In Memory of John Faulhaber (J5 Designs) (1 Viewer)

[Irish]

We've lost an absolute pillar in the chipping community, John was bar none the best inlay designer the hobby has ever seen, and a great guy. He will be missed but his legacy will live on through hundreds of small pieces of art he helped to bring to life. Rest in peace my friend.

 

[slisk250]

Wow. John was something special in many ways. He treated me like a VIP and I owe him a debt of gratitude for his talents on everything Rosie’s Bayou, Mike’s Casino, Susie Q’s Saloon, Tom’s Sun Club

I wish the very best for his wife and daughter

Cheers Johnny

 

[grantc54]

Huge loss, very sad to hear. He did a ton of design work for me for my custom chips sets, DBs and tables. As in demand and as busy as he was he always responded quickly with exactly what I needed.

 

[Josh Kifer]

My mock tables he made for me. Still need to get at least one done.

 

[Payback]

Terrible loss for the community. He did the design work for my custom set and was always pleasant to work with. Thanks for everything J5.

 

[liftapint]

My mock tables he made for me. Still need to get at least one done. View attachment 1534882View attachment 1534883

Bottom one.

 

[T_Chan]

So sad to hear the news. I worked with him on many projects, he was always such a nice guy to deal with and an absolute professional. A huge loss for. RIP J5.

 

[Josh Kifer]

Bottom one.

That was my winner too.

 

[warewulf]

Sad to hear about J5. I've considered him 'my artist' since 2010 when he did the art for my BCC Suicide King GB. I re-used the art recently for a CPC re-label. He was always professional and helped with keeping projects moving. I'm glad to have had the chance to work with him.

 

[warewulf]

Did he do the art for the Protege chips? I thought he did, but can't find any info confirming.

 

[cpiaaq]

John is a legend. We were lucky to have him in our community.

 

[mugenpowr]

Did he do the art for the Protege chips? I thought he did, but can't find any info confirming.

Nevermind he said he came in 2nd place for that contest

 

[TheOffalo]

Did he do the art for the Protege chips? I thought he did, but can't find any info confirming.

It actually wasn't, per the man himself, referring to the Protege design:

This design was actually created by a guy named Magus_23 on Chiptalk. It was part of a contest by Sidepot, and he won. My design in the contest was picked up by Sidepot as well and ended up being turned into the 'Le Noir' Paulson set instead.

 

[Kid_Eastwood]

I'm so sad to read it.

I loved to exchange and work with him on my CPC set.

A true artist who'll be missed.

RIP Johnny !

 

[cpac54]

Shed a tear for John and his family today. Very sad to read.

I feel fortunate to have had the privilege of working with John on several chip and accessory design projects in my short time as a chipper. He set the bar in terms of poker chip design. He'll be missed tremendously.

R.I.P. J5

 

[acezag]

So crazy to see so many legendary sets, and learn that they are all the work of one man.

If someone knows how to contact his loved ones, I'm sure they would be grateful to learn about this thread.

 

[NeoViny23]

RIP Johnny ... The Community will miss him and his creativity.

 

[Omar65]

Damn, sounds like the only things he did better than help us with designs was being a great father, husband, son and just a great human.
J5 designed 3 sets of chips for me and my competition BBQ team logo. Always a true class act.
RIP Johnny.

 

[Puggy]

Very sad indeed. Thought to call John last year at some point, but I didn't . Luckily I had a priviledge to work with him in two chip projects years ago.

One of the great ones has moved on the next level.

He will be missed.

Love ya lots John .

 

[Anthrax]

Sad to hear thanks for helping out with a Bounty Chip Design for the GCR HS Set.

He will be remembered through all the classic chips he created! R.I.P. J5

 

[cpac54]

The Paulson NPS chips were one of my main motivators for joining PCF way back in 2018. I was looking to upgrade from dice chips whilst getting a game going here in Switzerland and they were the nicest chips I'd ever seen at that point in my life. Indeed, the NPS chips were the first real poker chips I purchased and they still hold a special place in my chipping heart today.

Later, I discovered that J5 did the design work on the NPS chips for Apache and Holdempokerchips. So in a way, it was a J5 design that gave me my start in this crazy hobby.

 

[Perthmike]

He helped me do add-ons for two designs that he did. Great designer and nice guy.

 

[Puggy]

John, here's to you . And thank you

 

[k9dr]

Very sad news - THE Hall of Fame designer - RIP Johnny

 

[Northern Paladin]

"The best always gone too soon"

Rest in peace Johnny.

 

[Himewad]

Very sad to hear this news. Great guy to work with.

 

[Burke]

Sad way to wake up. Wish I knew him in person. He was so nice to chat with - I could tell he took pleasure in helping others and this was reflected in his beautiful obituary.

 

[joepro]

Johnny Fucking Five! God bless the legend, what a genius and superstar of creating poker chip magic. Words cannot describe the thrill of seeing his mock ups for the first time, which just flowed off the pages. A true inspiration to all who had the pleasure of working with him. He was great, at times when I had an idea and he politely said “not exactly how I would do it.” Of course I listened to him! What a sad day, I genuinely loved this man, this is so sad for his family, may he rest in peace. The poker and chipping community will never be the same.

 

[Quicksilver-75]

Wow. Way too young and far too talented. He was my inspiration way back when I decided to give design a try. He answered many questions and was always willing to help. Such a huge loss to our community and hobby. He will most certainly be missed.

R.i.P. John.

 

[PlaidDragon]

Wow... so many great designs from him shown in this thread. In addition to my Dragons, he helped me with these for my cash set: