Kapten & Son
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| Privately held company | |
| ISIN | 🆔 |
| Founded 📆 | 2014 |
| Founder 👔 | Fabian Deventer, Johannes Theobald, and Artjem Weissbeck |
| Headquarters 🏙️ | , |
Area served 🗺️ | Europe, North America, APAC (Asia, Australia) |
| Products 📟 | Watches, Sunglasses, Backpacks, Accessories |
| Brands | Kapten & Son |
| Owner | Fabian Deventer, Johannes Theobald, and Artjem Weissbeck |
| Members | |
Number of employees | |
| 🌐 Website | https://kapten-son.com/ |
| 📇 Address | |
| 📞 telephone | |
Kapten & Son is a fashion accessories company headquartered in Cologne, Germany]]. The company was founded by Fabian Deventer, Johannes Theobald, and Artjem Weissbeck in 2014.[1] The online retailer currently has a global distribution throughout Europe, Australia, North America, and Asia.[2] Kapten & Son began as a watch company and expanded its inventory to include sunglasses, backpacks, and eventually accessories. The company makes frequent use of influencer marketing.[3][4]
History[edit]
Deventer, Theobald, and Weissbeck founded the company with €5,000 and 100 watches in a Münster University dorm room.[5] Following the campus hit, the trio moved forward to work full-time on developing the brand. The bootstrap startup has since opened offices in Melbourne, Australia (2015) and Brooklyn, New York (2016), to strengthen their presence in the Asia Pacific region and North America.[6]
Collaborations[edit]
Since its founding the brand has collaborated with various influencers. They most recently collaborated with supermodel and TV host, Lena Gercke,[7] the result of which are the “Waikiki by LeGer” cat-eye sunglasses. Other collaborations include "Amsterdam by debiflue" with Debi Flügge,[8] "London by anajohnson" with Ana Johnson, "Capri by carmushka" with Carmen Mercedes,[9] "Nice by novalanalove" with Farina Opoku,[10] and "Manhattan by noholita" with Camille Callen.[11]
Awards[edit]
In 2018, Kapten & Son won the German Design Award for “Excellent Product Design” with their PURE watch collection.[12]
Retail dealers[edit]
The company counts Christ (Germany's largest watch and jewelry chain), Breuninger, THE ICONIC, Nordstrom, and Urban Outfitters among its dealers.
References[edit]
- ↑ "Millennials Think It's Time To Bring Back The Analog Watch". Fast Company. 2017-06-29. Archived from the original on 2018-07-04. Retrieved 2018-06-29.
- ↑ "Cult watch startup Kapten & Son taps Bang & Olufsen's design studio for new line". Fast Company. 2017-01-23. Archived from the original on 2018-07-04. Retrieved 2018-06-29.
- ↑ "Instagram integriert Shopping-Funktion direkt in Storys". t3n News (in Deutsch). Archived from the original on 2018-06-14. Retrieved 2018-06-29.
- ↑ "These 5 Brands Demonstrate The Creative Use Of Instagram Stories | Influencer Marketing Blog for Professionals". Influencer Marketing Blog for Professionals. 2017-11-03. Archived from the original on 2018-07-04. Retrieved 2018-06-29.
- ↑ "Artjem Weissbeck". Forbes. Archived from the original on 2018-07-04. Retrieved 2018-06-29.
- ↑ "ONE TO WATCH: ARTJEM WEISSBECK OF KAPTEN & SON". www.mr-mag.com. Retrieved 2018-06-29.
- ↑ "Sylvie Meis: Eiskalt ausgebootet von junger Konkurrentin | InTouch". intouch.wunderweib.de. Archived from the original on 2018-07-04. Retrieved 2018-06-29.
- ↑ "Debiflue x Kapten&Son: My own created Sunnies". debiflue. 2017-07-12. Archived from the original on 2017-09-24. Retrieved 2018-06-29.
- ↑ "3 Influencer to watch: Diese Instagrammer haben im April für Aufsehen gesorgt". https://www.horizont.net (in Deutsch). Archived from the original on 2018-05-16. Retrieved 2018-06-29. External link in
|work=(help) - ↑ "'Nice' Sunnies". novalanalove (in Deutsch). 2017-05-01. Archived from the original on 2017-05-26. Retrieved 2018-06-29.
- ↑ "'Nice' Sunnies". novalanalove (in Deutsch). 2017-05-01. Archived from the original on 2017-05-26. Retrieved 2018-06-29.
- ↑ "The PURE Collection - Winner - Lifestyle and Fashion - German Design Award". www.german-design-award.com. Archived from the original on 2018-07-04. Retrieved 2018-07-02.
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