about

6ix one eight studios was founded by Chrissy Jerbi in 2015. Chrissy is a designer and illustrator based in Baltimore, Maryland. Her work consists of several different mediums ranging from logo and stationery design to fine art prints and photography.

This photo was taken at MICA Art Walk 2016 by the illustrious Jonathan Barton. His pregnant wife is sitting next to me wearing a Pikachu tank top, so I cropped her out.  Her name is Leigh, she is my best friend. — This photo was taken at MICA Art Walk 2016 by the illustrious Jonathan Barton. His pregnant wife is sitting next to me wearing a Pikachu tank top, so I cropped her out. Her name is Leigh, she is my best friend.

CHRISSY JERBI / SIX ONE EIGHT STUDIO

Chrissy is a Baltimore-based pattern designer and illustrator. She draws inspiration from a spectrum of organic forms, particularly flora and fauna. The natural engineering of everything from flower petals and tree branches to the highly sophisticated skeletal systems of humans and animals have long been a fascination.

Originally a graphic design student, Chrissy took a patterns class in her junior year at the Maryland Institute College of Art and was immediately smitten. She switched her major and completed her patterns-based thesis a year later. She graduated from MICA in 2016.

Her time outside the studio is spent on the hiking trails by day, and in a number of Baltimore's live music venues by night. She is obsessed with Vienna Secession-style pattern and poster design, Art Deco and Hollywood Regency home decor, and collects vintage dishes and glassware from local thrift shops.