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Vans x Dani Bonnet

A fully creative commission for Vans' "Off the Wall" campaign, Neon Flamingo's Dani Bonnet was given complete artistic freedom and a real production budget the moment COVID hit, resulting in "Electric American Eagle," a piece featured across national press and Vans' own campaign materials. Neon Flamingo's Dani Bonnet was commissioned by Vans for their "Off the Wall" creator campaign, a program built to fund artists working across a range of creative disciplines. The result was Electric American Eagle, an original neon sculpture combining the American bald eagle with wads of cash, built as commentary on money, power, and freedom in America.

A Real Budget for Real Art, at the Worst Possible Moment

The commission got greenlit the same week COVID-19 shut the country down. Commercial and event work across the sign industry had stopped cold, and Vans showed up with a real production budget and no brief. No product to feature, no logo to work around, just trust to make original art. That support at that moment is not something we take for granted.

From Commercial Craft to Cultural Commentary

Electric American Eagle demonstrates the same range that defines Neon Flamingo's studio practice: the technical precision of commercial-grade glass neon fabrication, redirected entirely toward symbolism and social commentary. Rather than a storefront sign or a business logo, this piece exists purely to say something, using a medium built for advertising to instead deliver a pointed, original statement, with the fabrication quality of a top-tier commercial shop behind every bend of glass.

National Press Coverage

The project reached a wide audience following its release, with coverage including:

Vans' own official campaign video: featuring Dani Bonnet discussing her process and inspiration
Yahoo Lifestyle: covering the piece as part of Vans' broader creator campaign
Not Real Art: in a feature exploring the symbolism and cultural commentary behind Bonnet's neon work
Abitech Sign Supply: which spotlighted Electric American Eagle as one of Bonnet's favorite and most visually striking pieces

Why This Project Matters

Brands usually commission signage to spec. Vans handed over the creative vision instead, and the result sits at the far end of the studio's range, where commercial fabrication precision goes into original work with something to say.

Client: Vans ("Off the Wall" creator campaign)
Piece: Electric American Eagle
Year: 2020–2021
Press: Vans (official), Yahoo Lifestyle, Not Real Art, Abitech Sign Supply

Custom neon built for brands, productions, galleries and private collectors across Los Angeles.

Electric Winter

Electric Winter: Dani Bonnet's first curated art show, presented with Pabst Blue Ribbon at Innerspace Gallery in winter 2019, a sold-out night with a line around the block, a DJ set from Jerry Paper, and a full lineup of LA neon and mixed-media artists. In winter 2019, Dani Bonnet curated Electric Winter, a neon and mixed-media art exhibition presented in partnership with Pabst Blue Ribbon at Innerspace Gallery in Los Angeles. It was Dani's first time curating a show from the ground up, and the response exceeded anything anyone expected: a line stretched around the block to get in.

Bad Roman Lighting Design

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The 818 Tucson Neon Sign Bookshelf Commission

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Neon Flamingo fabricates neon works for working fine artists, translating gallery and museum-bound concepts into precisely executed glass and light, for artists including Young Joon Kwak, noé olivas, Nathan Cheung, and Emanuel Hahn. Alongside commercial signage, film production pieces, and brand installations, Neon Flamingo fabricates neon artworks for working fine artists, translating a gallery or museum concept into precisely bent glass and controlled light. This is a distinct kind of collaboration, built around an artist's own vision rather than a business brief, and it's some of the most rewarding work the studio takes on.

Netflix Office Hologram Neon Instillation

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