22 Nov 2016
Tags: Charity, Gift, stocking fillers, Art, wall art, Sculpture, original artwork
Artfinder, the art marketplace today launches a bold new look - including a cheeky red dot, a playful take on the art world sold sticker. Check it out at www.artfinder.com This weekend, get free socks with your art this cyber weekend
It happens every year: it's Christmas Eve and you haven't got anything for Uncle John and the socks are just there, on the shelf, waiting. Easier than a jumper, less intimate than undies - and everyone needs socks, right?
WRONG. Number eight in the Top 10 most returned presents of 2015*, looks like socks are being hung out to dry.
This year, Artfinder, the art marketplace (who have today launched a rebrand) is launching a campaign for more interesting presents - with the help of quirky sock company, Odd Pears, who sell their socks in 3s (two matching, one odd!)
Original art makes a truly one-off gift, and with pieces available from £10 and shipping in 1-2 working days (plus free returns), you have no excuse to reach for the socks. And if you insist? Well, let's at least make the socks interesting: Artfinder is giving away a free Pear with every order from 25 - 28 November. We've also hooked up with UNICEF - and £1 per Pear will be donated to their campaign to protect Syrian children.
Artfinder's CEO Jonas Almgren, comments:
“We think that 2016 will be the year of interesting presents and we're trying to encourage the UK to be braver in its choices of present! Every piece on Artfinder is original and signed by the artist, and as such we support originality - of thought and of spirit - so Odd Pears are the perfect partner in our campaign against boring gifts!
Artfinder is the global marketplace for original, affordable art - currently connecting 8,000 artists in 103 countries with 500,000 subscribers around the world.
To claim your free Odd Pears Socks simply enter the code ART4SOCKS on checkout at www.artfinder.com from Midnight GMT on Thursday 24 November.
-ENDS-
*Research by the British Heart Foundation.
For further press information and images please contact Jane Verity on jane.verity@artfinder.com or +44(0) 203 637 4235.
Notes to Editors:
About Artfinder
Artfinder is the global online marketplace for affordable original art, connecting buyers directly with artists.
At the heart of an online art revolution, Artfinder is democratising the art market – creating a fairer, more sustainable market and connecting artists with a global audience, no matter what their location, profile or background.
The site is growing fast, currently connecting 500,000+ subscribers around the world with:
- 8,000 artists and galleries internationally
- 250,000+ artworks in categories including painting, printmaking, photography, sculpture, drawing and collage
All artworks are signed by the artist. Artfinder does not sell posters or reproductions.
About Odd Pears
Started by some kid, in some town, on some island, in the Southern Hemisphere. Brock Sykes, 24 who started Odd Pears from the garage of his small beach shack on the East Coast of Australia with a mission to encourage individuality and help the planet.