Slide Show: New Designs For The Times
MAKE A WISH
Everything old is new again—with a twist. Design Within Reach offers the classic 1944 Wishbone Chair by Hans J. Wegner in a variety of glossy new hues, including or
Photography by Design Within Reach
SLOW FOOD
Forget the stovetop: make your rice the old-fashioned way in this basic but beautiful Japanese clay pot. Easy and elegant, the Donabe rice cooker has been creating pe
Photography by Alder & Co.
UPDATED TRADITIONAL
Combine the tradition of quilting with the straight lines and simple shapes of today, and you’ve got the Ruché collection by Inga Sempé for Ligne
Photography by Ligne Roset
HANG BRIGHT
Digitally made, but seemingly cut by hand, Tom Dixon’s Etch Pendant is a reinterpretation of craft in the computer age. Tiny pinpricks of light filter through openi
Photography by Design Within Reach
SWELL WALLS
Forget the usual twee toiles and dainty florals of wallpaper; Flavor Paper will fill your home with psychedelic swirls, bold geometrics, and updated takes on tradit
Photography by Flavor Paper
FINE FONTS
Put down your handheld devices and get hands-on with some old-school handmade stainless steel fonts. With a full range of letters in 2-inch and 4-inch sizes, put you
Photography by Tilde Shop
LIGHTEN UP
Spring is here, and with it come blooms to lighten our spirits. Return to comfortable classics with the neotraditional shape of the decoupage Egg Lamp: Dianthus by John Derian. $1,265
Photography by Cielo Home
HEADS UP
Portland artist Rachel Denny’s work is craft with a conscience—infused with a buckshot of humor. Her animal heads hang on walls, but these lions, buffalo, and sheep are made of foam, not fur, a
Photography by Rachel Denny
PUT IT AWAY
Merge hand-built design with modern technology, and you get a slick interpretation of modular storage furniture by Niels Bendtsen. From tiny to territorial, there’s
Photography by Design Within Reach
GET FLOORED
Handspun and handcrafted with a complicated combination of 13 colors in a rhombus pattern, the Losanges rug by Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec for Nanimarquina is an ent
Photography by Nanimarquina
TILE STYLE
Sustainable, durable, and long-lived, cement is a stylish option for any surface. The local Portland Cement Co makes smart, appealing concrete tiles, including Koi,
Photography by Pratt & Larson Ceramics
SHOW STOPPER
This isn’t your mother’s craft: the Museum of Contemporary Craft consistently has some of the most exciting exhibits in town. With the recent appointment of new di
Photography by Museum of Contemporary Craft
HOT BOX
Perfectly portable, compact, and eminently attractive in a parabolic form, the EcoSmart Zeta fireplace is a clever merging of leather, glass, and timber. More important
Photography by Bravado Home & Design
GOOD WORKS
Portland designer Aurelie Tu works with women from the local YWCA shelter to create her sublime felt and leather vessels. The result? A uni
Photography by Crafted Systems by Aurelie Tu
FLOWER POWER
The hues on the Daisy Mae Good Day rug by Tufenkian are a hand-woven riot of color—a bouquet of fresh flowers for your floors. Timeless, not trendy, in 100 percent
Photography by Tufenkian
CITY PARKS
In (Re)Designing Nature, edited by Florian Matzner, Susanne Witzgall, et al., artists and landscape architects present ideas both realistic and fantastical
Photography by DAP Inc.
VERTICAL GREENS
Like the idea of a living wall but not quite ready to plaster up peat moss? Try a Wallter wall planter. Designed for outdoor use, they’ll add a vertical dimensi
Photography by Relish
LIGHTS FROM DOWN UNDER
Australian designer Loz Abberton’s Grandeliers are a witty eco-take on traditional chandeliers. Prett
Photography by Who Did That
TOP TABLES
Inspired by clusters of pebbles in a rutted dirt road, local artist Michael Arras creates minimalist tables that perfectly evoke nature. Despite their delicate appea
Photography by Branch and Birdie
GARDEN ART
Put your plantings on a pedestal with a hand-blown glass terrarium by Andi Kovel of Portland’s Esque Studio. Low-maintenance even for brown thumbs, it’s an easy way
Photography by Esque Studio
