OHH DEER UNVEIL NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM COLLAB
Ohh Deer, the popular UK-based design brand, has announced the launch of a brand-new collection in collaboration with the Natural History Museum. The range, which includes a mix of humorous greeting cards, vibrant art prints, and postcards, takes inspiration from the Museum’s vast collection and transforms it into a fresh, fun, and contemporary offering.
Having previously worked with the Museum’s retail buying team, the Museum’s licensing team approached Ohh Deer about collaborating – they wanted Ohh Deer to produce a funny card range.
Mark Callaby, Co-Founder and Managing Director of Ohh Deer, commented: “The Natural History Museum has always been my favourite museum thanks to my parents taking me there when I was young and going on many drawing trips during my Illustration Course whilst at Kingston University. So when the Museum approached us about this opportunity we were just as keen to collaborate. We definitely thought that we’d have to jump some hurdles with the type of humour we wanted to apply to the range… but the teams at the Museum wanted to see our brand shine through. These products really stand out and will look great on the shelves of many stockists.”
The product range has been curated by Co-Founder and Creative Director of Ohh Deer, Jamie Mitchell and his product team.
Jamie Mitchell, Co-Founder and Creative Director at Ohh Deer, shared his excitement about the project: “This range has been especially fun to work on because the Museum really allowed us to bring the fun elements of our brand into the collaboration. I’ve always been fascinated by dinosaurs, so working with the Natural History Museum, who are known as the home of dinosaurs, has been brilliant.”
Speaking about the collaboration, Maxine Lister, Head of Licensing at the Natural History Museum said: “Through our collaboration with the incredible Ohh Deer, we have put a fresh twist on the historical illustrations we have tucked away in the Museum’s archives. Together we’ve had fun reimagining them as humorous and colourful products that will allow younger generations to share in the wonder of both the Museum’s collections and the natural world in a whole new way.”
The full range will be on display at all the tradeshows that Ohh Deer are attending from January. Including Top Drawer London and Spring Fair Birmingham. Wholesale pre-orders for the range start on 6th December with stock being displayed from January.