Celebrate Scottish football, creativity and national pride with this exclusive Scotland supporter scarf from V&A Dundee.
Designed by textile artist Aoife Cawley in collaboration with young creatives from Rockwell Learning Centre in Dundee, the scarf reimagines traditional football merchandise through bold contemporary Scottish design.
Featuring vibrant blue, pink and yellow, a unicorn motif and a playful reference to Flower of Scotland, this reversible scarf has a different design on each side and colourful three-tone tassels. It is a distinctive accessory for football supporters, lovers of Scottish design and anyone looking for an unusual gift from Scotland.
Product details
- Size: 154 × 17.5 cm, including fringe
- Material: 95% acrylic, 5% elastane
- Reversible design with different artwork on each side
- Three-colour tasselled fringe
- Blue, pink and yellow colour palette
- Scottish unicorn and football-inspired motifs
- Supplied with one of four swing-tag designs created by the young designers
- Made in Europe
- Care: Hand wash only
The Design Story:
Originally created to celebrate Scotland’s appearance on the world football stage in 2026, this collaborative scarf has become a lasting celebration of Scottish creativity, identity and supporter culture.
Designed by Dundee-based young creatives and artist Aoife Cawley, V&A Dundee’s World Cup Scarf celebrates the creativity and national pride of the young people of Scotland. With pops of pink and yellow amongst the blue, a unicorn motif and a nod to ‘Flower of Scotland’, the scarf design plays with traditional Scottish symbols and football scarfs.
Over a period of eight weeks, four young people from Rockwell Learning Centre, Dundee – Jayden, Lochlan, Rachael and Sid – embarked on a unique learning journey in partnership with V&A Dundee, Aoife Cawley and producer Lara MacLeod to create a meaningful, expressive supporter scarf in time for Scotland’s appearance at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Scotland-based printmaker and textile artist Aoife Cawley graduated from University of Dundee Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design in 2024, her work is held in the University of Dundee Museum. She was awarded the RSA John Kinross Scholarship in 2024 and has designed scarfs for clients across Scotland and Ireland, including The Alasdair Gray Archives.
Research began in February with a visit to the Scottish Football Museum and Hampden Park Stadium, immersing the group in the powerful traditions of fandom – colour, energy, belonging and pride. Workshops at V&A Dundee explored pattern, symbolism and creative storytelling, helping pupils think about how a scarf could capture both national identity and their own lived experiences.
Working closely with Aoife Cawley, the pupils (aged 16-18) learned how designer’s experiment, test and refine ideas. They sketched, printed, sampled and shaped motifs, building skills in illustration, patternmaking and visual communication. Alongside the design work, they explored the fundamentals of marketing – how products are promoted, how audiences connect with stories, and how design choices can shape emotion and excitement. A great design journey cumulating into this fantastic scarf!
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