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Great video feature on the value of making things by the crew at Visual Revolutionary. Check out the profile they put together of Greg Fuller and his perspective on the resurgence of the “Maker” culture. Greg offers a compelling opinion on how the majority of the work most of us do these days is somewhat intangible, […]

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This project started as an experiment. An experiment in transformation, reconstruction, and repurposing. To try to return paper to something like its original state. It took us over a year of experimentation, research, and development to settle on this proprietary technique, shown in the video above.  Bad ideas, false starts, and near misses are all part […]

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Early last year we launched our Acetate collection introducing a brand new material, cellulose acetate, into our product offerings. This was a big step forward for us and we wanted to offer a little bit more information about acetate itself, how it’s made, and why we chose to use world-renowned Mazzucchelli cellulose acetate for our […]

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The Shwood x Widmer Collaboration is something special. Bringing together each of our unique pursuits, we’ve created a one-of-a-kind package that is truly meant to be savored. Featuring a pair of richly textured oak sunglasses, an exclusive collaborative beer, and a co-branded bottle opener – all packaged in an individually numbered crate – the Shwood […]

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Winters in Portland are long, cold, and wet– but not quite cold enough to see any significant amount of snow in the city. Mt. Hood is close and accessible– if you’re willing to make the hour and a half drive and deal with the sometimes heavy traffic and often dangerous road conditions. The combination of […]

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