Gift Box: 3 button badges (Magic Bandito)

This elegant matchbox-style gift box contains three designs from Stereohype's growing button badge collection – now available for the first time in this superb packaging solution. A rose-gold foil-blocked Stereohype mascot squirrel was hand-printed in the UK at the top of the gift box (outside dimensions: 75 x 72 x 16mm). Inside the beautiful matt black cardboard gift box is a black flock pad and badges are directly pinned into it. All Stereohype button badges available at stereohype.com are classic high quality one inch (25mm) metal back badges with so-called D-pin (although it looks more like an 'e'). Tiny stickers at the back of each button badge mention the artist, release date, series number, etc. Badges are manufactured with love and care in the United Kingdom.

Darren is a co-founder and Design Director of the UK based design studio, Six. In this and previous roles, he has worked closely with clients such as Kirschner, Ben Sherman, Puma, Nike, Boxfresh, Loake, Lee Cooper, Portsmouth FC, Land Securities and Clarks Originals. He has built a reputation for producing design with intelligence, integrity and craft; His experience extends across multiple industries, for a roster of both national and international clients. Darren has also managed Occupy and all its associated activities since its launch in 2003; curating full scale exhibitions and installations, printed publications and limited edition products.

A little addition by Stereohype: Darren Firth was the button badge master himself – as we secretly called him when nobody watched – simply because he and his now defunct Wearitwithpride button badge project were one of the first to generate a global new wave of popularity of the humble button badge in this very new century. He is also co-editor and curator of the travelling exhibition and book Two Faced – The Changing Face of Portraiture which was published by IdN in January 2007.

External links: keepsmesane.co.uk / iamsane.co.uk / weoccupy.co.uk / madebysix.com

Created by: Darren Firth / Sane / Occupy /