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All Stereohype button badges available at stereohype.com are classic, high-quality, one-inch (25 mm) metal-back badges with a so-called D-pin fastening. Small stickers on the reverse provide details such as the artist’s name, release date and series number. This growing collection of mobile mini canvases includes more than 1,700 individual designs by over 650 graphic designers, illustrators, photographers and artists from around the world. It brings together all contributions to the FL@33 / Tomi Vollauschek-curated B.I.O. (By Invitation Only) series, winners of Stereohype’s international open-call button badge design competition, and additional collections including the special collaborations, AFOMFS Series, MICA Series, 10×10 Series and Emoji Series. All badges are manufactured in Europe.

Extracted from her Mail Art project to be worn strategically on clothes. The button's patterns reveal the makings of the garment.

Riitta Ikonen is an artist from Finland. She graduated from the Royal College of Art, London. Riitta showcased her work on 6.5 million limited edition Beck's beer bottle labels. Working through photography and costume design, the artist performs images in super-garments that open up new experiences for herself and those she works with. Projects include a number of events for the Tate galleries and several UK and international exhibitions.

External link: riittaikonen.com

Created by: Riitta Ikonen

Selected international designers, illustrators and artists were invited to submit designs for this one-inch (25mm) button badge series, curated by FL@33’s Tomi Vollauschek. Stereohype sells B.I.O. (By Invitation Only) Series 7 badges separately and as part of themed / artist gift boxes. We also give button badges away as free extra treats with each order. B.I.O. Series 7 includes artworks by Stewart Greenway / AKA Bill Posters, Alexander Egger, Costa del Sol Lewitt, FL@33, Gareth Bayliss, Hello Nekko, Juju's Delivery, Olivier Bienaimé / Les 84, Jeff Bowman / Mr Bowlegs, Musa, Riitta Ikonen, Rod Hunt, Carsten Raffel / United States Of The Arts (USOTA), Zeptonn. Released: November 2008. Please feel free to add a complimentary button badge of your choice to your next £/€ 5+ order using this add-on checkout voucher code: FreeBadgeOfChoice