This August, Prosper Portland is sponsoring 6 Portland A&O emerging brands to attend the NY NOW show in New York City:
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Prosper Portland is the economic and urban development agency for the city of Portland. We are committed to growing quality jobs, advancing opportunities for prosperity, creating vibrant neighborhoods and communities, and collaborating with partners to create an equitable city, shared by Portlanders of all colors, incomes and neighborhoods.
The consumer goods sector of our economy includes apparel, footwear, gear, handmade goods and accessories and is a primary driver of entrepreneurship and economic growth. We aim to support small businesses in this sector through export assistance, peer-to-peer learning, events, and programming. To learn more, please visit our About page.
We are excited to be supporting these Portland brands. Please take a moment to learn more about them before the NY NOW show:
Frankie & Coco PDX is a design studio in beautiful Portland OR, specializing in modern bags, accessories and housewares.
All our products are meticulously handcrafted from start to finish. We believe in one-of-a-kind detailing and make modern, functional and beautiful products with an emphasis on color, pattern, texture and vintage elements. We pride ourselves on meticulous craftsmanship, unique details and quality materials. Our style is joyful and exuberant, yet relaxed.
F&C began in 2013 by owner/designer Maya Mori, an Oregon native who lives in the Boise Eliot neighborhood with her husband and their four children. The company is named after their two daughters, Frankie & Coco, who inspire her to be creative daily.
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OWNER: Maya Mori CATEGORY: Handbags, Accessories, Made In USA, Handmade, Travel, Housewares, Bath & Beauty Accessories BOOTH: #1144 |
Connect with Maya:
www.frankieandcocopdx.com
SUSTAINABLE & CUSTOMIZABLE PRODUCTS THAT FIT BEAUTIFULLY INTO YOUR HOME AND LIFESTYLE.
House Dogge products are designed, constructed, and sourced to be sustainable and functionally clever. We prioritize comfort, durability, ease of care, and the health of the pet. The simplistic, beautifully handcrafted products are made with dog & people friendly materials. As an added bonus, several of the products can be personalized with the your pet’s name.
For years, House Dogge Owner and Designer, Angela Medlin, was unable to find minimalistic, handcrafted, modern designed dog products that fit beautifully into her home aesthetic. In 2017, she saw an opportunity to create an artisan brand to answer to this missing genre in pet goods. Inspired by her family pup, Wubbi, an Olde English Bulldogge, Angela, re-imagined the look and function of dog toys, dog beds, and other pet accessories. The small batch collection consist of non-toxic veg tan leather toys and accessories, raw denim dog beds, and hand thrown dog bowls. House Dogge can be found in upscale home and lifestyle boutiques across the country. See the website for locations.
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OWNER: Angela Medlin CATEGORY: Lifestyle, Novelty Gifts, Pet Products BOOTH: #1144 |
Connect with Angela:
www.housedogge.com
We are skateboarders and makers on a mission to give back to skateboarding by reducing its carbon footprint. All MapleXO products are handmade from recycled skateboards by good people in Portland, Oregon USA.
We use traditional power tools to cut, shape, and finish each piece with good old-fashioned handiwork and elbow grease. The front side of each piece reveals the beauty of the raw wood once hidden inside the skateboard. On the back side, we leave the skateboard graphics intact to carry on the look and feel of the piece’s previous life as a skateboard.
Due to the nature of using a unique recycled material, each piece is one-of-a-kind, however product styles stay consistent with shape and form.
Lindsay Holmes is the owner and founder of MapleXO, having pioneered a niche industry, which turns would-be waste into attractive, useful, and sentimental goods and accessories for anyone with a place in their heart for skateboarding. MapleXO builds connection, with each piece telling it’s own unique story.
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OWNER: Lindsay Holmes CATEGORY: Jewelry BOOTH: #1144 |
Connect with Lindsay:
www.maplexo.com
MINOUX finds beauty in clarity, refining jewelry to its essential elements. MINOUX pieces elevate your confident and vibrant presence, complementing the movement of your body and the purpose of your day. MINOUX forms the foundation of a jewelry collection that carries you through no matter your outfit or the season.
MINOUX Jewelry is designed and crafted in Portland, Oregon, using 14k gold, sterling silver and bronze. Details are important, and we take great care in every stage of making your jewelry. From concept and design, to execution and final presentation, we’re dedicated to product integrity.
Raised on a farm by the Pacific Ocean, founder Kristen Robison lives and works in Portland, Oregon. She strives to design jewelry that is both a comfort and a joy to wear.
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OWNER: Kristen Robison CATEGORY: Jewelry BOOTH: #1144 |
Connect with Kristen:
www.minouxjewelry.com
DECORATIVE THROW BLANKETS FOR THE ADVENTURER AT HEART
Made in America from recycled cotton yarn, our soft, cozy, heirloom quality knit decorative throw blankets are inspired by places near and far. They’ll bring adventure to your home and possibly spark some wanderlust. Explore Iceland, Croatia, Spain and the US with us. Let’s go!
Seek & Swoon‘s collection of knit throw blankets was inspired by places, a love of design, home goods, and a two month European sabbatical owner Jala Smith-Huys took with her husband and two young sons during the summer of 2015.
Each knit throw blanket is made in the USA from recycled cotton yarn that’s regenerated from apparel factories’ cutting room floors. This process saves energy and resources while strengthening the resurgence of the US knitting industry. We researched over 100 mills to find one that could support this idea while providing a blanket that will last. We partnered with a second generation, family-owned mill that’s just as committed to comfort, quality, and design as we are.
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OWNER: Jala Smith-Huys CATEGORY: Home Goods, Made In USA BOOTH: #1144 |
Connect with Jala:
www.seekandswoon.com
Wood&Faulk is a designer and manufacturer with the mission of creating the finest and most useful USA made waxed canvas bags, handmade leather accessories and home goods available. Derived from project experiments, countless hours in the workshop and a passion for utility, we create timeless products inspired by our Oregon home and Midwestern roots.
Wood&Faulk is an American designer and manufacturer of travel bags, accessories and lifestyle items headquartered in Portland, Oregon. The name references Woodrow Avenue and Faulkner Street – two roads in Wichita, Kansas where founder, Matt Pierce, honed his skills as a designer, builder and tinkerer. His creative curiosity – to see how things work, take them apart, customize and create new things – led him to start Wood&Faulk, a blog about projects and DIY culture. Wood&Faulk has since developed into a company known for timeless products inspired by its Oregon home and its Midwestern roots.
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OWNER: Matt Pierce CATEGORY: Accessories, Made in USA, Luggage and Travel, Leathergoods, Handbags BOOTH: #1144 |
Connect with Matt:
www.woodandfaulk.com
For more information about this Prosper Portland NY NOW trip please contact us!
