About our kites

      We are strongly guided by several principles that drive everything we do:

  1. Our kites must be good quality. Sustainability is important and we do not want to add to landfill. Our kites can be handed down from generation to generation because they are strong and timeless.
  2. Colour is king, and we want our kites to light up the sky and the flyer’s imagination – every time they fly them.
  3. Our kites must be easy to fly. If a three-year-old can’t fly them easily, we’ve failed.
  4. Ethical practices are important and we will have seen and inspected every place where our kites are made.

Why we get our kites made in China

People sometimes ask us where our kites are made, and suggest that being made in China is a bad thing. Far from it! We’re very proud to say that all our kites are made in Weifang, China, the kite capital of the world. Weifang is believed to be the birthplace of kites. It has a strong cultural link with kites, and has many artisans and kite makers throughout the city. They are passionate about kites and fly them in the city squares in the evenings after work. Each spring, in April, people from across the world gather in Weifang to fly kites celebrating the Weifang International Kite Festival.

We have been working with our own supplier for many years and have visited and met his family and team. They love flying kites, and do so around the world. Their knowledge about these flying toys is unsurpassed and we are very proud to say that our kites come from the kite capital of the world.

Weifang – home to the world’s only kite museum

Weifang’s World Kite Capital Commemoration Square is a landmark built in 2006 and is dotted with kite-related features. In front of the square stands a 28-meter sign from the International Kite Federation; 12 bronze mascots of past festivals and plaques explain the history and production of kites. The world’s only World Kite Museum sits in the south of the square.

A beautiful two-story building with a roof in the shape of Weifang’s representative dragon-headed centipede kite, the museum covers 12,000 square meters and 12 exhibition halls. Here you can see more than 1,000 kites of different styles and learn about their history and art of manufacturing. Inside historical kites are on display and artisan kite makers paint intricate hand made kites.

It was a pleasure to visit the museum and feel the passion for kites at Weifang, and to know that it is the best place in the world to buy kites from.