SDN 4 Batu Putih

For a brand new collection of T-shirts, totes and sweaters, we set out to Gili Asahan. On this small island near the coast of Lombok, Indonesia, we teamed up with the kids of the SDN 4 Batu Putih school. During several drawing sessions, they made incredibly inspiring drawings. And with these artworks, internationally renowned artists designed a new meaningful merch collection. A collection which grew on a monthly basis, as we dropped one artist collab every month. The drops raised 10.000 EUR in total. And with the proceeds we provided the school with a library and solar panels.

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Makes you feel at home

The school is located on Gili Asahan. Loosely translated this means ‘makes you feel at home’. The island is named after its warming atmosphere, which is created by its magnificent surroundings and welcoming community. Therefore we chose this concept as our overall theme for our upcoming collabs by asking the kids to draw about their island. Their drawings provided a rich and diverse exploration of the children's lives on Gili Asahan, showcasing the many facets that contribute to the feeling of home and connection with the island.

Participating artists

For this project, world-renowned artists collabed with the pupils of the SDN 4 Batu Putih school in Gili Asahan, Indonesia. Together, the artists and the children created T-shirt illustrations, which were sold to raise funds for the school. Artists from all over the world took part in this project, from Germany and France, to the USA and Indonesia.

They brought with them a wide range of expertise. Ben Courtice, also known as Boring Friends, is a graphic designer. André Morgner, also known as Boogie, is a graffiti artist. Jo Strangford works with lino and wood cuts, while Mortiz Adam Schmitt is a canvas artist. Each artist brought their own style into the project and let their preferred art medium influence the final illustrations.

Over the course of 1,5 year, Face This dropped a collab between an artist and a pupil on a monthly base. It all started in March 2024 with a drop designed by Dutch artist Bijdevleet. After this collab the following artists contributed to the Face This T-shirt collection in their own unique and desitinctive way:

Claim to fame

Throughout the project, several celebrities endorsed the kids' tees. Actress and singer Juliette Lewis has publicly shown her support by wearing the T-shirts on her social media platform. By far, actor Jack Black has been supporting this cause for the longest time. He has been posting about the children’s T-shirt designs on his Instagram account since 2020. Dutch celebrities who wear Face This T-shirts are Tygo Gernandt, Anna Drijver and Isa Hoes.

T-shirt: Wulan x Boring friends

Jack Black

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T-shirt: Mia x Jared Sylvia

Juliette Lewis

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T-shirt: Abi x Fran6

Tygo Gernandt

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T-shirt: Herlina x Moritz Adam Schmitt

Anna Drijver

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T-shirt: Rozi x Alex Proba

Isa Hoes

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Gili Asahan x Face This

Explore the monthly drops in the Gili Asahan series, crafted by (street)artists from around the world using drawings created by the students at SDN 4 Batu Putih school.

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