Our story
Who is behind Kujten ?
Kujten is the expression of Carole Benaroya and Stéphanie Eriksson’s long-standing friendship, one that started when they were teens. Throughout their years in middle and secondary school, Carole and Stéphanie discovered they were both passionate about fashion. From her financial background, Carole felt the urge to add some passion to her professional life in 2012, and immediately turned to her friend Stéphanie. Attentive to details and to the world’s beauty, Stéphanie is steeped in the fashion industry. She draws her expertise in knitwear and cashmere from working in Joseph’s Parisian styling department, an English fashion house that is renowned for its knitwear. Kujten arose from their love for an exceptional material: cashmere. Their ambition to start their own cashmere brand was confirmed following a first trip to Mongolia, where they fell in love with the blue-sky country.
Five things about
Stéphanie
Swedish & Moroccan. Born in Sweden, grew up in Paris.
InspirationsPlaces : California for her lifestyle and vintage shops, Sweden, Japan for the way it balances traditions and modernity. Inspired by : Diane Arbus, Joan Didion, Yves Saint Laurent for their sense of color, Audrey Hepburn for her natural elegance and style.
Paris, Stockholm, Kyoto, Florence, Essaouira
Favorite Kujten designs Thelma Jacket Sweater Cilian Blazer GS Kate Favorite knitsEnglish rib stitch for heavy knits and moss stitch for accessories
Cashmere is an exceptional material. We always approach it with a special kind of respect.
This yarn has an addictive power on those who work with it and those who wear it.
Five things about
Carole
Turkish and Polish
Inspiring placesSimone Veil, la Corse, Abby Cohen
Favorite citiesParis, Buenos Aires, Istanbul
Our thirty-year friendship means we have blind trust in each other. We are so incredibly lucky to be working together.
The brand Kujten
In creating KUJTEN, Carole and Stéphanie’s ambition was to rewrite the codes of cashmere wear, focusing on quality, color, and attention to detail.
The name KUJTEN is borrowed from the highest peak in Mongolia, our land of craftwork, and was a natural choice for the Parisian founders. With our extensive knowledge of knitwear and commitment to flawless quality, our ambition each season is designing a colorful, contemporary cashmere wardrobe and ever-bolder collections. In keeping with our values, respecting our Mongolian partners and animals are our guiding principles.
On the high plateaus of Mongolia, Capra Hisca goats endure particularly harsh winters, with temperatures that can plummet to minus 40 °C. Nature has endowed them with the precious capacity to grow thick, silky-soft fleece. Beneath an outer coat of coarse hair, their long downy undercoat traps the air between tiny spaces in their fibers, forming a natural, heat-preserving barrier. This means cashmere goats are able to resist the most extreme weather conditions. When warmer weather returns, they naturally molt.
Their coats are then combed through to harvest cashmere, the soft gold of Mongolia. The Capra Hisca goat is the only one to grow this extraordinary hair. These goats are both precious and noble, since very few regions lend themselves to raising them. Feeling their luscious down provides is incredibly soothing. Carole and Stéphanie had long fallen for this billowy, soft fabric, yet they wished it came in bolder colors. Style-wise, they also fantasized about modern cuts. Creating Kujten is an answer to their desire for innovation without giving up on quality, at prices that will allow as many people as possible to embark upon the sensory experience of this most precious knit.
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