Gift Box: 4 button badges (Yoga)

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.

These artworks are also available as Button Badge Motif Prints.

1st Prize (Category: Set of 4)

Maria's badges choice was in honour of the International Day of Yoga, which she transposed into expressive, exaggerated shapes. And because no yoga practitioner is a silent activist, the design also has an empowering element of feminism, encouraging women to be active regardless of their body type.

These artworks are by one of twelve winners of our 15th annual Button Badge Design Competition – selected from 425 accepted entries submitted by 146 individuals, studios and collectives.

Winners: Donya Maghsoudlou, Maria Voichita Popescu, El Horno, Bobbi Rae, Marija Jurcikaite, ShallowLagoon, Ben Herskowitz, Daria Gudkova, Nic McGuffog, Piotr Depta-Kleśta, Anis Tabaraee and Laura Parker.

Judging Panel: Agathe Jacquillat / FL@33 and Stereohype, Aimee Morris, Aranza Serafin, Beren Neale / Computer Arts, Camille Whitcher, Caroline Roberts, Egon Swaels, Emily Gosling, Gavin Lucas, Holly T Burrows, Jonny Leigh, Jono Sandilands, Judith Cornejo, Julia Kahl / Slanted, Matthew John Oakley, Monika Mitkute, Neil Bennett / Digital Arts, Nick Spence, Team Novum, Paul Pensom / Creative Review, Robert Urquhart, Theo Inglis and Tomi Vollauschek / FL@33 / Stereohype.
Released: November 2019

Maria is a passionate creative thinker from Romania who is constantly discovering the world around her through creative means of expression. Part of her recent work is experimental illustration, as she’s trying to find a personal style while mixing everything she visually collects into her work.

External links: behance.net/popescumar3919 / instagram.com/mariapopescu.design

Created by: Maria Voichita Popescu