Last Tuesday I went to the 9th annual Guerrilla Truck Show in Chicago, which is a summer event that takes place during NeoCon (the world's largest international trade show). The event is hosted by Morlen Sinoway Atelier and what started out as a 13 truck show, has blossomed into 60 trucks! This one night event, is an opportunity for selected local artists and designers to display their work inside their own truck (and when I say truck, think a moving truck... Uhaul, Budget or my personal favorite, Penske!)

My dear friend Katie Chappuis, was one of the few who made the cut and introduced herself to the design community here in Chicago! Her truck was by far, the most colorful one and she was very very VERY well received!

Katie Chappuis at the 9th Annual Guerrilla Truck Show in Chicago, June 11th 2013.

One of my closest friends here in Chicago is a lady by the name of Katie Chappuis. We met in the summer of 2009 in Copenhagen, Denmark, where we fell in love with textile design. A few years have past and we both made Chicago our home. We are also each other's "textile therapists" and have helped each other process our careers, ideas, passions, inspirations, desires and dreams. There are plans in place for us to collaborate on bigger projects in the not too distant future, but that is for another time and post.

Katie has spent the last few months designing patterns that have a contemporary flare, focusing on composition and color. She has finally launched her website and last week I had the pleasure of helping her sew up some samples for her Chicago debut. She will be displaying her work at The Guerrilla Truck Show in Chicago's Fulton Street Market neighborhood, June 11th 2013 from 5:30pm - 9:30pm! If you live in Chicago, I urge you to go see her work in person, and if you see that bubbly redhead with the contagious laugh, tell her Shif sent you!

Guerrilla Truck Show, starring Katie Chappuis

Closer Look: Katie Chappuis