These Are Things features the work of CCAD alums Jen Adrion (Advertising & Graphic Design, 2008) and Omar Noory (Advertising & Graphic Design, 2008), the artists/designers and entrepreneurs behind the wildly successful brand they started in 2010. Their humorous line of pins, patches, and keychains can be found in thousands of stores, from Urban Outfitters to Barnes & Noble to the Smithsonian, and in many ways define contemporary culture. More than 2 million Things have been sold to customers around the world. See hundreds of their iconic designs up close in a mesmerizing display that wraps around Beeler Gallery’s Project Room.
Generously supported by
The Greater Columbus Arts Council and the Ohio Arts Council
On the work featured in this exhibition:
“Our pins and patches serve as shorthand labels for people to bestow upon themselves or to gift to others,” says Noory. “We try to boil down objects and ideas into their smallest, simplest essence, often using a little bit of humor and charm.”
Photographs by: Jake Holler