It all began 1989 with John Donoghue
In our mid-twenties, Ida and Martin Siedler, became aware of John and his company. We were captivated by the idea of making this wonderful world more colorful and individual every day with the help of piercing jewelry, so we founded Wildcat Germany in 1996. What started in our home in Essen, Germany, has developed rapidly in the following years.
With the opening of the headquarters in Gronau, the logistic chain was extended and nothing stood in the way of our development. In 2012, Wildcat England and Wildcat Germany became one – and we were ready to take off across Europe! More than 120 Wildcat employees work every day at the headquarters and in the stores with a lot of ambition and passion for the growth of the company and the industry. The dedication of the last decades has paid off, because it is only thanks to our employees and outstanding customers that we are here today – at the top of Europe within piercing jewelry.
Wildcat is a remarkable company in every sense! We don’t disguise, hide or bend – we do our thing. And that has made us damn proud for years! For us, individuality and authenticity play a big role – every person should be as unique and colorful as they want to be. We convey this feeling to our customers, partners and also our employees every day. Especially in the early days of our company, the voices of doubters and critics were loud. It was a mistake to be self-employed in this industry, we could not feed our young family in this way. Unfortunately, pierced and tattooed Wildcats do not always have it easy in society. But that’s exactly why it fills us with pride to continue to promote tolerance for body art with each and every one of our customers and partners – and there’s still a lot to do!
The Wildcat story
1986
The beginning
1989
Name finding
1990
First big innovation
1992
GETTING TO KNOW EACH OTHER
1996
First Steps
1997
Store Essen
1998
Own production
2001
The community
2002
The one ring
2003-2006
CELEBS, CELEBS, CELEBS
2007
Gronau Site
2010
First B2C catalog
2011
World patent
2012
DONE!
To Be Continued…
We have grown together with the piercing & tattoo craft and are happy that nowadays so many people enjoy various body jewelry and we are proud to be part of this transformation with our Wildcat jewelry. For many, we have become a wholesome all-rounder when it comes to body jewelry – we will continue to put all the effort we got into this craft, because it makes us proud! We look forward to every chapter that is added to our story and look full of optimism into a colorful future!