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ADX
Housed in a 14,000-square-foot warehouse in southeast Portland, ADX is one of the city’s most pioneering concepts. The membership-based company provides a “makerspace” for artists and artisans to come together, learn and collaborate. Here, established designers work alongside students and...
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Beam & Anchor
Owned by husband-and-wife duo Jocelyn and Robert Rahm, a painter and furniture reclaimer, respectively, Beam & Anchor stocks a curated selection of Portland-made products. Aiming to support local artisans, the Rahms operate a second-floor studio, where artisans including furniture and...
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Hand-Eye Supply
With floor-to-ceiling shelves stacked high with kitchenware and outdoor gear, this boutique could be compared to a bespoke outpost of the Container Store. Beautifully styled with blond-wood, clean lines and shoji screen–like doors separating the office from the retail area,...
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Paxton Gate
Stuffed to the gills with such curiosities as carnivorous plants, taxidermy, framed insects and vintage science instruments, the San Francisco–based Paxton Gate (named for gardener and architect Sir Joseph Paxton) is a treasure trove of unusual items. While the neo-Victorian...
Portland

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Portland is not a high fashion or design mecca but it does offer many unique boutiques and made-in-Portland goods (think artisanal chocolates, eco-friendly cosmetics and leatherwear). Portland is particularly famous as a tax-free shopping destination, and as the home of Powell’s City of Books, which claims to be the largest bookstore in the world (it occupies an entire city block) and boasts an incredible trove of titles.