When I was in 3rd grade, my denim jacket was home to endless buttons. (I wish I still had that collection of Police buttons because that Synchronicity one was awesome.) We still sell a fair share of buttons at the store-something about the small cuteness appeals to people, and hey, denim jackets still look good with a button or two.
Maybe I can score some new ones through Buttonfeest, a “design competition and trading party.” Yup. It’s all about the buttons.
What’s the scoop? “Artists, illustrators and designers are invited to send in a 2.3 cm button design.
The designs will be shown in the button gallery. A jury (consisting of the well known Dutch artist Klaas Gubbels and cartoonist Ruben L. Oppenheimer) will select 50 designs. These will be made into buttons – 25 for each winner and 25 for the trading party on november 5th, 2010. The winners will each receive their buttons in the mail.”
Have some ideas? Or do you need some inspiration? If so, here are some of the offerings in the gallery already.
The cute Nest of Narwhals is from Northampton artist Maeg Yosef, of Edison Rex, who is responsible for the head’s up on this great event.
Of course, I’m pretty partial to our own Essentials Buttons.
Perhaps I should submit these babies! Either way, I can only imagine what’s to come in the time before the big jury verdict.
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