It’s official….WE ARE LIVE. Fancy that, we are a design studio with an actual website.
Motorcycles, motorcycles, art, motorcycles, helmets, beer, motorcycles, lots of leather & denim, motorcycles, motorcycles, motorcycles…..The One Motorcycle Show.
The One Motorcycle Show 2012
As Plato imagined a table, we imagined a motorcycle. We were thinking a lot about Mr. Plato’s words on the image of a table. The idea is perfect and the product; susceptible to elements and unknown factors, could never be perfect. The idea for us was the One Motorcycle: the stripped down, real deal, simple machine. It was then that we realized we knew a handful of motorcycle builders that in turn knew a handful of builders who all specialize in that ‘ONE’ type of bike. From there, the idea grew. Our theme for the show would be “The One Motorcycle.” (theonemotorcycleshow.com)
When I located NE 9th and Flanders, I had to circle Sandbox Studios a couple times to find parking. Car after car lined the blocks with motorcycles in the spaces between. Throaty purring and shrill screeching of engines echoed down the streets, bouncing off industrial buildings… a tell tale sign that I was in the right place. As I walked around the corner, an exceptionally loud Japanese engine screamed while someone cranked the throttle. A young couple in artsy clothing approached, the woman clinging tightly to the man with a somewhat hesitant smile and nervous laugh, “…Are you sure you want to do this?” They trotted on as if she were only joking.
CHOP won Portland’s Perfect Pickle for the 2nd year in a row. We had to throw together a special poster for their win.
We designed this ad for Beerings + Thrasher Magazine.
21 Helmets….Look good, don’t die.
Pin-up girls like salami.
Our posters for Pacific Pie Company’s First Annual Pie Contest.
Factory North is proud and honored to be a major contributor to The One Motorcycle Show this year. We helped design marketing materials, Tyler will be designing a helmet for the art show, as well as riding his Delta Chop Shop bike to the show. Brian from Delta will also be painting the helmet and showing a couple additional bikes of his. Please come out, it will be a guaranteed good time.
The newest Chop tee, “Salami Guy” in action.
