💥FLASH QUIZ! 💥 Question 1: One of the shapes below is called BOUBA and the other is called KIKI. they’re both nonsense words, but can you guess which name belongs to which shape? If you’re like most people – across cultures, languages and ages – you’ll likely have called the soft, friendly shape BOUBA, and …
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Oddjects is back!
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Wunders X Skinny laMinx
This year, for Cape Town Furniture week we teamed up with our friends at Wunders who invited us to refresh some of their classic furniture with our prints. Wunders is a family business that has been making furniture in Cape Town for over 40 years. Under the guidance of the third generation of the Wunders …
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Making Friday: How To Play
Every Thursday and Friday, I leave my business hat at Skinny laMinx HQ, and head off to my studio in Salt River, where I close the door, raise the dust sheets, and tap into the creative energy that started the brand. I call this studio time “Making Friday”, and it’s all about cutting, carving, printing, …
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Shoppe Object – Winter 2025
This February, Skinny laMinx was selected to show our goods at Shoppe Object – the premier Trade Show for curated home & gifts, so we had a fabulously chilly start to the year, spending 10 days in a snowy New York City! What a privilege it was to be there, showing our goods amongst the …
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Cherry Season
It’s Cherry Season in Cape Town! I tried making a Cherry Clafoutis for the first time, and it turned out really well, using cherries I bought at the amazing OZCF Market (a must visit when you’re in Cape Town). But before baking, of course I had to use my cherries to make patterns, and to …
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Gifts are a love language
We just love what style maven Ali laBelle has to say about gifts. It’s a love language, and it’s one we want to become fluent in. Here’s an idea to try:
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Hello, Twilly!
Twilly? What exactly is a Twilly? In a nutshell, a Twilly is a shortcut to chic. And that’s exactly why Skinny laMinx has just launched eight wonderfully chic cotton voile Twilly scarves! And what’s a Twilly for? Well, it’s a wonderfully versatile narrow scarf to knot around your neck, to wear as a headband, to …
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Flower Fields Launch Special
We’re thrilled to announce that our beloved Flower Fields design is now available as tablecloths, table runners and as table napkins too. We’re celebrating this flowery beauty for the rest of July with a LAUNCH SPECIAL, where we’ll add free napkins to your tablecloth or table runner order! In even better news: this offer is …
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History lesson – Sevilla Rock
After more than 15 years, Herds is the oldest Skinny laMinx design still in production.
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