The Founder.
JENNIFER (EVER) SWANSON
Professional Artist & Designer · Dancer · Movement Artist
I've been exploring poi-dance fusion since 2009, building on a lifelong background in ballet, modern dance, hip-hop and a love for movement and creative expression.
With a degree in graphic design from the School of Visual Arts in NYC, professional design experience spanning fashion and home décor, and a career as a full-time ceramic artist and entrepreneur since 2020, I bring an interdisciplinary approach to SolSox.
My creative life moves between dance, aerial arts, yoga (currently completing teacher training!), the arts, and design.
SolSox is where these worlds come together.
THE VISION.
Movement as ritual.
I’ve always believed movement can be more than exercise or performance. It can be a daily ritual, a way to come back into your body, quiet your mind, and simply feel good moving.
I wanted to create beautiful, high-quality poi that could become part of that practice. Something you reach for alongside yoga, meditation, Pilates, dance, or whatever movement brings you back to yourself.
SolSox are poi for everyday flow. Made to move with you. And most importantly, made for FUN.
THE STORY.
Drex and Ever, Foreways Project 2012
Triskelion Arts, NYC
A friendship · A shared love of movement · An idea that became SolSox.
Drex and I first met in 2009 at a small arts festival. Over the years, we became friends and collaborators.
Drex had been imagining a new kind of sock poi for years, but it existed only as a sketch in his notebook. With my background in product design and entrepreneurship, I knew we could bring it to life. The goal was to create a collection of poi that were thoughtfully designed, beautiful, and built for dance and flow.
In November 2025, we launched our first SolSox collection together.
Since then, I've continued developing SolSox independently, refining the designs, experimenting with materials, and improving the construction to give the collection its own distinct identity.
Drex's creative contributions, including the original Sport design, remain an important part of its history.
What started as a collaboration has grown into a movement brand built around creativity, expression, and the simple joy of moving.
THE
COLLABORATION.
Drex
Movement Artist · Original Sport Poi Designer · Creative Collaborator
Drex is a world-renowned Movement Artist, Content Creator, and Thought Leader who has taught countless people the art and joy of spinning poi! With more than 100K subscribers acquired on YouTube since 2007, he is the most popular and most prolific content creator in poi history. He loves guiding people to exploring their potential through movement, art, dance, and expression.
As an early contributor to the SolSox concept and the original designer of Sport Poi, his perspective on movement, performance, and product development has been part of the brand's evolution.
What are Poi?
Poi is a movement art created by the Māori people of New Zealand. An integral part of Kapa Haka, ceremonial dances that tell the stories, myths, and legends of the Māori, poi has acquired a new international cachet as part of the contemporary movement art known as Flow and Circus Arts.
SolSox are a unique twist on poi and we are proud to have this beautiful tradition as part of the DNA of our art and products. We strongly advise all members of the SolSox family to learn more about the art we are descended from and the people who first created it and continue to inspire the world!