Showcasing a different side of Portland’s deep, diverse, and often eccentric music scene, Shwood’s Mixtape No. 5 is all about the beat. While the cliché of Portland is one of bearded men crooning over plucked acoustic guitars in coffee shops (and it’s not entirely untrue), the city also has a rich and rapidly growing electronic […]
Continuing the MAKERS series, Shwood pays homage to some of Portland’s most innovative crafters, artists, builders, writers, and designers that inspire the experimental creators in us all. Part 2 features Beam & Anchor; a collective workspace and showroom in North Portland where an assortment of local craftsmen both make and sell their work. See more of […]
In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, we have established a Recovery Initiative to bring aid to those in need. For a limited time, we will offer our classic Canby frame in Santos Mahogany. Each frame is engraved with the Latin phrase “E pluribus unum” which translates to “many uniting as one.” Prices of the limited […]
Finding new and innovative music can be just as exhausting as it is exhilarating. Anyone with even a remote affinity for music has a handful of favorite old records that never seem to collect too much dust due to their timeless characteristics. For us, the Flaming Lips’ commercial breakthrough “The Soft Bulletin” is a perfect example. Celebrated for […]
Artist Daniel Kukla substitutes mirrors for canvases to create dynamic desert images you’d swear were paintings. The photographs were captured in Joshua Tree National Park, where the Mojave and Sonoran Deserts meet. Kukla states: “While hiking and driving, I caught glimpses of the border space created by the meeting of distinct ecosystems in juxtaposition, referred […]
