Winning Finds

Slide Show: Trophy Case, September 2012

This month's winning finds.

August 26, 2012

FOR HER

Cross-country drives and a daily commute over the St. Johns Bridge inspired jeweler Betsy & Iya’s brassy “Bridge” collection. So far, hand-formed cuffs pay tribute to the St. Johns, the Fremont, and—just so New York doesn’t pout—the Brooklyn. Photography by Courtesy Betsy & Iya

IMPORT

Sustainable seafood trailblazer Bamboo Sushi has decorated its new NW 23rd Avenue location with style and depth. A mural by California painter Jane Kim, combining art and scientific illustration, documents the Bahamian ocean reserve the restaurant helped

Photography by Danielle Strom

EXPORT

Cofounder Seth Neefus says Red Clouds Collective’s chic-but-bohemian bags and other accessories were “made for the Portland lifestyle.” After a spring debut, the line has attracted retail followings in New York, San Francisco, and Amsterdam. Neefus’s gar

Photography by Courtesy Red Clouds Collective

GET FUELED

A Eugene-based granola maker (insert joke!) decided its product needed to get mobile. In March, the Willamette Valley Granola Company debuted granola chips: handy little wafers in resealable bags. After a Portland launch, the product is now in 4,000 stor

Photography by Michael Novak

NIGHTSTAND

Space-happy kids can rocket back to school with Portland writer Elizabeth Rusch’s vividly illustrated, dramatic book The Mighty Mars Rovers: The Incredible Adventures of Spirit and Opportunity (Houghton Mifflin, $19).

Photography by Michael Novak

From hand-formed cuffs to granola chips, here's the best local stuff of the month.

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