Japanese-Influenced Ties by Kiriko: The Portland-based duo introduce a line of silk-lined ties inspired by a grandfather’s style

Japanese-Influenced Ties by Kiriko


As we’ve seen in previous products from the Portland-based project of co-founders Dawn Yanagihara and Katsu Tanaka, Kiriko holds a deeply personal connection to each of the pieces that they create. Take for example, the new…

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Collected Works Co. Military Duffle Backpack: Built for the long-haul from sturdy US-sourced waxed canvas and leather worked by Tanner Goods

Collected Works Co. Military Duffle Backpack


For those searching for a bag that is rugged, handsome, intelligently designed and will last a cross-country motorcycle journey (and further), the Military Duffle Backpack from Portland-based recordOutboundLink(this,…

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Joint Editorial Office

Joint est une société de production, situé à Pearl, dans le quartier de Portland. Leur bureau, conçu par Jessica Helgerson, a été construit comme un entrepôt puis transformé par l’architecte en un bureau pratique et magnifiquement conçu. Une ambiance chaleureuse, riche et confortable caractérise cet espace.

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BLESS + Table of Contents Bike Locks: U-Locks and cable locks hand-wrapped in colorful, reflective wire and hemp twine

BLESS + Table of Contents Bike Locks


For their spring product theme of “Getting Around,” Portland’s Table of Contents online and brick-and-mortar retail platform linked up with the Berlin- and Paris-based design studio recordOutboundLink(this,…

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Various Creative: TWO: A tangible platform for open-ended creativity with a wide range of artists at the helm

Various Creative: TWO


In the age of Instagram likes, retweets and reblogs, it’s easy to get cynical about the motivation behind creating and sharing one’s work online. If the internet has given us a platform for sharing, it’s also given us a platform for ceaseless self-promotion….

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Jacobsen Salt Co. Licorice : A new take on the European classic features salt harvested from the Oregon coast and natural ingredients

Jacobsen Salt Co. Licorice


To call salty licorice an acquired taste is an understatement. Even in Northern Europe, where salty licorice reigns supreme over the red Twizzlers variety, it’s still a polarizing treat. Upon returning from Scandinavia (and developing a taste for the salty delicacy), the crew…

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Dan Gluibizzi: Between Friends: NSFW watercolors inspired by how we pose for cameras and modeled on photos from across the internet

Dan Gluibizzi: Between Friends


Sex, bongs and the internet—these are the motifs explored in the watercolors of Portland-via-New York artist and Tumblr addict Dan Gluibizzi (pronounced “glue-busy”). Opening tomorrow, 1 March 2014, at LA’s ); return…

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Portland General Store Women’s Range: At last, the brand announces its debut line of organic and preservative-free products for ladies

Portland General Store Women's Range


by Emily Bihl Portland General Store’s thoughtful, distinctive men’s skincare products have been longtime CH favorites, and many have been hoping for a sister line that would bring the same…

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Mola Headlamp by Snow Peak: An innovative light that focuses its beam to the predicted line of sight using gravity and a counterweight

Mola Headlamp by Snow Peak


Aside from increasing luminosity and battery life, there is seemingly little room for innovation in headlamp design—the essential utility piece for camping, backpacking and adventures of the like. Leave it to Japan’s purveyor of intelligent outdoor products ); return…

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Hufnagel Cycles Porteur Project: Custom bike builder Jordan Hufnagel creates his ideal city bike as a farewell to the craft

Hufnagel Cycles Porteur Project


Celebrated in the custom bicycle building community for his impeccable talent and classic aesthetic, Portland-based Jordan Hufnagel leads the charge in purposefully designed bicycles with Hufnagel Cycles. In recent years, however, his focus has shifted from handmade bicycles to finding freedom in…

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