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A collection of past creative projects, design work and highlights from my career as a designer and entrepreneur, including original products, collaborations, campaigns and projects from previous years.

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Viri Vig

I’ve always been an entrepreneur, working across graphic design, retail, and creative businesses. I’ve been writing this blog since 2014, sharing my work, creative projects, and business journey.

What markets teach me as a tights designer

16 March 2016

THIS IS AN ARCHIVE POST FROM 2016 We’ve been taking Virivee to more and more markets in Vienna lately. The market we did last November went extremely well, so we spent the first weekend of March at another design market in Vienna, Austria. As an independent tights designer and the person behind Virivee, I’ve found […]

10 tips for female entrepreneurs

4 September 2015

THIS IS AN ARCHIVE POST FROM 2015 A few months ago I wrote a short list on Medium about the advice I would give to female entrepreneurs who are just starting out. I thought it would be worth putting it on my own blog too. I had already been an entrepreneur for around 15 years, […]

My own US mailing address from the EU?

22 July 2015

THIS IS AN ARCHIVE POST FROM 2015 It had happened to me several times before that I found something online that I really wanted to buy, only to discover at checkout that the US webshop didn’t ship internationally. At that point you can either give up on the purchase, or if you really want the […]

Indiegogo Fixed or Flexible Campaign?

15 July 2015

THIS IS AN ARCHIVE POST FROM 2015 Now that Indiegogo has changed the fee for both fixed and flexible funding campaigns to 5%, making it the same as Kickstarter’s fee, it’s worth taking another look at when it makes sense to choose one version over the other. First of all, it’s worth clarifying when each […]

Kickstarter vs Indiegogo

5 July 2015

THIS IS AN ARCHIVE POST FROM 2015 Until fairly recently, even just two years ago, Indiegogo didn’t really seem like a serious alternative to Kickstarter among crowdfunding platforms. Today, however, the two platforms seem much more evenly matched. One of the main reasons is probably Kickstarter’s strict country restrictions. Only residents of...

How a filming day turned into a new business

12 May 2015

THIS IS AN ARCHIVE POST FROM 2015 In August 2014, I was invited to be part of Telekom’s campaign introducing interesting businesses and entrepreneurs. As part of the campaign, they made a short video about me, which I also wrote about on my blog. RTL Klub (one of Hungary’s major television channels) then aired the […]

Finally, the Virivee tights shop is open!

4 March 2015

THIS IS AN ARCHIVE POST FROM 2015 Finally, finally! After a month and a half of delays, the first Virivee shop in Budapest, Hungary opened on Monday. Opening a physical shop is a pretty big milestone for a small independent fashion business, and for me, this is a particularly exciting moment. Virivee is a handmade […]

Virivee tights, TV show and a very red nose

8 November 2014

THIS IS AN ARCHIVE POST FROM 2014 Last week I was filming with Zita Görög, a well-known Hungarian model, actress and television personality, and for the first time, Virivee is going to appear on a TV show that is actually about fashion and aimed at the kind of audience I want to reach. All my […]

Apparently, one shop isn’t enough

21 October 2014

THIS IS AN ARCHIVE POST FROM 2014 A few months ago, I applied for two commercial spaces on Dob Street in Budapest, hoping that I would get at least one of them. The spaces were rented out by the local government through an auction system, so there was no guarantee that I would get either […]