whigby journal

Smiley & Whigby

2010-03-11T00:47:23Z

Whigby is now represented by Sharon Smiley & Company in Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont. We are pleased to partner with Sharon who works with exceptional lines like Orla Keily and Poketo. While Whigby is the baby in the group, we're growing at quite a clip and certain that this new relationship will be profitable (at all levels) for both parties. Heading out for a quick getaway in Havana – be back next week with exciting news about a Museum of Art in Westchester County, New York that now carries Whigby. ABOVE: That's my dad, Frank Sr. and Todd's daughter Delphine back when we first started Whigby in early 2008. fv

Mxyplyzyk (mix-ee-pliz-ik) + Whigby (wig-bee)

2010-03-02T15:01:39Z

You can find a great selection of Whigby products at Mxyplyzyk. We are so pleased to be included in the "quirky mix of well designed but affordable items gathered from around the world" contained within the walls of this very special Greenwich Village shop. Whigplyzyk (wig-pliz-ik)?

The Posman Rings

2010-02-27T15:19:07Z

With fifty more to go, this is the first in an ongoing Whigby Reader series of updates letting you know where you can buy Whigby. We are pleased to count Posman Books (Chelsea Market location) as a new partner. This independent bookstore is a favorite stop whenever we're in town. The staff is knowledgeable and the selection is contemporary and discriminating. We can't wait to get back and browse the isles, which include books by McSweeney 's, TOON Books and other Whigby favorites.

Whigby's Posters are Going, Going...

2010-02-19T15:05:51Z

Six of the nine Curious Quotes posters from Whigby are now officially sold out! And there are just a few remaining of each of the three that we still have in stock. We're considering a limited reprint of some of the better sellers, but it's very unlikely that we'll reprint these three – get them here.

Whigby gets picked, packed and boxed

2010-02-16T20:17:47Z

We'll have some braggy blog coverage about the thirty-one new retailers that now carry Whigby coming in the next few days. In the meantime, we couldn't help showing off our new custom Whigby packing boxes.

Booth, Whigby: 2010 (NYIGF)

2010-02-06T14:32:04Z

Two scenes from Whigby's first appearance at the New York International Gift Fair (above). The easel display on the order desk explained that our custom racks are sent in a standard FedEx tube along with a full rack of Whigby product (you choose) for as little as $325. The message was clearly understood and our durable and easy to assemble racks will now grace the walls of some of the very coolest retailers around. The show was an unqualified success. We'll be back.

Lovely Whigby

2010-02-03T16:02:20Z

A nice bit of Lovely coverage during the New York International Gift Fair – Thank you, Mallory. The show ends in just two short days and we already know that it has been a resounding success for Whigby. With over thirty new retailers to add to our fast growing list, Whigby will now be available coast-to-coast and in every major urban center in the United States and Canada.

Hello, Type Directors Club

2010-01-23T17:10:49Z

Whigby's Curious Quotes series of posters have been selected for inclusion in the Annual Type Directors Club Typography 31 (hardcover, published by HarperCollins), and will be shown at the 56th Awards Exhibition in New York City. The exhibition tours cities in the United States, Canada, England, France, Germany, Ireland, Japan, Spain and Russia. YAY, Whigby! Our red on black Orwell poster is already sold out. Go now.

Whigby, Meet The New Yorker

2010-01-12T15:15:44Z

Whigby cofounder Frank Viva, created the art for the January 18, 2010 edition of The New Yorker.

Whigby Hangs Five Canadians

2009-12-30T22:10:31Z

Whigby would like to announce a new line of festive holiday ornaments. Laser cut from sturdy steel and powder coated in rudolph red, each is a familiar symbol of our Canadian home and native land. There are 5 in all: to see the other 3, check the Whigby store in the next week or so. Our friends (and a few test retail sites) all love them, but complain that we were too friggin' late for the season. To that Whigby says, "Hey, we're a whole year early, Jimmy!" Look for them at booth 4124 at the New York International Gift Fair in January.