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About Kipling

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Founded in 1987, Kipling has over 20 years of experience in creating high-quality, design-driven pieces that spark with trendsetting originality.

The name

The designers needed a name that would embody Kipling's encompassing ideas of fun and adventure, so what better than to name it after the author of 'The Jungle Book'?

The famous Kipling monkey

The question everyone asks...why the monkey? Well monkeys provide a link with 'The Jungle Book' and they're known for being playful and fun-loving, so the monkey quickly became established as Kipling's mascot.

Soon after, the monkey key-ring was born and it now comes with every bag. It's become a collector's item, and there's even been someone with no less than 425 monkey key-rings!

Did you know...

Each bag collection has its very own monkey and is named after a Kipling employee somewhere in the world.