Meet Sesame

Chief Eating Officer

One folded ear, one white bib, four white socks and a permanent suspicion that everything on your plate is chicken. He is the reason this studio exists.

Sesame sitting on a patterned rug next to a laptop, staring into the camera

A word from management

Your purrrchase has been approved by Sesame

Congratulations. You have excellent taste.

Sesame, a grey and white cat with one folded ear, sitting on a wooden floor looking up at the camera — Full body, daylight, one folded ear on show. A perfect reference photo.

Sesame curled up on the platform of a beige cat tree beside a window at night — Holding court from the top floor of his tower.

Sesame standing on a wooden floor next to a greetings card printed with an illustration of his face — Meeting his own portrait. Reaction: entirely unimpressed.

I’m Sesame. I was once a little street cat with one very floppy ear. When I was rescued, I had a nasty ear infection that had weighed my ear down.

The wonderful humans at Cats Protection patched me up, filled my tummy and helped me find a home. Then I did what any sensible cat would do…

I adopted a human.

Her name is Chiu. She lives in Newcastle, in the North East of England, and has accepted her role as my full-time chef, chauffeur and treat dispenser. I occasionally let her think she is in charge.

Chiu smiling at the camera with Sesame, a grey and white cat, standing beside her in a green-walled room — Chiu and me. One of us is in charge.

This shop began because apparently not everyone has the privilege of living with me. So I generously allowed my human to turn my face, my adventures and my important opinions into things people could wear and collect.

Then I had another excellent business idea.

Every pet is a local celebrity that owns their home, their neighbourhood and probably the entire city. So I launched THE CITY PAW CLUB: a highly prestigious operation dedicated to turning your pet into the hometown icon they have always known themselves to be.

You send us photographs of your pet and choose a city that means something to you. My human then creates a personalised design featuring your pet proudly taking over the place—as they should.

The important bit: 10% of every order goes to Cats Protection.

The lovely people who gave me a second chance. They rescue cats like me every day, and I think that is worth supporting.

The rest helps cover essential business expenses.

By “business expenses,” I mean chicken.

Thanks for stopping by. Now hurry up and check out. My snack budget isn’t going to fund itself.

— Sesame, CEO (Chief Eating Officer)