B.I.O. (by invitation only) series 8 >>> £1.50 (set of 3 >>> £4)
(also part of the random 'FREE surprise badges' with purchased FL@33 T-shirts)

Selected international designers, illustrators and artists were invited to submit designs for this one inch (25mm) button badge series. Stereohype sells 'B.I.O. series 8' badges separately and gives them away as a free surprise badge with purchased Stereohype T-shirts. The 'B.I.O. series 8' includes artworks by Allan Deas, Andy J. Miller @ Koma Design, Allistair Burt aka Alburt, Anja Gerscher, Bálint Egyed @ Voov, Fiona Hamilton @ Soma Gallery, Agathe Jacquillat and Tomi Vollauschek @ FL@33, Greig Anderson @ Effektive Design, Heiko Hoos, Jan von Holleben, Karin Kloubert @ April Mediengruppe, Madeleine Duba, Peter Crnokrak @ The Luxury of Protest, Supersentido, Mike and Katie @ TADO, Tom Würzburg, Yuko Michishita. Released: September 2009.

designed by Allistair Burt @ Hole in my Pocket

Taking inspiration from the classic WWII posters instructing the populace to “Keep calm and carry on” in the face of possible Nazi invasion, these new badges imagine the motivational propaganda today's government might issue to get us through the credit crunch.

Sprouting the seemingly illogical message that we can “spend” our way out of debt, the design has been updated for the naughties – the crown is replaced with the bowler hat, a symbol of the banking elite who have run the country into the ground and the colours chosen are Dollar Green, Sterling red and Yen blue.

Allistair Burt is a multi-disciplinary artist, with a background in architecture. His work encompasses a wide range of artistic forms such as film, site specific art, painting, illustration and sculpture.

Over the last few years Allistair has directed a series of short films for Channel 4, designed a storytelling machine for a Shetland Gallery and has exhibited work throughout the UK. One of these shows documented his highly amusing trip around Scotland with an old air hostess trolley.

In recent times he has made a short film about Eilidh’s Daily Ukulele Ceilidh, had part of his “Small World Experiment” included in FL@33’s book Postcard and created the design competition Common of Houses trying to solve the MP’s two home problem through creative means.

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All Stereohype badges are classic high quality 1" (25mm) metal button badge(s) with 'D' pin and have a little circular sticker on the back of the badge featuring the release date, name of badge designer and series details.