Gift Box: 4 button badges (Flower Kingdom)

This elegant matchbox-style gift box contains four 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 4)

These artworks are by one of twelve winners of our ninth annual button badge design competition – selected from 261 accepted entries submitted by 87 individuals, collectives and studios.

Winners: Shiva Karamzadeh, Sara Cunha, Paul Pateman / Pâté, Keith Hancox, Marina Mijatovic, Faye Savage, Kienan Dostal / GiantEvilPizza, David Petzold / Lobsterboy, Jenny Haytch, Lydia Blanco / Cocolima, Cynthia Bataille and Jono Sandilands.

The international judging panel 2013: Agathe Jacquillat / FL@33, Angharad Lewis / Grafik.net & Upsideup, Angus Montgomery / Design Week, Anna Giarmeniti, Darren Firth / Occupy, Eva Gonçalves, Gavin Lucas, Heleen van Buul, Holly T Burrows, Jeff Conway, Julia Kahl / Slanted, Kike Riesco, Konrad Sybilski, Liz Farrelly / Étapes International, Matthew Kenyon, Nathan Gale / Intercity, Neil Bennett / Digital Arts, Nick Spence, Paul McNeill, Priscilla Chan / IdN, Rachael Steven / Creative Review, Richard J. Kirk, Robert Urquhart, Sarah Boris, Sarah Ray, Thom Lambert, Toby Neilan, Tomi Vollauschek / FL@33, unfolded (team) and Viola Wang. Released: November 2013

Sara loves working with bright colors, geometric shapes and experiment different materials. Exploring sight, touch and hearing, her work crosses the visual and three-dimensional worlds of illustration, animation, paper sculpting and patchwork inspired illustrations. Born in Portugal and now based in London, Sara graduated in architecture but soon started focusing on the visual practice of illustration, continuing her studies with a Master Degree in Image Design reflecting on the intersection between illustration and animation applied to digital media. Her illustrations have been recognized by Nami Island Picture Book Illustration Concours, 3x3 Magazine of Contemporary Illustration and Portugal Young Creators Award. Her work in animation has also been recognized by several european animation festivals including PLAY Lisbon’s International Kids Film Festival, MONSTRA Lisbon Animated Film Festival and KROK International Animated Film Festival.

External link: behance.net/saradaisycunha

Created by: Sara Cunha