We are here for you and your family
Becoming a mum and dad is a beautiful and special time. But also a time full of uncertainties. The still unfamiliar sounds make you sit upright in bed at night. Is your baby hungry, or is there something else? How do you do it, breastfeeding in public? And what can you do about those pesky intestinal cramps, apart from walking around with your baby for hours in the dead of night? No, and then those socks, which keep falling off. To drive you crazy!
KipKep® is there for you, in all those moments when you wonder how best to help your child. Moments when, despite sometimes the uncertainty, you want to give your child loving care. We base our products on our experiences as parents and families. On all those moments when we too were at a loss as to what to do. It has to be easier and better, that was and is our motivation and that is reflected in all our products.
Our origins
Even while studying at the Design Academy in Eindhoven, KipKep founder Janneke Haringx – Hanselaar (1980) had a love for baby and children’s products. She did internships at various companies in that industry and after graduating in 2003, she started working as a freelancer. She also works for Saskia’s company, which supplies printing to the hospitality industry. Janneke assists in their design and layout. Janneke is not yet a mother by then, but Saskia already has three children and this turns out to be the basis for a business. Janneke and Saskia start KipKep in 2008 and have a clear mission; they want to help parents at uncertain times. And not just by making some products that look nice, but by looking carefully to see which things really make things easier. When Janneke becomes a mother herself shortly afterwards, she experiences what it is like to feel insecure as a parent sometimes. And she discovers which products you miss at those moments. These experiences still form the basis of everything KipKep does. In 2017, Saskia passed away. Janneke is determined to continue her legacy and with it KipKep. From 2021, Janneke’s husband Jan-Willem is also involved in KipKep. He is, with his experience in retail, the obvious person to contact the points of sale and everything that comes with it. And of course, his experiences as a father are also included in everything KipKep does.
Beautiful, practical and durable
KipKep products are beautiful, convenient and sustainable and are created after thorough research. We work together with all kinds of researchers and experts. Which design works best and which materials meet our high standards? We get to the bottom of it all and then test it extensively by our test panel. The test panel consists of parents of children and (care) professionals who work with children. This way, we make sure that our products really do what we promise. Of course, we have an eye for the world: our products are produced without child labour and with respect for nature. Our products and packaging do not contain PVC or prohibited substances and are made of recycled materials as much as possible. We also take many other measures to produce and sell sustainably and environmentally friendly products.
Loving connection
KipKep is now available in many places, but quality still takes precedence over quantity. We want to keep as much as possible in our own hands. Design, production and sales; we have it all in-house.
KipKep was not born out of our own experiences and needs as parents and families for nothing. So we developed the Woller, a heat cushion that helps with colic and ‘stay socks’, making sagging socks a thing of the past! Changing also becomes more comfortable with the Napper, our washable changing mat. With our products, we have already made life easier for many parents and children!
We keep working on new products. And of course we continue to research how a product can be designed and produced as practically and sustainably as possible. So that, even in those uncertain moments, you remain lovingly connected to your baby. So that, whatever the situation, you can fully enjoy your baby, every moment of the day.
