News & Updates

We kicked off the holiday season early in November with our first annual Cykochik Chiks Night Out – a Holiday Pop Up Shop showcasing the best female Dallas artists and artisans. It was a fun night of shopping while sipping on Cykotinis, munching on delicious bites by Pho is for Lovers and dancing to the sounds of DJ Sista Whitenoise.  In mid November, Cykochik was selected out of 300 to be a part of Art Conspiracy 9 - an amazing annual street-level art philanthropy event as an artist this year! 170 artists "conspired" to...

Where did October go? We were so caught up in the whirlwind of excitement, surprises and celebrations that we didn't get a chance to blog about it all! But here's a quick recap.  Earlier in the month, we joined our collaborating artist Jody Pham along with other local artists at Art Love Magic’s monthly “Art & Coffee”, where artists create their work LIVE – Nikki was hand cutting the bag designs. Within a week, our Artist Series 3 Collection rocked the runway at ATG’s Fashion for a Passion No.5, a...

Let's celebrate Cykochik's 10 Year Anniversary and start your holiday shopping early! Join us for a fun evening out with your friends. Support local Dallas female artists and artisans while sipping on Cykotinis, munching on bites by Pho is for Lovers and dancing to the sounds of DJ Sista Whitenoise.  Cykochik CHIKS NIGHT OUT Holiday Pop Up ShopSaturday, Nov 27-11PM @ Evol Society(The Shops at Park Ln, right next to Gordon Biersch)8060 Park Lane, STE 126Dallas, TX 75231 No cover, just RSVP@cykochik.com by Oct. 31.Our 10 selected local Chik artists &...

Today, PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) President/Founder Ingrid E. Newkirk (herself!) honored Cykochik with the PETA “Compassionate Business Award” for being an “exemplary cruelty free business” at the Nasher Sculpture Center while she was in Dallas,TX for her "Naked Truth" tour.  We are beyond grateful and thrilled to be awarded and recognized by PETA for doing what we believe is right for the past 10 years – that is responsible manufacturing of eco and animal friendly vegan handbags and accessories.Nikki Duong Koenig founded Cykochik in 2003 with the belief in...

September was a momentous month as we celebrated our 10 Year Anniversary and launched the Artist Series 3 Collection on our new website and at our Cykochik X Arm Candy party on 9/21/13. It was made possible six months a go on Kickstarter when our backers helped us raise more than $10,000 to fund the collection and to grow Cykochik. A lot of hard work, passion, and talent have gone into making it all possible and we can't thank everyone who has helped in the process enough. Thank you, thank you, for...

Howdy from Austin, TX!  We love Austin and we love the Pecan Street Festival, ranked as one of Austin's top 5 most attended festivals earlier this year.Come by our booth Saturday and Sunday to get some freshly handmade vegan bags from our new Artist Series 3 Collection! We'll also have a few special limited edition UT bags, so come snag them early.          Subscribe to our blog in a reader  

Howdy from Dallas, TX!  Welcome to our brand new home online, don't you love the smell of fresh pixels? We do! To celebrate, we are having our X Arm Candy – 10 Year Celebration on Saturday, September 21st at the Gallery at Midtown. If you're in Dallas, please join us for an exclusive preview of the Artist Series 3 Collection and some candy, cake, and cocktails! View our Facebook event page for details and also show some love by "liking" us while you're there ;)**View X Arm Candy event photos*** 2013 has...