Arsenal launch exclusive Me Old China collection | OneFootball

Arsenal has unveiled an exclusive, high-end homeware collection, the Me Old China range, offering fans a chance to celebrate their club through hand-painted, bespoke porcelain.

Designed by Nick Dynan, a London-based graphic artist and devoted Arsenal supporter, the collection brings an artistic flair to everyday items, albeit at a price point that will raise more than a few eyebrows among the club’s ordinary fanbase.

The six-piece collection is a departure from standard football merchandise, blending Dynan’s signature gothic all-over print style with Arsenal’s historic imagery. While it is undoubtedly a striking set, the cost is just as eye-catching. A 14ct gold china vase sits at an eye-watering £550, while the more “affordable” Arsenal cannon china vase is priced at £385.

The Arsenal Ermine china plate will set fans back £75, with a cannon china plate available for £55. A limited edition AOP print commands £150, and then there’s the Gooner china mug, a humble tea-drinking vessel that will cost supporters £40.

Football fans have long been accustomed to clubs monetising nostalgia and identity, but this latest offering veers into rarefied territory. It is hard to imagine many Arsenal fans, many of whom are already contending with soaring living costs and matchday prices, justifying a £40 investment in a mug, let alone half a grand for a vase. The collection, however, is clearly not aimed at the rank-and-file supporter picking up a scarf at The Armoury before kick-off.

With every piece hand-painted, they are sure to sell-out quickly.

For Dynan, the project is deeply personal. With a decade of experience as a graphic designer, he wanted to shift away from the fleeting nature of digital branding and create something lasting. “So much of the world nowadays is digital and I wanted to move away from the fast-paced nature of marketing and branding, slowing down and creating items that will stand the test of time and live in physical spaces,” he says on his website.

From that ethos, Me Old China was born, and this latest collection speaks to Arsenal’s artistic heritage as much as its modern commercial reality.