Colman Getty

Colman Getty was founded in 1987 by Dotti Irving who remains the company's Chief Executive to this day. It was, however, a very different company twenty two years ago. For a start there were only two employees - Dotti and Sarah Brooks, who had been her PA during her time as PR Director at Penguin Books. And there were only three clients on the book... s - Chatto, who were launching Celia Brayfiled's first-ever novel Pearls, Next Interiors and Carolyn Warrender, an interior designer who revolutionised the art of stencilling. We're frequently asked the question, 'Why Colman Getty?' The answer's simple. An early investor in the company agreed to put funding in on condition that that was its name - Colman denoting a household name product, the epitome of Englishness but with a touch of heat; Getty to signify hands across the ocean, untold wealth and powerful cultural connections.Read More