and entertaining, Jardin du Jour cultivated by Nicholas Walker for outdoor living and garden inspirations and The Quilts of Gee’s Bend whose original works of art from rural Alabama are the Genesis of unique designs for home. The original Quilts of Gee’s Bend gained international recognition through museum tours around the world.

KIWW teams with industry leaders in each category of business, Flooring-Shaw Industries a Berkshire-Hathaway Company, Rugs-Shaw Living a Berkshire Hathaway Company, Home Furniture-Kathy Ireland Home by Standard, Office and Entertainment Furniture-Kathy Ireland Home by Martin, Lighting-Pacific Coast Lighting, Decorative Accessories-Pacific Coast Accessories, Window Coverings-Kathy Ireland Home by Alta, Bedding-Kathy Ireland Home by Therapedic, Permanent Florals-Kathy Ireland Home by Labs, Candles-Kathy Ireland Home by Hanna’s Candle Co., Socks-Kathy Ireland by Moretz, Active wear-Kathy Ireland by Orioxi, blankets- Kathy Ireland Home by Faribault Mills, top of bed fashions- Kathy Ireland Home by Hallmart Collectibles, hand painted porcelain-Kathy Ireland Home by Franz, fire resistant products-Kathy Ireland Home by Basofil and Jewelry-Kathy Ireland Exclusively for House of Taylor Jewelry. House of Taylor Jewelry (NASDAQ:HOTJ) is a publicly traded company.

2 Comments:

Blogger Jo Ellen said...

Wow, I had no idea that Kathy Ireland had so much going on. Her swimsuites were always my favorite and now I can't wait to try her other products. Kathy Ireland Worldwide...you go girl, ain't no stoping you!

12:20 AM  
Blogger mark robbins said...

double wow, I went to the web site kathyireland.com and saw even more stuff that she is into. Gardening and cooking with Acafe and jduj. I think these guys are her experts and they give tons of tips on stuff. kathyworld is cool
Mark

7:38 PM  

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