That Stoned Look
Shwood Eyewear is a company out of Portland, Oregon making custom wood sunglasses. Their new project, Stone, incorporates slate stone onto the frames, with a fantastic textured look and feel. They...
View ArticleZack Dougherty’s Brain Bending GIFs
The animated GIF has had an amazing resurgence in the last couple of years. From pop culture references to mini-movies, and now to these mind-watering scenes from Portland artist Jack Dougherty. I...
View ArticlePortland’s Japanese Garden Gets a Kengo Kuma Expansion
We live in Portland, and are very proud of our Japanese garden, considered one of the best in the world. Having traveled to several Japanese cities, we can attest to it measuring up to some of the...
View ArticleQuin – Candy is Magic
Never known to shy away from my sweet tooth, I usually have a little bowl of candy out at my house. Some friends have even taken to calling me ‘Grandma’ for my old-school habit. Life is too short to...
View ArticleCity Ghost Signs
Hand painted signage on brick buildings is a lost art, something that was commonplace before mass-produced printed signs were readily available. Indeed, many of the old painted advertisements have...
View ArticleWilliam/Kaven Proposes Bold Portland Skyscraper Development
As the city we call home, we’re particularly interested in seeing Portland, Oregon grow up to be the beautiful, innovative, and memorable place that we know it can be. Frankly, despite record growth,...
View ArticleSatirical Paintings by Toni Hamel
We love when painters take their craft and put a humorous spin on what otherwise seems like a traditional art. These paintings by Toni Hamel are a great example, using an historical look and feel, but...
View Article‘Fruit Salad’ Handmade Tiles
Portland- based Juju Papers is headed by Avery Thatcher, where she designs artful, creative wall covering. Now, Juju has a new offering, with these colorful “fruit salad” handmade floor tiles. Painted...
View ArticleOffice Design in Portland Merges Old and New in Exciting Ways
Though offices have been largely abandoned in the wake of the global pandemic, there have been some notable architectural examples in the last few years. Many startups and technology companies have put...
View ArticlePowell’s Books Captures the Essence of a Bookstore, and Bottles It
Powell’s Books is an institution in Portland, Oregon. Hailed as the largest independent bookstore in the world, the building takes up a city block, and holds millions of books, and in a good year, has...
View ArticleGrove Skateboard Backs
My friend Joe runs Grove, a design/creative shop in Portland that makes iPhone and iPad cases. Joe started by engraving Moleskine journals and iPods. When the iPhone blew up, he teamed up with a...
View ArticlePacific Northwest Timelapse
Here’s a little calm and beauty for your busy Wednesday. John Eklund spent a year creating this timelapse piece, and in it are over 260,000 still images. Purely Pacific Northwest from John Eklund on...
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