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During the holiday season, I received some lovely holiday cards from Parliament of Owls. I was taken aback by how delightful they were designed. The cards were letterpressed on a heavy card stock which made them even more special. Parliament of Owls is a New York based design collective that offer a range [...]

Posted on February 11th, 2010 at 2:51 am
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By Skinny Vinny
Even though I didn’t get a booth this time at the Gift Fair, I usually make sure I stop by- just to see what amazing things people are doing. After walking the aisles for 10 minutes, you can feel that things are still a bit slow for 2010. It wasn’t as busy as [...]

Posted on February 3rd, 2010 at 3:58 pm
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Read New York International Gift Fair 2010 (Accent on Design)

ICFF 2009 is officially over and I thought it was a successful show this year. Filled with fetching designs and inspiring people. I exhibited at the DesignBoom Mart and being at the back of the Javits center felt like Guam. Everything seemed so far away, even especially the restrooms. I was shackled tending to my [...]

Posted on May 20th, 2009 at 12:16 pm
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As a young start-up, money is hard to come by. Skinny Vinny started with $2,000 I had in my savings, so money was is tight. I would always try to find the most economical way to execute things. For example, after printing my business cards I didn’t have the funding to print hang tags or [...]

Posted on March 24th, 2009 at 4:18 am
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Read A Dollar Goes a Long Way.

Hello There,
My name is Vincent and I am the designer/founder of  Skinny Vinny. Design Glut asked if I would like to contribute and informally blog about my adventures on here. My answer, Heck yes!
I’m really flattered that they asked me and I hope my adventures are up to par with the ones they have all [...]

Posted on March 24th, 2009 at 3:48 am
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