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Carry On, Beasties! #1 feat. Jolby

March 29, 2012 – 9:09 pm

Set & Drift gladly presents #1 in the “Carry On, Beasties!” series: a delightfully art-beastly piece by Portland based designers/illustrators Josh Kenyon & Colby Nichols (Jolby).

Ever since we first laid eyes on their work in ’09 at Subtext Gallery in San Diego, we’ve been quite enamored with their wily creations. So without further ado, for the little monsters in your life, here are some beasties… from Jolby to you:


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“Up on a Hill There Is a Place” by Jolby

Name: These creatures are called “Shapesters”!

They are free-flowin’, easy-goin’, relaxed creatures that are all about having a good time.

Habitat: They all live in this house on a hill in Portland, Oregon, and they share everything.

Superpower: Shapesters can take on any shape they want including animals, plants, and objects.

They also have the ability to make anyone smile. You’ll never see a Shapester frowning. (They are always happy.)

“Encima De Una Colina Existe Un Lugar” por Jolby

Nombre: Estas bestias se llaman “Shapesters”!

Son criaturas muy relajadas que solamente quieren divertirse.

Hábitat: Ellos viven todos juntos en una casa en una colina en Portland, Oregon. Comparten todo.

Super Poderes: Los Shapesters pueden transformarse en cualquiera forma, incluyendo animales, plantas y objetos.

También tiene la habilidad de hacer sonreír a cualquier persona. Nunca verás a un Shapester triste. Siempre están contentos.

About the artists:Josh Kenyon & Colby Nichols (Jolby) were both born in California and currently live and work in Portland, Oregon. They create their work with pen, ink, pencil, acrylic paint, and on the computer. They illustrated a children’s book “The King’s Sixth Finger” and are working on a second children’s book! You can find a print of this picture at their shop, and you can visit Jolby here: www.jolbyandfriends.com.

Acerca de los artistas: Josh Kenyon y Colby Nichols (Jolby) nacieron en California y ahora viven y trabajan en Portland, Oregon. Jolby crea sus obras usando el bolígrafo, la tinta, el lapiz, la pintura acrílica, y la computadora. Ellos dibujaron las ilustraciones para un libro de niños que se llama “El Sexto Dedo de Rey” y ahora están trabajando en su siguiente libro para niños! Pueden encontrar esta obra aquí y pueden visitar a Jolby aquí: www.jolbyandfriends.com.

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(Besos to Odette Alvarez, Maria, & Maya for the translation assistance!)

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Kwangho Lee’s latest

March 6, 2012 – 11:28 am

Came across Kwangho Lee’s recent collaboration with NAMELESS – he’s taken the woven installations we love so much and created environmental installations. Looking forward to watching this project develop!

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Jan 17: Phonography at BLAH

January 6, 2011 – 6:38 pm

It’s an honor to participate in this upcoming show January 17th at BLAH. Hope to see you there!

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Japanese Graphic Design, 100 Posters

October 25, 2010 – 3:30 pm

If we could have taken you with us in our pockets to Venice, we might have taken you to this exhibit: Japanese Graphic Design, 100 Posters 2001-2010. We happened upon this excellent little exhibit tucked away in St. Mark’s Gallery, amongst the Architecture Biennale going on throughout the city.

Hosted by the Bevilacqua La Masa Foundation, the exhibit included 100 Japanese advertising posters, selected from amongst the thousands of works submitted each year for the most prestigious awards. These 100 were selected by a committee made up of two contemporary masters of graphic art, Kazumasa Nagai and Shin Matsunaga, in collaboration with the International Hokusai Research Centre.

Here’s a few shots of the 100:


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CURRENT at The Bakery feat. Kwangho Lee

September 13, 2010 – 6:12 pm

Thanks for joining us for Current: an exhibition of hand-crafted design at The Bakery, featuring Black Whale, a fantastical knitted lighting installation by Korean designer Kwangho Lee, with mercantile, a pop up shop showcasing design objects by 9 American designers. We’d like to extend a monstrous thank you to all of the individuals and organizations that support us in bringing these types of events to San Diego. Take a gander here at some of our first photos of the event. Also stay tuned for Black Whale‘s reappearance this fall… and don’t be a stranger of course!

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