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Project in aid of UNICEF’s Haiti Earthquake Emergency Fund

We love design, we love art and we’re pretty partial to large helpings of creativity. Those ingenious creatives, Thunder Chunky and Ben The Illustrator, have come up with a creative, imaginative and really freakin’ awesome idea to help raise awareness and, more crucially, funds for Haitian little people affected by the recent earthquake. Read more…

Land & Sky | Lizzy Stewart & Christopher Bettig

Here Gallery, Bristol

21st January – 27th February 2010

Christopher Bettig, the highly acclaimed artist, designer and member of the Vannen crew, will be doing a mini tour of the UK this January; he’s got an exhibition with the brilliantly talented Lizzy Stewart @ Here Gallery in Bristol. The exhibition, entitled Land & Sky, opens on Thursday 21st January from 7-9 pm. Read more…

Chris Bettig has judged you little blaggers and the winner is…

Holly!!! Congratulations Holly, you just blagged yourself a Vannen!

Holly’s prize winning blag was, “All I want for Christmas is Bettig’s Vannen because… it’ll sell for more than coal. (I’ve been bad this year).” Clearly Chris likes a bad girl! Read more…

Blag yourself a Collector’s Edition “Winter Exclusive” Vannen Watch by Chris Bettig for Christmas! Only 100 Worldwide.

The competition is very simple, all you need to do is complete the sentence and then the very “Best Blag for Bettig” wins this cracker of a prize! Christopher Bettig will be your judge, so please, be inventive. Complete the following sentence: Read more…

Eva and Franco Mattes a.k.a 0100101110101101.ORG

The group’s comically unwieldy name stands for the letter “K” in binary code, and the possible joke reference to the hero of Kafka’s The Trial (”K.”) is perfectly appropriate – the young artists behind the group, Italian-born Eva and Franco Mattes, make performances and web art that play on the inscrutable, Kafkaesque power of the corporate media. Read more…

10 Questions with… David Stowe, Founder of Vannen Watches

The highly anticipated first collection of Vannen Watches is here. Vannen Series 1 invites you to experience a new world where art meets fashion. The first collection features designs by Buff Monster, Brian Morris, Chris Ryniak and Damon Soule. Limited editions per artist of 500 pieces worldwide. And, not for the faint hearted, the super limited “Halloween Exclusive” by Dirty Donny.

Curiosity is the driving force behind many designers, ourselves included, so we took five to get the inside tip from David Stowe, Founder of Vannen Watches to find out what makes him tick – sorry, couldn’t resist the (bad) pun! Here’s what we found out… Read more…

Halloween “DIY” Competition Winner: Molly Strong

Molly’s entry entitled “The Flip Side” stole our hearts and the competition for several reasons: an original “spin” on interpreting the brief, unique handcrafted art (true DIY indeed) and for introducing an element of fun and vivid colour which really depicts the spirit of Damien Hirst’s “spin painted” skulls. Read more…

WIN! WIN! WIN!

Limited Edition “Halloween” Vannen Watch by Dirty Donny

A Very Frighteningly Artistic “DIY” Halloween Competition

Can you create art to die for?! The spooookiest season has arrived so now’s your chance to put your own spin on it (no pun intended). Don your witch or wizard hats and prepare to whip up some DIY magic! Read more…

Memento mori… to die for?!

In true Damien Hirst style, his latest series of painted skulls offer a contemporary, daring and unique twist on the subject of death – comedy. Bright, colourful and lighthearted in appearance, the skulls are as engaging as they are inspiring, seemingly the concept of death becomes more accessible, less intimidating. This bittersweet moment soons transcends as their fixed stare calls on your respect for ancient ritual; celebratory, philosophical, stoic. Read more…