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Our Favorite Enamel Pins of the Week: #4

Featuring new pins from Last Call Co, Pin Jong Ill, Work Clothing, Creepy Company, Rolling Death Maui, and an exclusive 20% off discount code from Strike Gently Co.

Dank Meme Pin is still available. 20% off orders of $30+ with code THANKS (pic: @t_crux)

A photo posted by @strikegentlyco on Feb 19, 2016 at 4:50pm PST

As the founder of Strike Gently Co, I deal in pins and patches on a daily basis. The Creators Project asked me to pull together a weekly roundup of the best newly-released pins. Most of these will probably sell out. If you like them, smash that “add to cart” button below. Every Wednesday, you can head to the bottom of this column for an exclusive discount code so you can keep your pin game sharp.  

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This is the fourth pin roundup I’ve written so far for The Creators Project. These are never terribly difficult to write because dozens of respectable small pin and patch companies release dozens of respectable new products every week. What follows are my favorite releases from this week. Be sure to follow @patchgame to stay up on the best new pins and patches, and check out Strike Gently Co. There’s a special discount code at the end of this post for 20% off any order.

Last Call Co.

Lit Wolf - @tricecat x @lastcallco Artist Series 1.125" x 1.12" (28.575mm x 28.448mm) soft enamel pin. Link in profile. #art #pin #pingame #patch #patchgame #lastcallco #leetrice #tricecat #lit #litwolf

A photo posted by Last Call Co. (@lastcallco) on Feb 18, 2016 at 3:59pm PST

Last Call Co’s pieces fall on the higher end of the pin price spectrum. Thankfully this isn’t a problem when the price spectrum is $8 to $12. Their premium is deserved; I haven’t ever seen a piece of theirs that I wouldn’t purchase myself. They’re tasteful, and most of them are also limited-edition artist collaborations, reverberating what I’ve said in previous posts: pins and patches are the best art objects you can buy for the cost of a burrito.

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Pin Jong Ill

'Exchange' pin set available now at www.pinjongill.com  worldwide shipping

A photo posted by Pin Jong ILL (@pinjongill) on Feb 17, 2016 at 2:15pm PST

Pin companies love punny names. I enjoy them because it shows that the people creating this stuff care more about the product itself than they do about taking themselves too seriously. Pin Jong Ill has released an eclectic group of some of my favorite pins yet, from a 1985 Countache to a Soju bottle. Since I simply can’t live the life of a successful 1980s Kkangpae, these pins will have to do.

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Work Clothing

"Pink Vandal" Pin. Hearse One is back at it again this time flipping this old school sneaky panther into a vandal only appropriate!! Available at neverwillwork.com #WORK #Hearse1 #patchgame #pingame #losangeles #pinkpanther #seventhletter #twfsl #streetart #art #london #chicago #newyork #paris #workclothingbrand #abrandwithamessage

A photo posted by workclothingbrand (@workclothingbrand) on Feb 6, 2016 at 9:53am PST

I hadn’t heard of Work Clothing until I saw this Pink Panther pin, but it’s a tasteful homage to the cartoon character that somehow became a graffiti icon. Their other pins are also worth checking out.

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Creepy Company

The snow is melted away here in Chicago, but the icy cold that lie deep in these pins will never fade. Here's a little pic we took a few days back. These pins are beautiful, and can class up just about anything. Redrum forever! #theoverlookhotel #theshining #stephenking #redrum #jacktorrance #enamelpins #lapelpins #PinGame #creepycompany #creepyco #horror #horrorfan #horrorpins #horrorfiend #horrormerch

A photo posted by Creepy in Chicago (@creepycompany) on Feb 20, 2016 at 3:09pm PST

Creepy Company sets the bar high; their pop-culture referenced pins are both recognizable and intelligent, like this series of patterns from the hotel in The Shining. They work as both decorative objects and (for Kubrick and horror nerds alike) subtle siren songs to fellow nerds in public.

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Rolling Death Maui

AVAILABLE NOW. Turned the art from @kylexgrand into a pin special for @violentlittle and their #littleboxofviolence. We've got some extra in our store. We also have 10+ NEW PINS coming out over the next couple weeks. #rollingdeathmaui

A photo posted by ROLLING DEATH MAUI (@rollingdeathmaui) on Feb 12, 2016 at 1:55pm PST

I’ve been inspired by Rolling Death’s philosophy since the beginning. They recently closed the shop for two weeks so they could go on a company-wide ski trip. This echoes the beauty of the Instagram-fuelled small business “revolution”: life is meant to be lived, and the tools at our disposal should be there to help us work less. The shop is currently closed, but their upcoming releases are sure to be some of the best available.

Wait for it here.

This week’s discount code is TCP. Use it for 20% off any order from Strike Gently Co.

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