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Banksy Launches Homewares Brand

"Gross Domestic Product" is Banksy's new homewares brand, created after a greeting cards company tried to take his name and he was legally advised to prevent it by selling "his own range of branded merchandise." This past week, the artist opened a showroom in Croydon (with doors that don't actually open), and his site for the store says it's opening for sales soon. GDP’s tagline: "Where art irritates life."

“Gross Domestic Product” is Banksy’s new homewares brand, created after a greeting cards company tried to take his name and he was legally advised to prevent it by selling “his own range of branded merchandise.” This past week, the artist opened a showroom in Croydon (with doors that don’t actually open), and his site for the store says it’s opening for sales soon. GDP’s tagline: “Where art irritates life.”

“GDP is the homewares brand from Banksy and this is our first and only store,” a sign at the showroom says. “The showroom is for display purposes only and the doors will not open. All sales will be conducted online when the website opens soon.”

See more products from the store below.

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