In the latest edition of our Meet the Designer series, we discuss the creative process with Vince Desjardins (Vinpauld), a designer living in Bloomington, Indiana inclined toward trees, birds, and vintage items. Vince recently also made the top 5 in our Aurora Borealis Design Challenge. Visit his Spoonflower shop and read on to learn how he incorporates wildlife into his imaginative ditsy and toile designs.
walking my dog in Bryan Park.
I fell in love with design and illustration…
What’s in your toolbox?
When I’m in my studio…
Who or what influences or inspires your work and why?
What are your favorite small businesses or independent shops?
If I could live in a painting, I would live in…
If I could only wear one fabric, it would be…

The Library Cat Brown by vinpauld
My favorite Spoonflower fabric to work with is…
I’d love to see one of my designs turned into…
The secret to a strong collection is…
The best advice I ever received is…
“Don’t give up, perseverance pays off.”
You can visit Vince’s Spoonflower shop and view his entire collection of nature-inspired designs. Connect with him on the web via his website, and don’t forget to check out his Etsy shop.
Lovely work and the encouragement to keep going is nice.
His website link works but his Etsy store link goes to a page
entitled “OH CRAP! WHAT NOW? SURVIVAL GUIDE”
Thanks for the compliment on my work. I reported the incorrect links to Spoonflower and they have since been fixed, so please try them again. – Vince
glad to hear it. 🙂
The Oh crap survival guide what now could help me with my drawing:O I’m glad they fixed the link!! his work is beautiful!! but ty for the crack up this morning 🙂
Vince, how impressive that your many Etsy products are hand-crafted from your Spoonflower-printed fabric. Thank you for inspiring us with your interview!