Every week is a good week in the pin and patch game. Despite Instagram beginning to roll out its controversial new updates, spirits remain high and people who are really good at what they do (usually not flavor-of-the-month celebs) don’t really seem to care about the implications of Instagram’s update. But that’s old news. People who do the most interesting work tend to navigate their way around barriers rather than whine about them. My hat’s off to you, pin and patch game. Keep on keepin’ on.Two sets of pixel pins. Mario Clouds are almost gone and won't be restocked.
A photo posted by @strikegentlyco on Mar 26, 2016 at 7:23pm PDT
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Thanks to the corporatized accessibility of rap, people who have nothing to do with it really love cultural symbols like Philly blunts, 40’s, purple drank, and street art. I’m including myself in this category. This "40" pin is guaranteed to make you look less lame and more like a cool hip-hop person—right, kids? Dropped Pin also have a Bowie lightning bolt pin and a Bart Simpson DEVO bootleg on their site.$10 here.A photo posted by Dropped Pin (@dropped.pin) on Mar 27, 2016 at 4:49pm PDT
One of the more obscure (and funny) bootleg pins I’ve seen in awhile, Weirdo Weapons brings us Kanye and his endearing South Park counterpart. There are two variants of this pin, presumably because the first one sold so well. Weirdo Weapons also sells a pin that says PODCASTS in the Metallica font, which I can get down with. Podcasts are way cooler than Metallica."Do you like fishsticks?" 1.5" pin for sale now through link in bio.
A photo posted by Weirdo Weapons (@weirdoweapons) on Mar 25, 2016 at 6:59am PDT
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This is run by Isabella Rotman, an illustrator with a vast portfolio of non-pin work and a pretty respectable career under her belt. The cool thing about pins is that the overhead for those who create them is relatively low, so it’s a decent product for an artist who already has a store to add to their collection. Enjoy this fat toad mermaid from Rotman, perfectly designed.$10 here.A photo posted by Pin Lord (@pin_lord) on Mar 30, 2016 at 3:01pm PDT
It’s (almost) the first of the month. Get your legs snapped arm twist ribs cracked wig tapped. Got the inside right from the outside. The outside get inside, ya insides be outside. It don’t matter if you three feet or eight one, you’ll get eight from me, nine and straight blown. Front, back, side to side…A photo posted by Good Hustle Co. (@goodhustleco) on Mar 27, 2016 at 6:28am PDT
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Ziero Muko undoubtedly makes the best patches out of pretty much anyone on the internet. They elevate the form to actual art, producing products that are somehow both insanely high quality and low priced. I’m not quite sure how they do it, but I’m 100% for supporting what they’re doing, because they’re keeping patches legit. Instead of thinking of them as a passing trend, people like Muko remind us that any strange niche can be transformed into something actually interesting when done with care, creativity and a bit of benign psychosis.$7.00 here.This week’s discount code is DANGLE. Use it for 20% off ANY ORDER at www.strikegently.co, where I release new pins and patches every week. Thanks for reading. Check out the previous roundups below.Related:Our Favorite Enamel Pins of the Week: #8Our Favorite Enamel Pins of the Week: #7Our Favorite Enamel Pins Of The Week: #6Our Favorite Pins of the Week: #5Our Favorite Enamel Pins of the Week: #4Lapel Luxuries: Pins of the Week #3Sharp Sculptures: Pins of the Week #2Endless Enamel: Pins of the Week #1A photo posted by Ziero © (@zieromuko) on Mar 19, 2016 at 8:05am PDT