Gift Box: 3 button badges (Hairy Mesh Branch)

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.

1st Prize (Category: Set of 3)

These artworks are by one of ten winners of our fifth annual button badge design competition – selected from 344 accepted entries submitted by 136 individuals, collectives and studios.

Winners: Sebastian Stamm aka The Stamm, Shen Plum, Jim Whittamore, Ratko Gregor Jagodic / Kiosk, Sarah Boris, Impactolaser, Mathieu Hubert, Pascal Cuttoli aka Royal Glamsters, Monika Mitkute and María Eugenia Pérez de Arce.

The international judging panel 2008–09: Andy Steward / Datacubes, Benji Holroyd, Daniele De Batté / Artiva, Emilie Baltz, Jim Stewart, Johnny Winslade / iLoveDust, Kate Forrester, Lars Kruse / Grafische Netze, Marta López, Matthew Kenyon, Pietari Posti, Sharon Kwong, What What, Agathe Jacquillat / FL@33, Andrew Townsend / Un.titled, Angharad Lewis / Grafik, Carole Guevin / Netdiver, Daniel Koh / Unit-Studio, Darren Firth / Sane, Elisabeth Lecourt, Gavin Lucas / Creative Review, Hello Nekko, Inksurge, Johann Chan / Digital Arts, Kate Evans / Computer Arts Project, Kerry Roper / You Are Beautiful, Nathan Gale / Intercity, Peskimo, Richard J. Kirk, Rob Carney / Computer Arts, Tom Gauld / Cabanon Press and Tomi Vollauschek / FL@33. Released: April 2009

Shen Plum is a Toronto-based illustrator. She graduated from Ontario College of Art and Design in 2008. Born in Hong Kong, raised in Canada, Shen is heavily influenced by both Asian and Western pop cultures, sub cultures, and everything in between. Her drawing style is whimsical yet naive; most of her work is based on a combination of mixed medium.

External link: shenplum.com

Created by: Shen Plum