Jan 6, 2014

Zutano by DEMDACO Nat & Jules Collection Now Available to Retailers

DEMDACO®, the Leawood, Kansas-based design firm specializing in gift and home décor products, recently revealed a strategic licensing agreement with the Vermont-based children’s clothiers, Zutano®. Today, DEMDACO is excited to announce the new line of plush toys and keepsakes branded as Zutano® by DEMDACO Nat & Jules® is now available for purchase by retailers.

The trendy and youthful new product is currently featured in DEMDACO showrooms in Atlanta, Dallas, Las Vegas, and Denver and will be highlighted at the winter trade shows.

The Nat & Jules by DEMDACO team worked with Zutano designer Uli Belenky to create this line of sweet and sophisticated plush and décor products inspired by some of Zutano’s most successful prints and characters. Reflecting Zutano’s signature vibrant colors and original prints, the collection offers a wide range of products that includes plush animals and dolls, children’s activity toys, rattles, accessories, picture frames and banks.

“We are very excited to create this collection with Zutano,” says Christine Lien, DEMDACO’s Director of Product and General Manager, Nat & Jules.” Our commitment to delivering fresh, new, designs to the marketplace with our extensive sales team has made this partnership flourish. Uli’s design aesthetic applied to our innovative plush and product lines will no doubt create a powerful result. Today’s young parents are searching for products that convey the sophistication and unique qualities of their lifestyle. Zutano is the ideal partner to assist in the development of modern, vividly colored plush for baby that will capture the attention of new parents and gift-givers everywhere!”

To make an appointment to visit one of our showrooms, or for more information and to order product, contact your Account Executive or DEMDACO Customer Care at 888.336.3226 or customercare@demdaco.com, or by visiting the DEMDACO web site at DEMDACOretailers.com.

About DEMDACO®

DEMDACO’s purpose statement is very simple; to pursue business the way it ought to be. We realize that this compass setting requires constant evaluation and calibration, and we realize that we fall short of our goal every day. But we’re committed to the notion that business does not have to be solely a financial endeavor. It is first, and foremost, a human endeavor.

Founded in 1997 by Dave and Demi Kiersznowski, DEMDACO offers a hand-selected collection of artist-inspired products for consumers and their homes. The collection of products—spanning gifts, home décor, health & beauty, fashion & jewelry, and holiday décor, —includes unique designs from Willow Tree®, Studio™ by DEMDACO, Big Sky Carvers® by DEMDACO, Silvestri! ® by DEMDACO and Nat & Jules® by DEMDACO.

DEMDACO products are as diverse as the people buying them, but we strive for them to have one important thing in common: to lift the human spirit. Our hope is to offer DEMDACO consumers products that reflect their desire to nurture goodness in their own lives and in the lives of others.

For more information about DEMDACO products, please contact Customer Care by phone at 888.336.3226, email customercare@demdaco.com, or visit the DEMDACO web site at DEMDACOretailers.com.

About Zutano ®

Zutano began with an amazingly simple idea that was inspired by the arrival of Michael and Uli Belenky’s first daughter — create high-quality clothes with a variety that comes from mixing and matching prints, patterns and textures. The result was a lovingly created line of baby clothes that was as unique as their precious daughter. Today, twenty-four years later, they continue to create magical children’s products in the foothills of Cabot, Vermont. Zutano strives to support a nurturing world for babies to come into. The company believes that business has a responsibility to appropriately manage and protect the environment and community through respectful holistic practices locally as well as globally. It is a solid example of a sustainable global business based in the hills of Cabot, Vermont. Founded by Uli and Michael Belenky in 1989, Zutano is now available at more than 1,500 gift and specialty boutiques and retailers worldwide as well as on the web at select e-tailers and Zutano.com. New York’s famed FAO Schwarz houses a 500-sq ft. Zutano boutique, which carries the entire line of sweet and sophisticated designs.

For More Information: For more detailed product information, please contact Ann Pechaver: ann@zutano.com or call 802-578-7512. Visit the Zutano web site at http://www.zutano.com