“On Monday 18 Nov a Skinny laMinx package left Cape Town on a test run. On Wednesday morning. 20 Nov, it was at our Brooklyn door. Thanks to a very sweet new $15 flat rate with FedEx, shipping from Cape Town to the USA is now a whole lot quicker & cheaper.” – Marie Viljoen, …
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November 2019 – A customer review
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India with Expedition Curiosity
Bev Missing is the founder of body and bath product company Rain Africa, and is now the organising force behind Expedition Curiosity – her travel company specialising in immersive and authentic journeys to lesser-known places. Bev loves travel, but can’t bear the usual tourist packaged experience, so her mission with Expedition Curiosity is to travel …
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In the Press: Haguruma’s Hug Letter
We’re so thrilled to be featured in Hug Letter, the brand new emagazine brought out by top Japanese stationer Haguruma, who celebrate their 100th birthday this year. It’s not our first association by a long shot. In fact, in 2012, I was lucky enough to be asked to design their new year’s card, and so …
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A Cabin by Heath
We love this. The owners of our long-time San Francisco stockists, Heath Ceramics, have recently made their beautiful holiday cabin in Tahoe’s Alpine Valley available for all to enjoy, and it is filled with beauty from Heath itself, as well as from the brands they stock in their store. “A Cabin by Heath began in 2012 …
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Experiments in shipping
You’ve heard us banging on about how quick and affordable it is to FedEx our goods from Cape Town to the rest of the world, and here’s proof! We contacted New York City food writer Marie Viljoen of 66 Square Feet fame and asked her if she’d be our guinea pig, as we knew her …
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Happy November
Visit the Happy Thanks section of our website, where we’ve marked our bestselling kitchen and diningware with a happy sunshine, enabling you to get 15% off when you use the discount code HAPPY.
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The original Skinny laMinx
I’m so sad to have to tell you that the original Skinny laMinx – our little Siamese cat Monkey – died a week ago, just 6 days after she turned 18. Although Paul and I are so sad, and we miss our furry little friend more than we can say, every time we talk about her, …
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PICHULIK x Skinny laMinx
We’re excited to announce a textile collaboration with fashion and jewellery brand Pichulik, and are looking forward to sharing the abundance with you! Come and celebrate the launch of PLENTY, the Pichulik Spring Summer 2020 collection, at the Skinny laMinx shop on Saturday 26 October from 12-2pm. There will be aperitifs, garments and jewellery from …
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PLENTY behind the scenes
Last week, we posted about the behind-the-scenes collaboration conversation between Kat Pichulik and us as we figured out how to come up with a fabric design for the Pichulik SS20 range. We’re almost ready for the big reveal on 26 October, but here’s what the studio working board is looking like right now! See the …
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