Natural Icons
Set of 4 hard enamel lapel pins.
Souvenirs, especially those sold and purchased in New York City, focus on man-made landmarks and icons. What’s seldom recognized are the natural entities that have found a way to exist and even thrive in our concrete jungle.
Utilizing common souvenir typologies, Natural Icons is a set of four hard enamel lapel pins that celebrate the persistence of the natural world in a place where nature has been all but expelled.
Thanks to our cliff-like skyscrapers, New York City is home to the largest urban population of peregrine falcons in the world. In Washington Square Park, you’ll find the oldest tree in Manhattan -- at over 300 years old, “Hangman’s Elm” is older than the United States. The stretch of the Hudson River seen from Manhattan is actually not a river, but a tidal estuary. The mixing of seawater and freshwater make estuaries some of the most productive ecosystems on Earth. And lastly, there is no New York City without rats.
A mixture of native, adaptive, invasive and historical, these natural icons captivate tourists and locals alike.
Peregrine Falcon = 1.75” x 0.86”
Ancient Trees = 1.5” x 1.35”
Hudson River Estuary = 1.4” x 0.9”
NYC Rat = 1” x 1”
Set of 4 hard enamel lapel pins.
Souvenirs, especially those sold and purchased in New York City, focus on man-made landmarks and icons. What’s seldom recognized are the natural entities that have found a way to exist and even thrive in our concrete jungle.
Utilizing common souvenir typologies, Natural Icons is a set of four hard enamel lapel pins that celebrate the persistence of the natural world in a place where nature has been all but expelled.
Thanks to our cliff-like skyscrapers, New York City is home to the largest urban population of peregrine falcons in the world. In Washington Square Park, you’ll find the oldest tree in Manhattan -- at over 300 years old, “Hangman’s Elm” is older than the United States. The stretch of the Hudson River seen from Manhattan is actually not a river, but a tidal estuary. The mixing of seawater and freshwater make estuaries some of the most productive ecosystems on Earth. And lastly, there is no New York City without rats.
A mixture of native, adaptive, invasive and historical, these natural icons captivate tourists and locals alike.
Peregrine Falcon = 1.75” x 0.86”
Ancient Trees = 1.5” x 1.35”
Hudson River Estuary = 1.4” x 0.9”
NYC Rat = 1” x 1”
Set of 4 hard enamel lapel pins.
Souvenirs, especially those sold and purchased in New York City, focus on man-made landmarks and icons. What’s seldom recognized are the natural entities that have found a way to exist and even thrive in our concrete jungle.
Utilizing common souvenir typologies, Natural Icons is a set of four hard enamel lapel pins that celebrate the persistence of the natural world in a place where nature has been all but expelled.
Thanks to our cliff-like skyscrapers, New York City is home to the largest urban population of peregrine falcons in the world. In Washington Square Park, you’ll find the oldest tree in Manhattan -- at over 300 years old, “Hangman’s Elm” is older than the United States. The stretch of the Hudson River seen from Manhattan is actually not a river, but a tidal estuary. The mixing of seawater and freshwater make estuaries some of the most productive ecosystems on Earth. And lastly, there is no New York City without rats.
A mixture of native, adaptive, invasive and historical, these natural icons captivate tourists and locals alike.
Peregrine Falcon = 1.75” x 0.86”
Ancient Trees = 1.5” x 1.35”
Hudson River Estuary = 1.4” x 0.9”
NYC Rat = 1” x 1”