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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.

Tower Block Books' set of 4 badges is inspired by alphabet picture book they published, called The Big Letter Hunt, that is about looking for and finding hidden letters amongst the buildings, architectural details and streets of London’s East End.

Amandine Alessandra and Rute Nieto Ferreira are co-founders of Tower Block Books Publishing.

Amandine is a graphic designer based in London. Her playful installation and performance-based 3D typographic work has been featured in numerous books including FL@33’s The 3D Type Book. She likes to think of typography as a way to transform the message into a readable experience.

Rute is an architect and lecturer. She has worked on a number of projects across London, many of which are buildings for children. She is interested in getting young people to participate and engage with architecture, cities and play. Amandine and Rute are co-founders of Tower Block Books Publishing.

External links: amandinealessandra.com

Created by: Tower Block Books / Rute Nieto Ferreira / Amandine Alessandra /

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 14 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 14 includes artworks by Caetano Calomino, Dina Silanteva, Emmi Salonen, FL@33, Henrik Birkvig, Julian Morey, Matthew Kenyon, Neringa Dastoor, Paul Jenkins, Russell Weekes, Sawdust, Studio Gpop, Tara Hanrahan and Tower Block Books aka Amandine Alessandra and Rute Nieto Ferreira. Released: September 2014. 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