It’s our favorite time of year at PBK. Twice a year, we are able to move away from our desks in the inside sales office and head out to the current gift markets. Many of our inside sales team, along with support employees, are heading to the Atlanta … Continue reading
I started PBK while working for my mother at her decorative painting studio. One of her employees, Ginny, came up with “Primitives by Kathy”. It was very fitting for the limited product line at the time that consisted of four wooden country candle accessories. … Continue reading
When I was very young, I would go with my father to his machine shop next to the Bell Telephone Company. I have memories of gathering pieces of colorful wires from their scrap pile and sculpting animals and figures to give as gifts to his employees. Amazing … Continue reading
Did you know that in the year 2000 we were excited about launching color to our primarily rusty tin collection. Amazing to me that here we are 15 years later and we are once again, excited about launching more color to our product line! Our 688 page 2016 catalog … Continue reading
More sleep is surely something I need to work on! Last night was a perfect example. I got 3 hours and 30 minutes of sleep! I have a 6 am flight to Atlanta to work on our showroom and there was catalog proofing that needed completed this morning … Continue reading
In early September the Primitives By Kathy product design team traveled across Asia for three weeks to explore new opportunities. The trip began in India then continued on to China. Over the course of a few weeks, the team learned more about manufacturing than they could have imagined and bonded closely. More than … Continue reading
Did you know that Kathy started her company as a newly divorced single parent of two? Rosie was just over a year old and Ben was 4. The six months prior to starting PBK she had sold her house and actually lived in a vacant store in … Continue reading
Kathy graduated from Conestoga Valley High School in 1986. All through high school, she attended classes half of the day and spent the other half working for her brother’s company, Lancaster Archery Supply. She also worked for her father’s precision tool and die machine shop. Kathy and her mother opened a … Continue reading
Q. Why do you retire so many items each season? A: Kathy Answers… PBK prides itself on bringing you new, trend forward product each season. We curb the line in order to develop many new items. The items that are chosen to be retired are just a little … Continue reading
Did you know that whenever Kathy goes through a fast food drive-thru, she always pays for the car behind her? Recently, the window clerk at a local McDonalds shared with her that the day prior, ten people continued to “pay it forward” after she started the fun! … Continue reading