From sculptural installations constructed using 3D printing to handmade furniture made in wood, Dezeen highlights the work of eight designers creating unique objects in Portland as part of our North American Design 2024 series.
Design in Portland, Oregon, spans a wide breadth, buoyed by an underlying craft and maker culture and spearheaded by the city's outdoor apparel industry.
Massive sportswear brands such as Nike and Columbia were founded and headquartered in the city, and brands ranging from Adidas to Intel and Boeing all have major outlets in the metropolitan area.
The city also has a strong presence in advertising and graphic design. This was popularized in the 1960s and '70s, according to educator and designer Melissa Delzio, who is in the process of archiving the city's graphic design history. "Portland in general is a hub for sports apparel marketing, specifically sneakers, that evolved out of Nike," Delzio told Dezeen. "This is also a West Coast innovation because the West Coast led in the digital revolution, it therefore led in the digital type revolution."

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Portland's design scene of today echoes that of the past, according to American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA) president Ron Bronson, pulling from influences from tech, craft and bold graphics.
"I don't think there is a dominating scope of design, it's siloed and really spread out depending on...