The Design District

So the Milan furniture fair is over, but Damon has some final thoughts and trend analyses to share.

As I’ve mentioned before, I’m obsessed with touring houses.

To honor our earth-friendly holiday, Rejuvenation, at 1100 SE Grand Avenue, is donating 30 percent of all sales of energy-saving GU24 light fixtures to the Northwest Earth Institute, from now until April 27.

A while back, I mentioned Design Within Reach’s modular house system, Kithaus...

Rachel here. If you missed the introduction and the first report from Milan, catch up here and here.

Now onto more from Damon, and his ridiculously exciting interview … I’m not jealous at all, by the way. I’m also never sarcastic. Seriously, though, enjoy this!

It’s here! The first report from Milan! Let me remind you that Damon Johnstun from Portland’s LIT Workshop is in Milan at the International Furniture and Accessories Exhibition (Salone Internazionale del Mobile), and is reporting back to us about what trends he’s seeing and with whom he’s rubbing elbows.

Three Potato Four, one of the best online shops for vintage collections and new home curiosities, is donating $1 from every milk bottle carafe sold to “Acti…

Here’s another book you should check out for some good color inspiration: Paint and Paper: in Decoration by David Oliver. (Cl…

I am so thrilled to announce that we’re going to have a guest blogger at the Design District throughout the next few weeks. Damon Johnstun, design director of Portland’s LIT Workshop (a retai…

I’m excited that Crate and Barrel has introduced a new environmental initiative. And I’m not talking about a greenwashing ploy ala “Wal-Mart and its pseudo-organic f…

Just came across this interesting article in the Wall Street Journal about furniture makers now making smaller, less super-sized furniture.

Guess when “McMansions f…

After lusting over this poster at Hermitage for weeks, I finally bought it. Now it’s hanging off a metal binder clip on the way into my kitchen. (It acts as a friendly reminde…

I’ve gotten some great books lately, and I’ve been meaning to give them the ink they deserve. So, Design Library posts will be all about great new design books.

First up, The Way We Live With Color...

I’m a self-admitted house junkie, who loves touring new and remodeled homes (Sunday open houses are my weakness). So I’m nerdily excited about Solar Oregon’s Net Zero Home tour, which feat…

First the catalog, now this! I could spend so much time at Anthropologie’s new interactive home design website...

When you first walk into the modern indoor plant and housewares shop, Life+Limb at 1716 E Burnside (run by the lovely Molly Quan), it’s hard to miss the amazing mural that graces the back wall. It was done by Portland artist “E…