Tell us the story behind your artist/brand name

Finding the name was a big deal since it would need to convey the tone and style of Pins you want to out out there. Lots of pin makers already had solid cool sounding names. I had a list of like 20 names and NOICE was the one that stood out. I did some research and made sure it wasn’t taken before I settled on it and made my instagram page. It’s also just fun to say.

Where are you from?

Belarus, Russia but I grew up in Brooklyn and Staten Island

How did you get into pins?

I’ve always collected things and after noticing I had too many Funko Pops since they take up a lot of space, I started to collect pins.

What made you want to start creating pins?

I noticed lots of my artist friends had pins and was curious about the process to get pins made. It seemed like a fun side hobby I can do on my off time.

What was your first pin purchase? / What were the first pins to really spark your pin collecting?

My first pin purchase was the Sdprintco Skull Logo. Then I started getting into collecting from Staten Island Artists like Marj.jpg, Jeff Cinco, Richmond Hood Company, RobotsWillKill, Parlortrickprints

Where do you draw inspiration from?

Mostly movies and television, Pop culture, and New York City.

What was your first pin release?

Happy Terminator

It was a pin design I was actually looking to buy but it didn’t exist. Terminator 2 had a funny deleted scene where John Connor tries to teach the T800 to act normal and one of those things was to smile. I though it was a really funny image that should’ve been a pin already. I hired an artist friend to draw up the design so it would be pin ready for a soft enamel style and ordered 100 pins to be made.

What pin release are you most proud of?

Ed Varuolo of Hypno-Tronic Comics

I made this pin to honor Ed who passed away and donated the set to Hypno-Tronic Comics so the only place you can get them is there to help support the local business. No one made this design either so I was proud to be the first one to get it made because shortly after Schrute Bucks started being made and Office pins in general starting booming in the pin community much like The Simpsons had already.

How many pins do you have in your collection? / What are your favorite kinds of pins to collect?

I believe I have like 400 but I’m always buying and trading from pin makers. I really like collecting Local Staten Island Artist made pins, Terminator, Simpsons, Office, Movies.