Mike Seng: LuxBind Portfolios


 20 May 2013
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As a professional copywriter, Mike Seng knows the importance of presentation. He was frustrated though with the portfolio options on the market, which required exhausting hole punching or expensive...

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LuxBind Portfolios: LuxBind Portfolio


 20 May 2013
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Mike Seng’s LuxBind Portfolios first design is a bamboo board with an anodized aluminum bar clamp that holds pages firmly in place. Designed with copywriters, designers, and scrapbookers in mind,...

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Stumptown Printers: Brian Bagdonas


 15 May 2013
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Brothers Brian and Eric Bagdonas and partner Rebecca Gilbert started what would become Stumptown Printers in 1999 in a five hundred square foot corner of a SE Portland warehouse. After outgrowing a couple...

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Earl Blumenauer Meets Portland Made


 03 May 2013
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On Thursday, May 2, U.S. Representative Earl Blumenauer brought his colleague, Representative Cheri Bustos of Illinois, to ADX to meet members of the Portland maker, manufacturer, and retailer community...

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xobruno: Octavia


 01 May 2013
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Michelle Kline of xobruno makes her Octavia bag from hand woven Afghan Hazara wool kilim. The bag features a leather handle, base, and adjustable and removable strap. Three interior pockets and brass...

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Michelle Kline: xobruno


 01 May 2013
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If you’re in search of a satchel, Michelle Kline has your back. The designer, who produces a line of handbags as xobruno, thinks there aren’t enough good unisex options when it comes to carrying...

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The Honorable Earl Blumenauer on Portland Made


 29 Apr 2013
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United States Congressman Earl Blumenauer addressed the Portland Made launch party.

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Portland Made Has Launched


 24 Apr 2013
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We were thrilled by the amazing turnout at the Portland Made launch party on April 18. Portland Mayor Charlie Hales, Ree Armitage from the office of Representative Earl Blumenauer (who addressed the crowd...

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Red Sail: Stacy Maiano


 15 Apr 2013
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At twenty-five, disgruntled magazine designer Stacy Maiano went to Caye Caulker, Belize, to recharge. On a sunny Caribbean beach, the sight of a little red sail on the horizon stuck in her mind. “I thought,...

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Leatherman: Wave


 11 Apr 2013
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Leatherman’s Wave multitool is the company’s most popular model. The tool’s locking, outside accessible blades can be opened with one hand, and a 2004 redesign gave the Wave stronger pliers and longer...

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