Dorothy

Dorothy We design and sell music, film and pop culture inspired prints, products and artworks

Our UK based studio produces prints, products and artworks that are sold and exhibited internationally. We also work in collaboration with other brands like Tate Galleries, Barbican Centre, Design Museum, Moog, Liverpool FC and Google. Our work has been described by the press as ‘intricate and ingenious’, 'beautifully clever’ and 'terribly wicked’. Shop www.wearedorothy.com

We have featured in: A

partment Therapy, Arts Review, BuzzFeed, Cool Hunting, Creative Review, Design Boom, Design Milk, Design Sponge, Dezeen, Elle Décoration (France), Elle Decoration (Norway), Empire, Fast Company, Forbes, The Guardian, Huffington Post, The Independent, InStyle Magazine (USA), The Irish Times, Mail on Sunday, My Modern Metropolis, NME, Q Magazine, The Observer, Pitchfork, Shortlist, Stylist, Stuff Magazine, Sunday Telegraph, The Word, We Heart

17/02/2025

Need pest control? Call the Beastie Boys
Want a hand with removals? Try Van Morrison
Looking for your nearest hardware store? Visit Nine Inch Nails
After a spa day? Book in at Nirvana…

A set of 30 cold calling cards of our favourite alternative bands reimagined as neighbourhood businesses. Presented in a bespoke presentation box in Colorplan Hot Pink with Ebony lining and a foil blocked lid.

Available on our website 🛒

14/02/2025

IMPORTANT UPDATE - we are having to reschedule the date of our event with Bill Brewster and Frank Broughton at Rough Trade Liverpool on Saturday (22nd February) due to unforeseen circumstances 💔 We’re working hard on arranging a new date and should be able to announce this in the coming days...we’d love to see you there!

TICKET HOLDERS - Many thanks to everyone who has bought tickets. You will be contacted shortly via Rough Trade Liverpool / Dice about transferring your tickets to the new date. Alternatively you will of course be offered a full refund (but we hope you can still come and party with us) 💛

If you have any questions feel free to drop us a message.

14/02/2025

FREE Emergency Valentine's Day card - Dorothy’s emergency card has become an annual event at Dorothy. This year’s card is a ‘sweet' little idea that might just get you out of a huge heart-shaped hole. Download for FREE from https://bit.ly/dotvalentinecard2025 print at home and no-one will ever know 🤞💘

12/02/2025

One Red / One Blue 💙❤️ Whether you’re cheering for the Reds or the Toffees today we’ve got you covered. Our Money Saving Bundle of the Liverpool and Everton Pitch Invasion prints is perfect for the half and half families in Merseyside with divided loyalties. Grab yours now and use code LOVE25 at checkout for FREE standard shipping to anywhere in the world.

Be quick, this offer ends at midnight (GMT) on February 13th

07/02/2025

Pin Badges 🍬

Our Sweet Love pin badges feature some of our favourite love songs and are almost good enough to eat, but please don’t try…

Check out our Valentine’s gift guide at wearedorothy.com and we will treat you a selection of Sweet Love badges in your order 💌

Don’t forget — you can use the code LOVE25 at checkout for free shipping almost anywhere in the world 🌎❤️

Offer is open until midnight (GMT) on 13th February or until stocks run out

04/02/2025

This year’s FREE Emergency Valentine’s Day card is a ‘sweet’ little idea that may get you out of a huge mess if you forget about the 'big' day.

Featuring some of our favourite love songs, it’s almost good enough to eat. You know the drill — download the artwork from https://bit.ly/dotvalentinecard2025 print and fold. Thank us later 😘

03/02/2025

Look no further for the perfect Valentine’s Day gift 👀 💘

Give a gift that speaks their language — whether they’re into football, gaming, music or collecting, our Valentine’s picks are as unique as your partner 💫

Tickets for our event at Rough Trade on Saturday 22nd February can be purchased through the link in our bio 🔗

01/02/2025

3 weeks to go…we can’t wait to party with Bill and Frank on the 22nd February! Tickets available from the link in our profile 🪩💛🪩

Last Night a DJ Saved My Life with Bill Brewster & Frank Broughton

Book signing + in conversation + DJ set

📆 Saturday 22nd February
📍Upstairs at Rough Trade Liverpool
⏰ Doors open 6pm

In-conversation with music journalist Jim Ottewill

Tickets start at £10 plus booking fee (£11.33) and are available from https://bit.ly/lastnightadjsavedmylife

01/02/2025

Pitch Invasion prints 🏆⚽️🏆 free standard shipping to (almost) anywhere in the world with code LOVE25 at checkout https://bit.ly/dotpitchinvasionrange

We’re slowly working our way through the . Which club will we tackle next 🤔

31/01/2025

TICKETS NOW AVAILABLE ❤️🪩❤️ Join us at Rough Trade Liverpool on Saturday 22nd of February for a special event with Bill Brewster and Frank Broughton, authors of the bestselling dance music bible Last Night a DJ Saved My Life.

We are so excited to be bringing Bill and Frank to Liverpool to talk about their book with music journalist Jim Ottewill followed by a dance floor filling DJ set. Tickets and more information available from https://bit.ly/lastnightadjsavedmylife

24/01/2025

Friends of Dorothy 💛💛💛 We know you love your music history and we know you love your disco and dance music. So we’re organising this event with and and we CANNOT wait to welcome them to Liverpool.

Buy a signed book, come for the q&a or join us for the DJ set. January was sh*te so February is going to be the most fun 🪩💥🪩 by order of Dorothy.

Tickets options start at £10 plus booking fee (£11.33) and are available from the link in our profile.

Last Night a DJ Saved My Life with Bill Brewster & Frank Broughton
Book signing + in conversation + DJ set

📆 Saturday 22nd February
📍Upstairs at Rough Trade Liverpool
⏰ Doors open 6pm

19/01/2025

New York City Disco t-shirts - all sizes now back in stock 🪩🍏🪩

Available from our store - link to buy in bio

Model 👏

17/01/2025

NEWS 💥 We’re starting 2025 with a bang 💥 Join us on the dancefloor on Saturday 22nd of February at Rough Trade Liverpool Rough Trade Liverpool for a special event with Bill Brewster and Frank Broughton, authors of the bestselling dance music bible Last Night a DJ Saved My Life ❤️🪩❤️

The night begins with Bill and Frank in conversation with music journalist Jim Ottewill (author of Out of Space: How UK cities shaped rave culture) and finishes with a 3 hour DJ set by the duo.

Come for the whole night or just the DJ set. Tickets options start at £10 plus booking fee (£11.33) and are available https://bit.ly/lastnightadjsavedmylife

Last Night a DJ Saved My Life with Bill Brewster & Frank Broughton
Book signing + in conversation + DJ set

📆 Saturday 22nd February
📍Upstairs at Rough Trade Liverpool
⏰ Doors open 6pm

19/12/2024

NEW IN 💚🖤💚 Everyone knows one…. #360 #365

Desk sign available from our store. Link in profile and head to NEW IN section.

18/12/2024

STUDIO PICKS 🎄 We’re still shipping to the UK for a Christmas delivery!!! Here’s a little bit of last minute gift inspiration from Sonny AKA fandango elf 🧝‍♂️🐥🧝‍♂️

Acid House Love Blueprint - Summer of Love Edition - The perfect gift to put a smile on any raver’s face this holiday season. Our Acid Love House blueprint maps out the history of dance music and rave culture on the circuit diagram of a 303 bass synthesizer.

New York City Disco T-Shirt - For disco enthusiasts, this tee features a paired-back map of New York City’s legendary clubs and venues from the golden era of Disco. It’s a must-have for anyone who loves a trendy tee and the iconic NYC nightlife! Discreet but identifiably Dorothy

Alphabet of Hip-Hop - For family and friends of Hip-Hop addicts this is a must buy, our A- Z of Hip-Hop is a print made up of letters from logos that represent some of the biggest names in hip- hop - making the ideal music gift that isn’t just another record...

Business Directory print - Our Business Directory of Alternative Music print reimagines classic alternative songs as old school business advertisements, it makes an ideal gift for your indie friend with an eye for vintage.

All available from our store. Link in profile.

15/12/2024

STUDIO PICKS 🎄 Here’s a little gift inspiration from Dorothy’s head elf and our very own TikTok sensation Oli

Rocktails - Who doesn’t enjoy a festive drink? Spread holiday cheer and make someone’s season merry with the Dorothy Rocktail collection, the set is made up from a series of 12 unique cocktails and mocktails, each inspired by iconic songs.

Mission Patches- Search no more for the perfect stocking filler with our Mission Patches! Featuring designs inspired by the iconic musical journeys of legendary artists, these patches are available to buy individually or in sets of 3 or 6.

Horror Star Chart - It’s impossible to go wrong with our Horror Star Chart, based on the night sky over Berlin Zoological Gardens on 4th March, 1922 during the premier of F.W. Murnau’s silent vampire film, Nosferatu.

Colours of Taylor Swift - This is a must buy gift for the Swifitie in your life. Our Colours of Taylor Swift print is a vibrant colour chart that features 66 colour inspired references to Taylor and all the things she loves. guaranteed to make someones Christmas extra special this year, why not add it to your basket and spread the joy.

All available from our store. Link in profile.

13/12/2024

Saturday 14th December 11am -4pm ✨ 💛✨ Open Studio - Our studio in will be open again this Saturday (14th December) from 11am - 4pm selling our pop culture inspired prints and products. Sonny and Matty will be on the decks and we’lll be giving away a free gift to anyone who spends over £70. Pop in and fill your boots and your basket.

⏰ Special opening - Saturday 14th December 11am - 4pm
📍Dorothy / Studio B / 22 Jordan Street / Liverpool / L1 0BP * entrance on Jamaica Street

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09/12/2024

NEW IN 🍸💥🍸 Get in the festive spirit with these 12 cocktail and mocktail recipes mixed by Dorothy and inspired by some of our favourite songs. Including the aptly named Dear Prudence which is our non-alcoholic version of a Sour (inspired by the Beatles), the wicked Bi***es Brew which is a potent Long Island Iced Tea (inspired by Miles Davis), a Lady Marmalade which is an orange Old Fashioned (inspired by LaBelle or Christina Aguilera…depending on your age), a 90s staple the Smells Like Teen Spirit which is a classic Margarita (inspired by Nirvana) and the Taylor made sparkling mocktail Champagne Problems (inspired by Taylor Swift).

Each card features an illustrated front and a cocktail or mocktail recipe printed on the reverse and are available as a set of 12 for £15

Available from the New In section of our store. Link in profile ✅

Address

Dorothy, Studio B, 22 Jordan Street
Liverpool
L10BP

Telephone

0151 909 3533

Website

http://www.wearedorothy.com/

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Dorothy X Trying

👏Thanks to all the eagle-eyed friends of Dorothy who have been spotting our Stamp Album: Post Punk print on the wall in Penny's office in Trying on Apple TV+ 📺 Print available from https://bit.ly/2dotpostpunk

Sneakerheads 🧡🧡🧡

It was Air Max Day yesterday….just saying #alwayslatetotheparty here’s graphic illustrator Malik Thomas’s development sketches for our Inside Info: Sneakerheads print. Available from https://bit.ly/dotsneakerheads

Going to have to add a whole raft of new names to our Liverpool FC Pitch Invasion print after Sunday’s big match 🔴🏆🔴 Big congratulations to #LFC #Klopp and the academy players #conorbradley #bobbyclark #jamesmcconnell #jaydendanns #jarellquansah Available from https://bit.ly/dotpitchinvasion

FREE Emergency Valentine’s Day card to dig all you last-minute lovers out of a heart-shaped hole ❤️❤️❤️ Download from https://bit.ly/dotvalentines24 You can thank us all later…

This week we are slightly obsessed by Ryan Gosling. A few years ago we designed a business card for his unnamed character in Drive. The edge of the card was covered in a shocking pink metallic foil…just saying #kenenough #barbie #ryangosling 🩷🩷🩷 The card is one of 30 cold calling cards - designed for some of our favourite characters from cult films and available to buy as a collectors box set from https://bit.ly/dotcultcards

Dot gift cards for xmas

Santa and her elves have left the building🎄🎁🎄That’s us all wrapped up for Christmas! But you can still buy a digital gift card from our store which will be delivered by email and can be redeemed against all our prints and products. Available as £20, £25, £30, £40, £50 & £100 from https://bit.ly/dotgiftcards Hope y’all have a happy christmas! Lorra love from us all at Dorothy ❤️❤️❤️

The History of Jazz

Jazz Love Blueprint - Mapping out the history of Jazz from Scott Joplin and Buddy Bolden to Kamasi Washington and Mercury Prize winning Ezra Collective on to the circuit diagram of a phonograph. Celebrating over 1000 musicians, artists, songwriters and producers including jazz greats like Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, Duke Ellington, Billie Holiday, Sarah Vaughan, Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Sun Ra and the current wave of musicians on both sides of the Atlantic getting us all excited including Shabaka Hutchings Nubya Garcia Sons Of Kemet The Comet is Coming and Robert Glasper Also featuring record labels, clubs and organisations who have shared their love of jazz with the world including Blue Note Records International Anthem Brownswood Recordings Ronnie Scott's Blue Note New York and Tomorrow's Warriors 🔥🔥🔥 One of our best selling blueprints from last year and a studio favourite ❤️❤️❤️Available from https://bit.ly/dotjazzlove

If you know...you know....and our NEW Periodic Table of Gaming is for you. Check it out https://bit.ly/dotperiodicgaming

SUPER SIZE ME! We’re now offering some of our best selling prints in a larger A0 format. Starting with all 6 prints in our cutaway collection including our #boombox. Available from https://bit.ly/dotsupersize