Portland is getting another storage facility, and you're probably thinking, "just what America needs...more mini storage," but in this case, hell yes! The proposed Portland City Storage facility will likely be the most energy efficient storage facility in the world,…
Continue Reading →I found myself in Portland, Oregon last week for the first time. I didn't get too much time to explore, but due to the time change I found myself up at 6am with some time to kill -- so I…
Continue Reading →The term "buyer's regret" is sort of similar, but what do you call it when you see something you like only to find out it's not made for you? Because I'm having a major, itchy case it after seeing Monsieur…
Continue Reading →Just this morning, perennial JoshSpear.com fixture Hecklewood launched their Summer '07 collection, Teenage Wasteland. T.W. is heavily influenced by cultural events in the 1990's, and draws from our time as wasted youths (seriously, sometimes I wonder how we were able…
Continue Reading →In January of 2006, after eight years as an art director and stylist, Maria Vettese was finally ready to chase down her dream of the hands-on creative pursuit for which she was truly passionate. After transitioning from city life to…
Continue Reading →While checking out the recently prettified blog of our Portland-based friends at db clay (we're super excited about their forthcoming series of environmentally-friendly wallets), I fell hard for a new and glorious form of media player. SplashCast, a new start-up…
Continue Reading →Sammy and the guys over at Hecklewood seem to do a superb job of getting behind the scenes with (and into the minds of) artists we love. In preparation for their upcoming UNKL exhibition called 'Amerkin Wasteland,' they recently uncorked…
Continue Reading →We know, wallets made out of duct tape aren't exactly fresh news, but the latest class of Portland based db clay's gaffing tape works of art are begging for (and very deserving of) attention. Twelve new designs, set to be…
Continue Reading →For all of you who will be in the Portland, OR area in the next month or so, Jason Thielke-- who's an esteemed member of the Spear Collective, and a virtual fixture on JoshSpear.com, will be showing his work at…
Continue Reading →Our friend OGI just dropped us a note about a group show he's in from Feb 1st through Feb 25th at the Compound Gallery in Portland, OR. The group show has Deth P. Sun, Jack Long, Manny Silva, Monica Canilao,…
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