About Us

Founded in 2010, Kitiya Palaskas Studio offers a unique approach to commercial design, bringing craft-based techniques to the forefront of everything we do. We celebrate handmade culture in all its forms, creating colourful and joyful props, installations, illustrations and content for brands all over the world. Our mission is to bridge the gap between craft and design by offering tactile, bespoke solutions to creative projects across the advertising, retail, fashion, entertainment and events industries. Explore our services.

Meet Kit

Kitiya is a multi-disciplinary designer with over 12 years experience crafting for global brands. She is the founder of Kitiya Palaskas Studio and the author of Piñata Party, a DIY craft book. As a handmade expert, she is renowned for her bold, playful designs and colourful style, and is passionate about skill-sharing, advocating for more open dialogue around wellbeing issues for creatives, and forever hyping handmade culture, especially in this digital world we now live in.

Best song to craft to: Temperature by Sean Paul

Best cocktail: Margarita

Most-used craft supply: Double-sided tape

Fun Fact About Kit: Used to be in an all-girl rap group

Hello!
Hello!
A kitiya Palaskas starburst shape in colour purple

Over 13 years crafting for global brands

Our Services

  • Prop and Installation Design

    Bespoke, handmade objects and experiences to elevate your campaigns

  • Content Creation

    Niche digital content to showcase your brand in a charming, original way

  • Illustration

    Colourful illustrations with a tactile, craft-based twist

  • Creative Workshops

    Hands-on, community-based making experiences that inspire

  • Speaking

    Niche knowledge and educational insights from an industry expert

  • Something Else?

    We love a challenge and can't wait to hear about your project

  • “Kit was an absolute pleasure to work with on the concept for our Summer 2019 campaign. She worked to the brief and created a fun, colourful, quirky window for selected stores across the brand. Handling everything from start to finish, Kit made it easy to get this up and running in a very short amount of time. It's a busy time in retail in November and Kit helped make it a little bit easier by handling the sourcing of materials and installation of this window to ensure it looked exactly how we imagined. I look forward to working with her again!”

    CJ Campbell, Visual Merchandising Coordinator, Bailey Nelson
  • “We worked with Kit to create the collaboration of our dreams. From the first meeting, we knew we’d struck gold. We found someone who was approachable, reliable and who really cared about her craft. Kit thinks outside of the box every step of the way. She can transform a simple idea into something beyond your imagination. If you have the chance to work with Kit, do it!”

    Breana Phillips, Marketing Director, Hey Tiger Chocolate
  • “Kit's style and level of work is as expected - perfection! I enjoyed her pitch document too - really helpful for selling things in on my end.”

    Blaze Edwards, Social Media Manager, Who Gives A Crap Toilet Paper
  • “Kitiya was a pleasure to work with installing a bright, playful and multi-layered response to our Melbourne Winter Masterpieces exhibition Disney: The Magic of Animation. Kit was incredibly thorough and professional, providing two concepts with detailed drawings that facilitated swift approval among stakeholders. She was able to problem-solve and adjust her designs on the day of install and the result was a stunning celebration of shop product adding colour and vibrancy to our retail frontage. ”

    Anaya Latter, ACMI Brand Manager
  • “Kitiya was a delight to work with on our Knit Con 2022 project for Pinterest. Her keynote talk on the Importance of Handmade in a Digital World left a huge impact on our guests and left them feeling inspired & confident to go out and work with their hands more. I would recommend Kit to anyone, she would be an asset to any event and really brought the fun and colour! ”

    Montana Cooper, Project Manager, Our Friends Electric

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  • DIYs and Templates

    Are you a passionate about craft? Explore our collection of DIY projects and craft templates, and get inspiration for your next project!

  • Adobe Express

    As a proud Adobe Express Ambassador, Kitiya has developed a range of resources that can help you elevate your next creative project or market your small business.

  • Cricut

    As an official Cricut creator, Kitiya can help you make the most out of your Cricut machine. Check out her Cricut projects, SVG templates and instructional videos:

  • The Blog

    Our blog is your go-to place for inspiration, creative career advice, DIY projects, and walkthroughs of our client projects.

Free Resources
Free Resources
A kitiya Palaskas starburst shape in colour blue

Browse our Products

  • FREE - Create + Connect (SVG + PDF Digital Template Bundle)
    FREE - Create + Connect (SVG + PDF Digital Template Bundle)

    FREE - Create + Connect (SVG + PDF Digital Template Bundle)

    Regular price $0.00
    Free!
  • Piñata Party book
    Piñata Party book
    Piñata Party book

    Piñata Party book

    Regular price $20.00
  • Flower Power Washi Tape
    Flower Power Washi Tape
    Flower Power Washi Tape

    Flower Power Washi Tape

    Regular price $6.50
  • Festive Folk Washi Tape
    Festive Folk Washi Tape
    Festive Folk Washi Tape

    Festive Folk Washi Tape

    Regular price $6.50
  • Working sustainably in everything we do.

  • Designed with love in Naarm/ Melbourne.

  • Proudly female owned and operated.

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