A Scarf and a Half

Almost like they planned it with 25/12/18 in mind, independent creators Provide have released a load of new merch to suit all budgets, and all tastes, so long as your taste is totally Brum and totally boss. Get an illustrated B-Town print for £19.99, like the pinky one of the BT Tower pictured. Or there's hella good selection of mugs for your very own bab. And the pick of the Christmas Tree Pops? Brum's officially unofficial scarf (£19.99). Straight out of a 90s Ralph Lauren Sport collection, the scarf uses colours and elements from the People's Flag of Birmingham — we don't need to tell you about the bull, but yes that yellow zig-zag can be viewed as an abstract B, smarty pants. Wanna see the whole range? Provide is putting on an open studio this Friday and Saturday at their Pershore Street digs. Meet them, eat mince pies, do some Crimbo shopping with a local indy, and maybe say hi to their roomies, the achingly cool and e'er so arty Space_Play and Imbue. More