Iconic moments from the Euros celebrated on beer mats by David Shrigley, Pentagram and more
Twenty graphic designers have reinterpreted moments from UEFA European Championship football history on a set of beer mats, with proceeds going to grassroots football charities.
Weird Euros features the work of established artists and designers like David Shrigley, Chris Simpson and Pentagram's Astrid Stavro, as well as rising talents such as Robyn Nicol, David Oku, Raj Dhunna and Isobel Mehta.
Raj Dhunna depicts the moths that swarmed the Euro 2016 final
Each beer mat shows a different moment from the history of the UEFA European Championship ? commonly known as the Euros ? from strange goal celebrations to bizarre occurrences.
The competition takes place every four years between the senior men's national teams from countries that are members of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). The Weird Euros project is a follow-up to Weird World Cup, a project initiated three years ago by graphic designers Gordon Reid, founder of Middle Boop, and Callum Stephenson.
The pair came up with the concept while watching a game and discussing their favourite World Cup moments. Working with some of their favourite designers, they created a collection of beer mats that ended up raising £20,000 for charity.
Pentagram's Astrid Stavro recalls a semi-final in 1968 decided by a coin toss
This time around, they have pulled together an even more impressive list of collaborators.
"We definitely had more of a strategy this time round," Reid told Dezeen.
"We were very s...
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