The Story of Our Designs
In 1977, Ralph Daugherty was asked to play Santa Claus for the Crescent Springs, Kentucky Volunteer Fire Department. One thing lead to another, and finally he agreed to drive the Life Squad. Eventually this lead to his certification as an EMT instructor in the State of Kentucky.
Being a corporate controller and a public accountant, he could not wear bright colored belt buckles to show his pride for the Emergency Medical Services. He and his wife, Carol, decided to design four conservatively styled buckles for his use and for others in the same situation.
With Carol's talent in cross-stitch, they also designed several pieces of stitchery and added these to the line.
After seeing the demand for their designs becoming a small success locally, they decided that a mail order business in the field would work and came up with the name of Our Designs.
Their main objective was to be able to serve their customers better than anyone else could.
What started off as a part time hobby in their basement, bloomed into a full-time job inside a spacious 24,000 square foot building with room to grow!
Though the company has grown in size and scope, Our Designs still holds true to its original goal...to be #1 in customer service!
Our Designs was featured in the Marketplace section of The Kentucky Post newspaper on July 5, 2000 - Click here to view the article.
Visit us online at www.ourdesigns.com
