1x Orange Eye

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.

Taxidermy Bird Eyes — The imagery for this Intercity badge series has been taken from a project the studio did in early 2012 for Brighton-based record label Concrete Plastic. With a brief that included a reference to the 1982 science fiction film Blade Runner, Intercity came up with the idea of photographing the plastic bird eyes used in taxidermy – a direct reference to the scene in the film where an owl’s eyes flicker with a red tint, indicating that it is artificial. The orange taxidermy eye seen here (taken from the Blixaboy Intro to Futro EP cover artwork) is that of a Snowy Owl, and the yellow taxidermy eye (taken from the Blixaboy Futro City album cover artwork) is that of a Sparrowhawk.

Founded by former Creative Review art director Nathan Gale, Intercity is a graphic design studio with a network of collaborators from the worlds of art, design, photography, illustration, digital media and beyond. Intercity applies its highly creative and considered approach across a range of areas including editorial, music, branding, fashion and advertising. As well as producing high-end graphic design, the studio also specialises in live art projects, exhibition curation and event organisation. Nathan also runs his Art & Sole blog – named after his book on sneakers of the same name.

External links: intercitystudio.com / artandsoleblog.com

Created by: Nathan Gale / Intercity

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 12 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 12 includes artworks by Agathe Jacquillat, Daniel Cantrell / The Horror, Dominic Le-Hair, Evelin Kasikov, Jack Curry, Jarrik Muller, Karin von Ompteda, Lee Basford, Marion Deuchars, Nathan Gale / Intercity, Simone Lia, Tomi Vollauschek / FL@33 and Von Dauer. Und Huck. Released: October 2012. 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