and angie myung headquarters los angeles california us area served worldwide products accessories apparel homeware decor website http www.poketo.com poketo is a design firm established in 2003 by ted vadakan and angie myung . the name poketo pronounced poh keh toe comes from the mispronunciation of the word pocket by myung s grandmother . 1 currently located in los angeles california poketo specializes in designing limited edition art products apparel homeware and decor . 2 poketo promotes the work of international artists through collaborative designs and art events . 3 poketo s wares are available internationally in boutiques museums and their website . 4 the website also houses the roster of artists who have collaborated with poketo and is a place for people to connect with the artist community . 5 contents 1 history 2 accessibility 3 community 4 references 5 external links history edit ted vadakan and angie myung founders of poketo after curating many shows for their artist friends vadakan and myung realized that art was not being purchased because it was too expensive to afford . 6 vadakan and myung wanted to create an accessible and affordable piece of art for attendees to take home from shows while also promoting the artwork of their friends . 7 this is when they started creating their limited edition artist wallets . 7 the idea for this product was birthed out of the notion that carrying an artist wallet was like having a traveling art show with you at all times . 8 in craft magazine vadakan describes all of the wallets as being made by hand . the images are printed in four color on high quality paper . they are laminated then stitched together using an industrial sewing machine . 2 in 2006 poketo launched an online store for customers in japan . 9 since then poketo has expanded to design and produce accessories apparel homeware and decor . 10 poketo products particularly their wallets have become collectible pieces for buyers because of their limited quantity and original art. 6 poketo has been commissioned to create exclusive products for museums around the world like san francisco museum of modern art and de young museum . poketo has also collaborated with art organizations like parsons the new school for design the creative growth art center top drawer art center and 826la . 11 various music bands and music organizations have also worked with poketo to collaborate on promotional merchandise including the postal service 1 weezer 7 arcade fire 1 the shins 7 minus the bear 12 matisyahu 13 coachella music festival 14 and many others . 13 poketo has also been recognized in how magazine s website as one of the top website for designers in april 2009 . 15 in august 2010 poketo released a 52 piece line of accessories for target designed with the artwork of 21 international artists including betsy walton camilla engman catalina estrada cole gerst dan funderburgh dgph joe rogers kate bingaman burt katharina leuzinger leah chun leif parsons lisa congdon maki marco cibola melissa contreras mike perry niels oeltien oksana badrak peskimo pietari posti and silvia portella . 16 accessibility edit in reference to poketo products myung uses the analogy of taking art from the gallery walls and incorporating it into one s daily life . 7 myung understood that acquiring art was often perceived as being only for the exclusive . by creating products that use original art but are still affordable and functional for daily use myung says that art itself can become more accessible and more personal . 8 community edit poketo has also contributed to their local community . in 2008 poketo began a project with 826la to collaborate on a wallet design that would later be sold to raise funds for the organization . 11 writer james ponsoldt held a workshop with 826la helping each student craft their own short story . the stories were later handed to ten los angeles artists commissioned by poketo to interpret the students stories with their artwork . the finished product displayed the students stories on the inside cover of the wallet with the artists renderings of their stories on the outside cover . the wallets were sold in 826la s storefront as well as poketo s online store . the story of the wallets were later recognized in dave eggers once upon a school foundation . 11 in january 2009 poketo collaborated with dublab to design a limited edition wallet . the wallets were sold to raise funds for dublab and to support the growth of positive music arts and culture . 17 18 poketo team up with individual designer jolby to create series of wallet for famous cartoon adventure time poketo also partnered with parson . 19 references edit a b c johnson alexis . to d.i.y. for . angeleno magazine july 2008 http poketo.com press pressitems angeleno2.jpg a b sheridan peter . a painting fit for a pocket . craft n.d. http www.craftzine digital.com craft vol02 pg 44 2008 march 28 . retrieved march 30 2009 from http www.patwoodward.com 2008 03 poketo.html http www.tee junction.com 2006 hiphipuk meets poketo emily . poketo . 19 august 2005 http sfist.com 2005 08 19 interview poketo.php a b walker rob . carry art . new york magazine 20 august 2006 http www.nytimes.com 2006 08 20 magazine 20wwln consumed.html r 1 & scp 1 & sq & st nyt . a b c d e dai ivy . off the wall . koream magazine mar. 2008 . 26 mar. 2009 http www.koreamjournal.com magazine index.php kj 2008 march artists trax off the wall a b jesani saira . poketo . corduroy magazine feb. 2008 . http poketo.com press pressitems pr corduroy.jpg http addicteed.com special features poketo poketo . craft magazine 2008 115 . http www.craftzine digital.com craft vol09 pg 115 a b c vadakan ted . poketo 826la collaboration . onceuponaschool.org . 27 mar. 2009 http onceuponaschool.org stories 227 2008 . retrieved march 30 2009 from http myloveforyou.typepad.com my love for you 2008 03 interview angie.html a b hitherto presents poketo glasgow series . glasgow international april 2008 http poketo.com press pressitems gi in.jpg 2008 . retrieved march 30 2009 from http www.merch.com coachella prodinfo.asp number co2.cs.kw top 10 websites for designers 2009 april 1 . retrieved april 1 2009 from http blog.howdesign.com top 10 websites for designers april 2009 . aspx pocketfuls of fun in the poketo collection 2010 august 3 retrieved october 14 2010 from http style.target.com 2010 08 03 pocketfuls of fun in the poketo for target collection http www.dublab.com about http www.dublab.com shop http josspromocodes.com 2014 06 poketo team parson.html external links edit poketo website poketo japan website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title poketo & oldid 714495480 categories design companies of the united statesclothing companies of the united states navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured 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