JOHNNY BUTTONS LTD - RETAIL ART DIRECTION & EVENTS

PROCTER & GAMBLE // SUMMER PRESS DAY

2010-07-27T14:42:00.012+01:00

Here's a few images from our recent project with Procter & Gamble.

We produced their summer press event at Paramount, 32nd Floor of Centrepoint London.

We added a bank of images to the main JB website, but here are some other shots we wanted to share.

TOUS EVENT WITH KYLIE MINOGUE

2010-06-09T17:51:00.005+01:00

Last night we continued our work with Tous, creating an event specially for their global ambassador - KYLIE MINOGUE.

Kylie was in attendance, alongside Madame Tous and other members of the Tous family, who arrived especially from Spain.

Tess Daly, Tara PT and a splatter of London celeb's were also in attendance.

Summer cocktails, fresh food with great music by Mat Horne and Damon Martin from Disco Bloodbath were provided.

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/bizarre/3006476/Kylie-Minogue-wows-in-gaping-peach-frock.html

// TOUS & GRAZIA EVENT - REGENT ST - 27.5.2010 //

2010-05-25T11:26:00.003+01:00

Here is a piece in this weeks Grazia magazine for our client TOUS's press event with Grazia this week at their store on Regent Street.

Its a magic theme in line with their new campaign featuring Kylie Minogue.

We'll be producing the event for them, so check back next week for the shots!

// NIKE BOUTIQUE - 255 NYC //

2010-05-24T10:52:00.005+01:00

This absolute beauty of a Nike space appeared in my mailbox this morning after it opened last week in New York.

We love the store front, wooden paneling and the superb type and sign-writing - it's all a total winner, with a great creative retail concept.
"Nike Sportswear enlisted elite members of New York City’s creative community, No Mas, to bring a true celebration of sport and culture to the new 255 Studio. To celebrate baseball season, No Mas brought inspiration from their travel experiences in countries known for their die-hard loyalty to baseball and its traditions: Cuba, The Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, and Japan. The result was “Hogar y Visitantes” (Home and Visitors) an installation and custom garment program that integrates cultural cues and iconic symbols unique to each nation, as well as, their relationship to the ultimate baseball mecca: New York City.
Immediately following the “Hogar y Visitantes” installation, No Mas will bring the excitement of the global celebration of football in time for the start of the games through a rich personalization design offering opening on June 1st.”

Courtesy of Highsnobiety

AN UPDATE FOR MAY

2010-05-21T17:40:00.003+01:00

A new post for a Friday afternoon as we've gone a little silent on blog updates recently - but by contrast there has been a lot going on.

We've moved to a studio on Boundary Street - which we love!!!

We'll be posting some pics next week.

There is also a full web refresh coming next week - so look out for a load of new projects we've done in the last six months that we've not posted yet.

We've also some superb new work happening in the next few weeks, with another two new clients.

Johnny Buttons is non-stop - just the way we like it!

MILAN DESIGN FESTIVAL - eastpak

2010-04-22T15:14:00.003+01:00

Emerging at Milan Design Festival from a cloud of volcanic ash is this superb eastpak sofa, styled and fashioned from our favourite brand of rucksack - we would love one of these in the corner of our new studio!

Image courtesy of Design Boom -

Volt + FTape & Swarovski Get CRYSTALLIZED // Johnny Buttons Event Production for Fashion Week

2010-03-30T19:59:00.004+01:00

MAISON MARTIN MARGIELA - MIAMI POP UP

2010-03-30T10:48:00.003+01:00

The atmosphere of this shop, adapted and decorated by Maison Martin Margiela, draws on the brand's prolific and iconographic use of whites – of furniture, objects, fabrics and textures, old and new – typical of the spirit of the Maison Martin Margiela’s Paris premises, a former school of industrial design, in the 11th arrondissement of the city.

Furniture and architectural elements re-interpreted have been brought in to build on the space’s personality. The shop is a collection of “areas” to house each of the Maison’s collections. Each area is a distinct and unique space which uses elements of the Maison such as printed “wood” floors and tromp l’oeil effects. Using new and innovating expressions, the overall atmosphere of the Maimi store is composed by our symbolic variations of whites and our selection of furniture, materials and objects.

IMAGES & INFO COURTESY OF HIGHSNOBIETY

NIKE & COLLETTE COLLABORATION

2010-03-30T10:26:00.002+01:00

Two of our favourite brands, Nike & Collette Paris have teamed up

to create these beautiful WMNS Nike Air Royal Maracon Boots.

The "aster pink" colourway is to reflect all things French, from flavours

to sweets.

Delicious.

LONDON FASHION WEEK AW'10 - SWAROVSKI CRYSTALLIZED

2010-02-23T17:54:00.012Z

Johnny Buttons kicked off London Fashion Week AW'10 with Volt & F.TAPE at Swarovski CRYSTALLIZED™

Johnny Buttons designed and managed an event to celebrate the launch of Volt # 7 and the re-launch of F.TAPE. Young British designers were commissioned to transform 8 of Volt's iconic covers including the new Volt Man, each using 1000's of CRYSTALLIZED™ Swarovski Elements and their own signature materials.

The artwork is now on exhibition at the Swarovski CRYSTALLIZED™ Café throughout London Fashion Week and until Sunday 14th March 2010.

Saturday 20th February – Sunday 13th March 2010Swarovski CRYSTALLIZED™
24 Great Marlborough Street
(Opposite Liberty)
London, W1F 7HU
www.swarovski-crystallized.com

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Pictures Courtesy of Laura Perkins

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Update

2010-02-23T17:50:00.003Z

Johnny Buttons has had a busy month in February 2010.

New projects, new clients and lots of ideas.

Some of our newest projects will appear on the site at the start of March 2010.

Until then, here follows a few snaps of an event for London Fashion Week.

GLASS MAGAZINE // PRESS ARTICLE

2010-02-01T16:14:00.005Z

Glass Magazine recently interviewed the JB team for a feature in the

'Space' section of their magazine.

It is a really interesting piece.

Glass is a great magazine about modern culture and understated luxury

and we were super proud to be included!

Check it out here

http://www.glassmagazine.co.uk/forum/article.asp?tid=920#title

ADIDAS // STAR WARS - SUPERB

2010-01-18T17:53:00.007Z

Adidas Originals ad's are always superb.

The new Star Wars Vid is great, but the original and best follows below.

Check them out -

ORIGINAL FINDS

2010-01-13T11:15:00.006Z

We love to interfere with original finds and inject new a lease of life into them.

During our continual research we constantly stumble across beautiful,

inspiring images – just like these above!

PRPS FOR SELFRIDGES

2010-01-12T18:34:00.011Z

Here’s a selection of signage that we have created for Prps.

The table is an old school bench that we restored.You will find it being used in Prps’ area in

Selfridges London. The large scale ‘Bruised Never Broken’ sign can be found in the showroom

in Shoreditch and at trade fair's across Europe -Tranoi in Paris, Bread & Butter in Berlin.

WAITING FOR // JAPAN'S CHERRY BLOSSOM

2010-01-12T18:10:00.006Z

We loved the cherry blossom season when we were in Japan last Spring.

Its a couple of months away yet, but its something to savour during these

long cold winter months - a burst of bright natural colour.

EMBROIDERY COMMISSIONS FOR WRANGLER BLUE BELL PT.2

2010-01-12T15:39:00.016Z

Pre war luggage enhanced and embellished with bespoke

design embroidery created especially for Wrangler Blue Bell.

EMBROIDERY COMMISSIONS FOR WRANGLER BLUE BELL

2010-01-12T15:30:00.011Z

Specially commissioned textile design of an abstract American flag.

Created using vintage fabrics and embellished with embroidery.

Created for Wrangler Blue Bell.

WRANGLER FW'09 SALE WINDOW - LONDON & MADRID

2010-01-12T14:07:00.017Z

We created these large-scale woven panels to communicate Wrangler’s Sale campaign.

Our carpenter built the panels using reclaimed vintage timber – painted up in white.

We opted for a classic font for the lettering and hand wove a fine red wool through

the strategically positioned nails to bring the letters to life.

Currently working on other ideas using a similar concept. More to follow...

NEON MESSAGES

2009-11-25T16:02:00.010Z

We love these Neon Signs, integrated as part of a full

gallery experience. Just the message on a wall,

nothing else. Simplicity at best.

PERSON // ANIMAL

2009-11-24T16:58:00.016Z

We love the native American India influence here. 

Person and animal become one. 

MEOW!

2009-11-24T15:15:00.005Z

IPR PRESS DAY - SOHO, LONDON

2009-11-24T14:48:00.016Z

We’ve just completed our second press day for our

friends at IPR. Using the Vinyl Factory on Poland St,

Soho, we designed the layout,lighting, signage and

overall design for the two-day event. Some of our

favourites were Prps jeans (always a winner with us)

Prism eyewear, the colourful creations of Yang Du

and the perspex jewels of Auds.

TOUS SS'10 PRESS PREVIEW - REGENT ST, LONDON

2009-11-24T11:11:00.015Z

Johnny Buttons presented two press days last week, with
fantastic production at two separate venues in Central London.

‘Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland’ was a great concept
to play with. I love the sinister tones in the story
and wanted to make subtle references to this in
the scene – from the raw, black and white illustrations
and the faceless white rabbits, to the exaggerated
rabbit ears and human size chess board.