We were lucky to catch up with Amanda Caixeta recently and have shared our conversation below.

Hi Amanda, thanks for joining us today. Is your team able to work remotely? If so, how have you made it work? What, if any, have been the pitfalls? What have been the non-obvious benefits?

We are a limited edition collectibles company specializing in enamel pins. We periodically have drops with different artists across the globe that sell out very fast. as long as we have the product and a label printer with a working computer, we can get things shipped out from anywhere. We don’t hold a lot of inventory, it’s always rotating in an out. This allows us to be extremely flexible with where we ship from.
We’ve brought sealed blind bag packages to a few different states and shipped from there, as well as hosted many in person drops at various music festivals

Amanda, love having you share your insights with us. Before we ask you more questions, maybe you can take a moment to introduce yourself to our readers who might have missed our earlier conversations?

I currently reside in Atlanta, GA. I run Lunarity with my wife, Haley.
We got into pin production by going to music festivals and seeing a lot of people wear pins on their hats. we started collecting pins ourselves and eventually decided we wanted to make our own. Instead of making pop art or existing IP pins, we mostly focus on original artwork.

Our mission is to connect artists with a community of collectors by offering curated collectible products produced by us and held to a meticulous standard. We aim to expose collectors to new artists and designs by providing affordable high quality products to our customers. In addition, we are committed to building and connecting with the community of artists and collectors alike.

We love to foster a community, we have a group with over 8000 people on Facebook that buy sell and trade amongst themselves. We also make various festival appearances and like to hang out with our collectors. We do various charity events throughout the year as well.

We’d love to hear a story of resilience from your journey.

When we first began Lunarity, we would produce very small simple pins and considered this a hobby. We started investing in original artwork and trying to push more product out; when items would sit we would have to hustle and sell pins at music festivals, which meant being in the hot sun for hours on end.

For some time, Lunarity wasn’t profitable. We decided to take a step back a few times before we found what worked for us: investing in better and more established artists to help get us off the ground. We also decided to add more effects to pins: shiny metals, glows, glitters, the works.

We are at the level where we are now fortunate to work with big and small artists, as our brand attracts collectors on its own.

Any stories or insights that might help us understand how you’ve built such a strong reputation?

Pin collecting is a very niche community and I am very involved in that community. Being a pin Collector myself, consistently hosting pin of the month/year awards, and helping run a website that promotes pin drops And keeping a database of pins (isopinfo.com) has helped me earn my place in the community.

Contact Info:

• Website: Lunaritycollective.com
• Instagram: @lunaritycollective
• Facebook: fb.com/groups/lunaritycollective