de Young Museum Magnet

This was a magnet done for the de Young Museum. It was also was done as a keychain. The copper discs used for these magnets and keychains were recycled from the construction of the perforated walls of the new museum design. This is an excerpt from their website regarding the building. "The building’s dramatic copper facade is perforated and textured to replicate the impression made by light filtering through a tree canopy, creating an artistic abstraction on the exterior of the museum that resonates with the de Young's tree-filled park setting. The building's copper skin, chosen for its changeable quality through oxidation, will assume a rich patina over time that will blend gracefully with the surrounding natural environment." 

In order to simulate the intent of the actual building. I designed the magnet so it had a spot varnish that would allow the magnet to age in a similar fashion. With time the pattern would oxidate and becom more evident. The packaging tied in with a metallic copper ink for the graphics.

The magnets are still being sold in their giftshop · de Young & Legion of Honor Museum Stores
More information regarding the museum can be found here · de Young Fine Art Museum of San Francisco