The best local pin and patch makers in Singapore

What do you get when you mix the creative juices of Dawn Bey and Danny Kostianos? You get a colourful concoction of Pew Pew Patches. Keeping the #patchgamestrong since 2014, the brand reimagines icons of the 80s with a millennial twist – think Michael Jackson circa Billie Jean with what looks like a cup of bubble tea. There are also plenty of cute sea critters, dinosaurs and even cats, so you can wear your animal-loving heart on your sleeve. Patches are made with self-adhesive backing for a wider range of fabrics and are made in small batches, so snap them up quick!

Available at stockists including Gallery and Co., Design Orchard and Naiise Iconic

Give your everyday wardrobe staples a 90s makeover with Pindemic. Still fresh in the game – the quirky accessories brand kicked off in 2015 – it oozes nostalgia with a hint of Tumblr-esque eccentricity. Embellish your blank basics with an old-school Sprite glass bottle pin, a Pocky pin and more.

Available at stockists including BooksActually, AllScript and Naiise (Cathay)

Now here’s something whimsical and a little closer to home. The Little Dröm Store carries some of the zaniest pins you can find like those shaped in old-school playgrounds, ice kacang or kopi in a plastic bag. You’ve also probably seen those Singlish pins with the ‘For the (suitable adjective) Singaporean’ at a couple of multi-label stores in the city. Collectively known as Strangely Singaporean & Proud of It, the collection is available at Independent Market and Cat Socrates, and makes an ace souvenir. One thing’s for sure, it also makes a good conversation starter.

Available online, pop-up stores and stockists including Cat Socrates and Independent Market

The brainchild of two sisters Mas and Nisah, The C Project was birthed from the desire to turn the pain from cancer and chemo to the joy of creating and crafting. Their main source of inspiration: pop culture. Deck your denim with icons like Frida Kahlo, Drew Barrymore and Frank Ocean. Give it some girl power with all the Spice Girls in one pin, so you don’t have to split your allegiance. If this heat got you feeling Club Tropicana, go for a vacationing Frankenstein, witch and alien in attention-grabbing hues.

Available at stockists including FabCafe Singapore at ArtScience Museum

Founded in 2013, The Paper Bunny offers patch-wearers modern designs with cheeky undertones in its stitches besides the wide range of gorgeous notebooks and desk accessories it’s better known for. Make a statement and jazz up your with quotes like ‘Better than yesterday,’ ‘Good days are ahead’, and let ‘em know with ‘#goaldigger’. Its iron-on and stick-on patches also make great additions to your accessories from notebooks and laptop covers too.

Available at stockists including Design Orchard, Crate & Barrel (ION Orchard and Orchard Gateway)

There’s no denying that xhundredfold has a heart of gold. The stationery and lifestyle brand was founded by Jared and Adele in 2014 to present a platform for creative individuals and advocate social causes, giving to those in less privileged circumstances. It also supports sustainability by producing quality goods through fair-trade with minimal environmental carbon print. Wear some art with rad iron-on patches created by various talented artists. You can even spruce up your ensemble with embroidered patches of masterpieces by the big guns like Vincent Van Gogh and Henri Matisse.

Available at Shop XHundredfold – Hei Kim Cafe, Dawn Q Flowers (inside Stamping Ground) and Craft Assembly