Product of the Day!

Company: Saikai Location: Japan and Los Angeles About: Established 1946 in Japan, started sales in the locality of Arita and Hasamiyaki which are known for their beautiful white and color painted porcelain. In 1991 out of Los Angeles, started the introduction of Aritayaki across the United States. In recent years we've continued the wholesale of standard usefully designed products not influenced by any trends, along with selected functional Japanese common goods. Since establishment, we continue to develop original merchandise while collaborating with it's originators and with your added support we wish to launch across the U.S. *Simple clean lines that lead to great functionality. The shakers fit easily in your hand, with genius placement of the holes. And let's face it, this little set it cute! $84

Pablo Pardo Sale, ending tomorrow!

Hello Everyone! Tomorrow is our last day of the Pablo Pardo 15% off sale! I just wanted to show you some more products that are available. There are quite the range of lamps!

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Company: Iittala Location: Finland Philosophy: For a long time, Iittala has been part of an ongoing revolution. This is based on the belief that all human beings can make conscious choices in everyday life. Choosing objects that will last in design and quality will please our senses and create harmony in our everyday lives. Fortunately, this is also a choice for a more sustainable society, and against buying short-lived things destined for the rubbish bin. *Iittala is a wonderful glass and dinnerware company that practically sells itself. Personally, I like to enjoy a glass of wine every now and then so I thought I would feature these elegant glasses as the rain moves in and we hunker down in our homes. Check them out! Set of 2 for $40

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Company: Design House Stockholm Designer: Marianne Abelsson Item: Pleece Throw About: Marianne's first contact with Design House Stockholm was Spring 1997. Marianne is a textile designer who studied at the Boras Textile Design school and has been working as a designer in her own company for many years. Pleece is an exciting new product, it is pleated fleece. Soft and comfortable it has a luxurious touch. As my fellow colleague here at Relish and I would say, "we are OBSESSED with this blanket!" I can't help but touch it when I walk by. It is hands down one of the softest materials I have felt. It is definitely going to be on our Christmas list this year! Come check it out yourself! Price: $138

Products of the day!

Designer: Pablo Pardo Alright, so you may be thinking... "they are really pushing this Pablo Pardo stuff." But we are doing it because it's such a good deal at 15% off! On top is the Medina Waste Basket then the Elise table lamp that we have in the store. With many other options found here: http://www.shoprelish.com/store/pc/showsearchresults.asp?IDBrand=111&iPageSize=20&order=4 Let us know if you have questions!

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Company: Pablo Pardo About the Lamp: A minimalist in form and proportion. Tube top combines a transparent formed acrylic base to support its elegant mesh fabric shade in tension, steering away from conventional modes of construction. Its lightweight shade appears to float freely, gently tethered by its fabric cord. *Featuring Pablo Pardo lighting again today because of 15% off sale going on until September 30th! This elegant and sharp lamp is shown in in black, the original tube top lamp. This same lamp is also available in green, pink, blue, yellow... etc. Too many to remember! Carey here at Relish also mentioned they would be great for putting your magazine inside the lamp right before turning the light off for bed! Price: $125, $106 at sale price!

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Company: Marimekko Finland About: The visionary design company founded in 1951, personifies bold and unique pattern in exuberant colors, true to the aesthetic of Finnish Modernism, continuing that imaginative timeless heritage. *Yes Portlandians the rain is back. As much as we fight it, and sometimes fight the use of umbrellas... I wanted to show you these wonderfully bright umbrellas that will cheer up our rainiest of days. Price: $50.

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Company: Sagaform Designer: Moritz About the Design: This product show your sense of form, function and environment. It was made from farmed bamboo, so it does not contribute to the devastation of the world's forests. All of the glues and oils used in it are environmentally certified. All this makes it easier for you to ...shop smart and enjoy your food that much more. About the designers: Peter and Eva Moritz had their design and crafts studio in Lund in the south of Sweden since 1998. Their experience covers most production methods and materials. Many of the products are closely tied to human use, often in direct contact with the body, such as cutlery, furniture and jewelry. *Simple, clean, smooth and pretty. Perfect salad or pasta bowl all the way! Price: $49.

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Company: PAD Outdoor Planters About: PAD Outdoor is a Los Angeles based furniture design company specializing in products for outdoor use. In the tradition of Southern Californian endeavors such as the Case Study program and Architectural Pottery, PAD explores the concomitant relationship between the artistry of form and the market rationality of production. Our aesthetics are unflinchingly contemporary. While our forms may have ancestors they are steadfastly of their generation and in the best sense of the word au courant. In addition to traditional design strategies such as form/function relationships, ergonomics, and materiality we engage humor and wit as propositions to infix our designs with something more than just formal characteristics. Yet, as formal compositions they can stand on their own. *Yet another fun and unique product that has come into the store! It's like Trisha has an eye for these things or something... The come in sooo many different colors, many different styles and you can get a stand for them too. We have these ones here in the store right now but check out our website to see more colors!

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Company: Marimekko About Glassware Line: "Socks Rolled Down" It's got its socks rolled down. The charming glasses design by Anu Penttinen for Marimekko are the latest members of the In Good Company tableware family, and they have attitude. The relaxed, direct in character, indirect-looking shape of the glasses, combined with Marimekko's characteristic multicolor, take a stance against formalized thinking. Like a person with his or her socks rolled down, Penttinen's glasses are natural and liberated, self-assured individuals. *Marimekko does glassware, what?! I really need to keep up with this company more. Every time something new comes into the store I am surprised by what they have come up with. I love love love these retro style glasses, shown here in amber and grey. They are comfortable to hold. They would be great for a nice cocktail or a drink of water before bed. Did you know about Marimekko glasses?? Set of 2 for $58

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Company: Esque Design Location: Portland, Oregon Designer: Justin Parker is most known for his knowledge and skill in creating enormous pieces of glass. He studied under Italian masters with a focus on glass sculpture (hand sculpted glass), and applies this background and history to each of his designs. Justin has taught specialty classes around the world (including Parsons), has produced fine art pieces for artists including (many of today's top artists) Jim Dine, Kiki Smith and Tony Oursler, and is at the top of his field. Designer: Andi Kovel is celebrated internationally as an influential accessory designer and glass blower, in addition to her career as a fine artist. She has exhibited with Claus Oldenburg, Damien Hirst and Kiki Smith, has designed glass lines for Ralph Lauren and Donna Karen, and most recognized for her new forms, techniques and concepts in the field of glass. Just beautiful. Amazing, amazing work. Come check out a couple of their pieces here at Relish.

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Company: Chilewich About: I found this cool time line of making of Chilewich, check it out here: http://chilewich.com/about/history#/0 All of Chilewich place mats, no everything is incredibly classic and timeless with a splash of color. I am in love with the green mats. I didn't even realize they had a darker green and white strip on one side until I took it off the shelf! It made me love it even more. Prices of mats shown: white = $9 each, Basket weave and Green = $17 each.

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Company: Moufelt Artist: Jeannie Lai About:

MOUFELT.llc is an independent design studio started in 2007 by Jeanie Lai to explore wool felt and its endless design possibilities. Modern design is combined with one of the oldest known textile to create tactile fashion and home accessories for everyday life.

All products are made in Oregon using 100% pure wool felt, a sustainable and renewable resource. Traditional hand felting techniques as well as industrial felts are used to create our products.

Jeanie Lai is a Portland Oregon-based designer. With a background in architecture, Jeanie combines craft with her modern graphic style to create designs that feature the intrinsic qualities of her favorite material, wool felt.

Let's face it, these necklaces are just cute. Made with only wire cable and felt Jeannie makes wonderfully adorable and unique pieces. She also makes the green felt rug I featured in a past "product of the day"! These could be a great gift for anyone, young and old. Prices range $32-$42. Come check out her work!

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Artist: Pablo Pardo Location: San Francisco About: The interpretation of light in its many forms, refined design solutions, and a distinctive timeless style; these are the underlying elements of Pablo's design mission. At the forefront of American lighting design, Pablo's designs exemplify an uncompromising devotion to simplicity and usefulness, fusing the highest technical sensibilities with the most appropriate material pallet to create unique and precious designs that transform any environment. Pablo was formed in 1993 by Venezuelan born industrial designer Pablo Pardo and has established its studio in San Francisco. A 1986 graduate from the University of Cincinnati's renowned industrial design program, his diverse career includes designing children's roller skates for Fisher Price to creating automobile concepts for Daimler Chrysler. The studio has gained international recognition for its innovative lighting and home furnishings designs which are characterized by their unique sense of style and simplicity. I love when artists bring in strong concepts into their work. Pablo isn't just making a lamp. He wants to create something illuminates your life rather that just create light.

Product and Discussion of the Day!

Company: Ferm-Living About: ferm LIVING is a Danish company that aims at designing and manufacturing interior products with a graphic touch. The product range consists of wallpaper, Wall Stickers, textiles, kitchen items, a large KIDS collection and much more great stuff to come… ferm LIVING originates from a graphic des...ign agency in Aarhus, Denmark, founded by Trine Andersen in 2005. The company came to life after Trine, mostly for fun, decided to visit a clairvoyant. Trine was quite astonished when the clairvoyand saw a little bird sitting confused on a branch, not knowing which way to fly. This sight was essential for Trine’s decision to follow her dream of starting her own business. When she then founded ferm, the little bird found knew exactly where to go and now sits on top of the company logo. The company went from being a graphic design agency to a company designs and selling lifestyle products when Trine was re-decoration her house. She was looking for graphic wallpaper, but just couldn’t find the right pattern – and when she found it, it was way too expensive. Trine decided, that other people probably felt the same way, so she decided to take it upon herself to create graphic wallpaper patterns at an affordable price. By February 2006, the very first wallpaper collection hit the streets, and since then things have been going fast! ferm LIVING now operates in many markets around the world and has agents/distributors in Australia, USA, Finland, The Netherlands, UK, Spain, France, Italy, Sweden and Japan. I personally love their bold and graphic designs! They would add such a great pop of color to your kitchen. Another thing that is cool is that their packaging is made from 100% recycled paper! *Do you buy, or not buy something based on it's packaging?

Artist: Stephan Becker Location: Portland, Oregon About: Award-winning furniture designer, Stephen Becker, is now creating beautiful, environmentally responsible lighting with the launch of greenlights. We currently offer five distinctive “candle sculptures” (they’re too cool to be called candleholders), many of which fit both votives and tapers. A pioneer in sustainable furniture design and owner of IF Green (www.ifgreen.com), Becker’s beautiful Slingback chair was awarded “best new chair of the year” by Sunset Magazine. His cabinet and furniture designs have been featured in a wide array of publications including Natural Home and Atomic Ranch magazines and National Geographic’s True Green Home. Now, Stephen turns his sights to lights with five green candleholder designs handmade in Oregon. Each features sustainably harvested or reclaimed woods, natural glues and finishes and recycled materials. Once again, Becker has proved his motto true: “Sustainable can be stylish.” His work is beautiful! We have a couple of these candle sculptures in store, and they get tons of comments from people who come in the store, good ones of course! What's even cooler is that he does furniture too!

Artist: Katie Bramlage Another Katie Bramlage Post! These are wall hangings made of wood, cork and cardboard. The texture is amazing. These would look great anywhere! Katie is a local designer, who has also interned at Relish. One of the great things about Relish is the fact that 30% of the merchandise in the store is from local artists and designers! Fostering local talent is so important because it supports the local artists and not to mention the economy. How important is it for your to buy local?

Product of the Day!/Discussion

Okay, I realize I featured Marimekko two "Products of the Day" ago, but I was in a meeting with Trisha yesterday with Mambo Media and we were talking about marketing and of course what Relish offers as a store and company, and Trisha pointed out that Relish is one of the only places in Oregon that offers true Marimek...ko fabric. Hearing that just made me think, how come I didn't know that?! And how come I didn't think to ask? I have seen Marimekko products in other places as well, and I didn't ask myself, "is this truly Marimekko?" How often do you ask yourself, "where did this come from?"

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Company: Blomus Location: Germany Materials: Stainless Steel, Canvas Description: Blomus aims to harmonise form and function to create special products for everyday life. For Blomus design is not an end in itself but an important part of everyday life. Showing a Blomus product once again! We just got these in the store last week. These stylish bread baskets have a canvas cover that comes off so you can wash it easily. Having these at home would be like eating in a restaurant!. I personally favor the green color!

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Company: Marimekko We are featuring Marimekko fabric today! These timeless fabrics and bedding would be perfect for back to school! Yes, it's coming around once again... We have lots of bedding, cups, plates and pillow cases that would make your new college student's dorm room a hit. They are also great for any age! I recall one customer that came into the store recently and said she had the pink flowered fabric in her room as a child! This stuff never gets old!

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Company: Roost About: Roost is a wholesale line of modern home furnishings and accessories that emphasizes accessible and livable design. We utilize authentic materials and finishes that are contemporary without being hard-edged. The majority of roost products are designed by our small group of design associates and the... finished pieces are truly handmade, small craft production. Our products are manufactured for us in workshops and factories where we have longstanding relationships. In this way, we can ensure the quality and integrity of each piece. Our line includes some furniture, as well as lighting, unique mouth-blown glass vessels, metal vases and candleholders, home textiles, baskets, stone, wood, wax and botanicals. We will be adding collections periodically with the goal of being a complete design and product resource for the home and gift specialty retailer. These are so great. Taking a non-sustainable item, a plastic bottle and using that design and making it out of glass! So cool! Very light weight and fun, great for the home or office.

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Company: MakeLike Location: Portland, Oregon About: Our studio generates art direction, graphic design, pattern design, and illustration for publishing, editorial, marketing, retail, exhibition, product development and identity/brand applications. I love there MakeLike's attitude not to mention their work! Reading their story on their site makes me laugh out loud. Their philosophy about making shows through in their work. The "hers" and "his" pillow cases are hilarious. Check our there work here at Relish!

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Company: Xen About: Pure and full of Spirit - A philosophy and our guiding principle. In a world tries to keep up with the continuous progress, calmness, purity and uniqueness have become seldom, if not a luxury. Xen realizes moral concepts and a philosophy beyond the zeitgeist by combining elegance and natural materials in innovative ways. So Xen leaves the ordinary dimensions of jewelry in order to create collections offering the leeways for your personality - combining esthetics and craftsmanship. I will admit, this is a really weird close-up shot of my hand... But besides that, I love this ring. With the smooth stainless steel and the off-centered balance. Beautiful!

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About: First introduced in 1997, the Ray Tray is back! The design, which features a metal frame covered with stretch netting typically used in lingerie, incorporates a simple, inventive mechanism to hold the fabric in a concave plane. The RayTray is the first of the RayBowl collection to be reintroduce...d. The open, breathable mesh makes the RayTray ideal for storing fruit and vegetables. The covers come of easily and are machine washable. In addition to functioning as storage in the kitchen or on a bugget, the RayTray makes a dramatic modern statement in any area of your home. These are amazing! We don't quite have them in the store yet, but they are available for shipping in September! They come in green, white and black. This is yet again another design I have never seen before, so innovative and fun! If only I could think of something this cool...

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From: Design House Stockholm Designer: Harri Koskinen Block Lamp: Harry was educated in Helsinki at the Institute of art and design. He has received acclaim from the Finnish industry sector, which recognized him as a talented designer with brave new ideas. ...Today, the block lamp is a design classic, renowned all over the world and recognized with several design awards. The Block Lamp was introduced in 1996 and has been part of the Museum of Modern Art in New York's collection since 2000. I am pretty sure I am way behind the times on this one, but this lamp is so cool! It was in the store when I showed up today and was informed that it's been around for a while. I have never seen a lamp so simple and innovative. It completely challenges what we know as a lamp while still having the basic function of a lamp, to light. Beautiful and a great floor highlight piece.

Company: Moufelt Artist: Jeanie Lai MOUFELT.llc is an independent design studio started in 2007 by Jeanie Lai to explore wool felt and its endless design possibilities. Modern design is combined with one of the oldest known textile to create tactile fashion and home accessories for everyday life. All products are made in Oregon using 100% pure wool felt, a sustainable and renewable resource. Traditional hand felting techniques as well as industrial felts are used to create our products. Jeanie Lai is a Portland Oregon-based designer. With a background in architecture, Jeanie combines craft with her modern graphic style to create designs that feature the intrinsic qualities of her favorite material, wool felt. This is the best green rug! Beautiful and feels nice too. Staring at it longingly...

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Doing a double feature today! Because well, I like both of the products... Company: Blomus Location: Germany Materials: Stainless Steel Description: Blomus aims to harmonise form and function to create special products for everyday life. For Blomus design is not an end in itself but an important part of everyday life. One of our favorite wine tools with long wine pull, foil knife and bottle opener - all in one. And, the weight of the stainless steel makes it seem like you spent a whole lot more! This is the most heavy duty bottle opener I have ever held. I just know that it would work amazingly. It has a cap opener, cork opener and a small knife to peel off the seal. Company: Blomus Location: Germany Materials: Stainless Steel Description: Blomus aims to harmonise form and function to create special products for everyday life. For Blomus design is not an end in itself but an important part of everyday life. One of our favorite party gifts! Stainless steel cheese slicer with an extra slicing cord. This product is the one I have seen the most people buy. I don't really understand it. Wait, yes I do! Cutting cheese with a knife can be frustrating!

Beautiful wedding, Groom's ring

One of our clients kindly emailed us a link to a feature of their beautiful wedding which included a mention of the Groom's ring from Relish! Take a look!

http://styleunveiled.com/portlandrealweddings/kami-and-brett.html

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Company: jefdesigns Artist: Joe Futschik Location: Portland, Oregon Joe started jefdesigns in 2003 with a line of lamps and paintings. Since then his designs have expanded into lightbox paintings, prints, and home goods that have received international attention in the design community. Joe designs all work here in Portland, Oregon. Each image is created from an original drawing and digitally manipulated with rich woodgrain. Joe just came in and brought us some new work! One that's even 20x20! Carey is hanging on the wall as I write!

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Artist: Katie Bramlage Location: Portland, Oregon Katie is/was an intern with Relish. (correct me on that!) She makes these wonderful ceramic rocks that we actually use to display rings in the store. We recently asked if we could sell these and of course she said yes! So come on in and check them out!

Our Carrie Bike Baskets are on sale for $69! Regularly MSRP $89. Available in black, white and green. Only 6 left! Perfectly holds a grocery bags worth of food, and you can remove to take in the store!

Product of the Day

White Lunette is a sewn fiberglass paper lampshade that clips onto a bare light bulb. Lunette can be used as a ceiling, wall or table fixture. I love simple solutions to big problems. Granted, a bare light bulb is not the end of the world, but it is always amazing to be able to cover up something ugly and make it pretty!... We have lots of these in the store so come on in or if you can't make it, check them out online as well.

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Simple hanging terrarium with rocks and airplant inside. Made by a local artist in Portland, Oregon. Martie Kilmer of Space Design Botanicals. These are awesome! Martie just brought in some new hanging terrariums last week that will be hung in the store. So pretty and calming to look at!

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Brand: Jonathan Langston Artist: Jonathan Langston Location: Portland, Oregon Jonathan Langston is an alumni of the Oregon College of Art and Craft. His studio is located at the Ford Building in SE Portland. Jonathan begins with a 2D design on paper. Each form is first hand-thrown. A mold is then taken of the original to be used for slip casting, allowing Jonathan to work with duplicates. This process provides opportunity to alter each piece individually while staying true to the original form. The vessels become uniformly distinct. *All of these vases at first glance seem similar, but when you look closely each one has their own characteristics! Actually, Jonathan just came in the store and brought in some more vases, pink and blue ones to be exact. My favorite is that pewter one on the right!

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Company: Stubbornworks Designer: Melissa Stiles Location: Portland, Oregon

This jewelry is made from a Portland designer, Melissa Stiles. Her work is made from brushed aluminum, stainless steel, and silver. Filled with vibrant resins in modern designs and patterns. Her work is seriously beautiful. Clean lines, simple designs with a huge impact. When I first saw these earrings I thought they would be heavy, but I was oh so wrong. So light! They are a very unique design. Come in and get them before I do!

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What can I say, these are so pretty! Some of the most unique ceramic ware I have seen. I love the bold colors and how they are offset by their white exteriors. And using a pastry bag to make the spikes? Genius! Brand: Leah Nobilette Artist: Leah Nobilette Location: Portland, Oregon Work: hand-made ceramics in 2006. Functional and food-safe, yet beautifully designed ceramic bowls with a spikey exterior, extruded through a pastry bag! Great as a gift, centerpiece or nested in color.

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These vases are beautiful! These were already in the store but we just got more from Lynn Read who happens to be our Featured Artist of the Month! Come check out his work anytime and especially tomorrow for First Thursday!

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Carrie is the brand new unique bicycle basket for the urban cyclist. The designer fashioned the new baskets after her childhood Swedish memories of crocheted tablecloths over tea with grandma. The best part is that it also doubles as a shopping basket! These baskets were one of the first things I saw when walking into Relish for the first time. Definitely one of those unique products that I have never seen before! These can make biking just that much more fun with their bright colors and beautiful design! Randi

New felt works in store

Aurelie Tu, our featured artist this month, has been designing and producing super intricate and beautiful felt pieces that we just had to share.

For local people, please stop in the store to see her felt rugs and stunning felt wall mural. She is also using a similar application for pendant lighting as well!

Thanks so much to those who came our to support Aurelie and Relish this last Thursday and our First Thursday offerings. For those who didn't make it, her work will be up all month to come by and check out. We'd love to see you!

Cheers,

Carey

Marimekko burn-out curtains yesterday!

We are excited to post a photo of yesterdays Marimekko custom panel draperies! Our clients have a south-facing (i.e. lots of sun) 20 ft window span for their original Mid-Century Modern home and we were able to powder-coat 2 parallel tracks, they can operate inter-dependently depending on the amount of light they need morning or night. The close-up is gorgeous...

new Chilewich Pet Mats and iPhone cases at relish!

Come have a look for our new features this week at the store -- new iPhone case and Pet Mats:

Bottle vases

Jonathan Langston, our featured artist for February (and one of our favorites) has launched his website. Check it out at www.jplangston.com.

Looking forward to our spring featured artists

Up next is Chilewich; one of our top selling lines. Don't forget to check out our website for our other Upcoming events!

Our first, First Thursday of 2010

Date: Thursday, February 4th :: 6-8 pm

Visit us for first Thursday featuring the work of local Portland artist Jonathan Langston. He creates hand-thrown uniquely distinct vases and vessels and will be featuring new designs as well as pieces from his collection new to Relish! Nibble on snacks and sip on wine with us.

More info: Call Us at 503.227.3779 or info@shoprelish.com

Clearance Sale!

End of collection clearance sale. We have tons of items remaining on sale from$5.00- $50.00. Browse online or come down to see the full selection of sale items.

Custom Shower Curtain for Client

hey folks, just wanted to share this photo of our clients marimekko custom shower curtain (oversized and statement for the bathroom!). This was a pretty fun project to create the composition of the trees and forest for the panels. 14' high ceilings and almost 89" long. Such fun...enjoy!

Thank you for your Support!

New to Relish- MAKELIKE!

Makelike is now available at our store! We are very excited to feature and celebrate our local artists. They offer hand screenprinted wallpaper, tea towels and pillowcases. All inks are waterbased and all paper used is recycled.

Our favorite: Posessive pillowcases- His/hers pillowcases available with either black or green lettering. This one color cactus-font pillowcase is on 100% organic cotton. Create your own set... his and his. his and hers, or hers and hers!

take a look: Makelike at shoprelish

Their product theme for this year has been the cactus, next up: national forest.

cheers!

Wow! We have some Chilewich woven vinyl floormats from a project at 40% off retail! They are amazing in your foyer and kitchens and a best seller for 7 years now. Almost never on sale. Take 40% off the listed price or call us at: 503-227-3779 Look here for remaining sizes! http://www.shoprelish.com/Store/pc/showsearchresults.asp?pageStyle=H&keyword =ikat