About us

Hi, I’m Vignesh

I’m a former Indian mechanical product design engineer with over a decade of experience across various fields. You can find more about my work and experience on my LinkedIn profile.

Now based in Kraków, Poland, I’m building my own products—including SaaS, micro-SaaS, and physical products.

MiniWishes is one of my passion projects: a one-stop destination for customised gifts. It currently features hand-cut paper portrait art, and I’m gradually expanding it with more personalised gift options and creative products.

From engineer to product builder

I started out as an engineer and spent a decade designing products. Today, I’m self-employed: I build SaaS products, work as an SEO specialist, and run MiniWishes from Kraków.

That experience taught me to care about details, test things properly, and create products that work well for the people using them. I bring the same care to every gift I make.

Why MiniWishes

I wanted to create gifts that feel personal and are made by a person, not a machine. Paper cutting lets me turn a favourite photo into something you can hang on the wall and keep for years.

What I make

Every MiniWishes portrait is cut by hand from paper, one at a time, using the photo you send. It comes framed and ready to hang (50 x 40 cm).

Choose from five styles: Face Close-up, Face Portrait, Head & Shoulders, Couple, and Pet.

Because each piece is made by hand, small differences between pieces are part of the charm. You can read more in our handmade notice.

How it works

Choose a style and a frame colour, then upload up to five photos. I check each photo before starting. If a photo will not cut well, I’ll ask you to send a different one.

Our photo guides show what works best. Your photos are used only to create your order and are deleted 14 days after delivery. See how we use and store your photos.

More from me

Alongside MiniWishes, I design and build software products and help websites improve their visibility in search engines.

I’m always exploring new ideas for personalised gifts, software tools, and physical products.

I’ll add links to my other projects here soon.

Get in touch

Questions about an order or a custom gift idea? Visit the contact page or follow me on X.

Connect with me

If you’d like to meet or connect, you can find me at the IT Chess Club Kraków every Thursday at Bikerstop Pub. I also attend Kraków startup meetups.

Alongside my work, I enjoy playing chess and meeting people interested in products, startups, and creative projects.

You can find me at Lichess