From kitchen table to global stationery empire - How Kristina Karlsson Built kikki.K
October 20, 2025
What began as a 3am dream became a global stationery phenomenon. Kristina Karlsson started kikki.K from her Melbourne apartment, turning her love for beautiful design and organisation into a brand that would grow to more than 120 stores worldwide. In this two-part conversation with Lorna Jane Clarkson, Kristina shares how kikki.K was born, the vision that drove her, and the lessons she learned turning big dreams into a reality.