Squidders Update!!

Hello!!! Sincere apologies from the Squidders!! You would not believe the manic existence we have had since our last blog during London Fashion week! Not too sure where to start - The photographs will do it the best justice!

We had the biggest delivery to date - 4200 umbrellas! What a struggle it was trying to get the boxes into a van! Yes a big white builders van - the Squidders exhibited at the Gadget Show at the NEC Birmingham from the 8th - 11th April http://www.gadgetshowlive.net/! Crazy stuff - checkout the new iPad http://www.apple.com/uk/ipad/ - very cool.

You will see from the pics @ http://www.fullframeimages.co.uk/Galleries/suidders/the children loved the umbrella's!! We debuted the latest design to be added to the Squidarella collection.......The Children's Duck Squidarella! So cute....!

In the mix of all this we won the semi finals of the National Varsity Pitch http://www.wix.com/vlennox/nvpc and will be competing in the finals on 5th May for 10K at the British Library in front of 250 people and three highly impressive judges: Doug Richard, Julie Meyer & Richard Tyler - wish us luck!!


Enjoy the pics!

The 'Truck' with 4200 Squidarella's - Oh my!

Packing them in to our ''White Van'' :)

Oh no...they don't all fit...!

Set up time at the Gadget Show!!

Team Squid in action... filling up a swimming pool...?!

Plastic bags, buckets...anything we could get our hands on to transport water...!

Customer's spraying away...

CHILDREN'S DUCK SQUIDARELLA!...Dry...

Wet... Little ducks swimming in the water..

Cute little walking stick size with fun handle!

If you wish to see more pics click here http://www.fullframeimages.co.uk/Galleries/suidders/ David Benson is an events photographer - did an amazing job - thank you!

Thank you also to everyone behind the scenes - you know who you are!! Much appreciated xx

Squidders xx

P.s.... Squid will be launching their new online shop in the next couple of weeks....watch this space!!

Squidarellas in MoMA shop NYC

MoMA, the Museum of Modern Art is one of the worldwide most recognized museums renown for one of their biggest art collection.

Standing face to face with one of Jackson Pollock’s art pieces was a highlight for the Squidders in 2009 , Pollocks ritual paint dripped on a white canvas planted the seed for their colour changing inspiration.

It is a great fun to work with MoMA’s buying team. The lovely shop team beamed at the idea of selling the Bird Squit umbrella which changes colour when wet evenmore as the colours go well with the bright colour scheme of MoMA products.

When you have an aunt who buys all here Christmas presents from museum shops, that place is the cream of the crop, there are no gimmicks to be found but thoughtful interesting concepts, collector pieces of artists and product designers.

Online link: Bird Squit Collection in MoMA shop NYC: http://www.momastore.org/museum/moma/ProductDisplay_Color-Changing%20Umbrella_10451_10001_63169_-1_11628_11628_null__

Tip: If you have a MoMA membership you not only get in for free but you also have special membership discount for the MoMA shop

SquidLondon favourite other product in MoMA shop NYC:http://www.momastore.org/museum/moma/ProductDisplay_Block%20Lamp_10451_10001_44033_-1_11461_11463_null_shop_