Join us on Thursday, April 2 to celebrate our latest design launched in collaboration with Studio Howard and Portland Garment Factory. We invite you to be among the first to see the new pieces, which bring together a shared commitment to craftsmanship, material exploration, and thoughtful design.
Save the Date
Thursday, April 2
5:00 - 8:00
The Joinery’s Pearl District Showroom
More about the collaboration
The Joinery is excited about this new collaboration with Studio Howard and Portland Garment Factory as it brings together wood, textiles, and art in a unified expression. Rooted in a shared commitment to thoughtful design, craftsmanship and sustainability, the collaboration reflects the values that connect all three Portland-based studios.
“The Joinery has been a pillar of Portland’s design community and a place we look up to as fellow makers,” shared Britt Howard founder of Portland Garment Factory and Studio Howard. “As a fellow B Corp, their dedication to craftsmanship and sustainability made this collaboration feel like a natural extension of our practices.”
The design explores the relationship between structure and softness. The Joinery’s solid wood construction and meticulous joinery details are complemented by Studio Howard’s artistic perspective and Portland Garment Factory’s textile and upholstery fabrication, resulting in a piece that is both expressive and deeply functional.
“What we’ve enjoyed most is the spirit of creative experimentation that’s defined this partnership,” Howard noted. “Each studio brought craftsmanship, openness, and curiosity, creating the perfect conditions for new ideas to emerge.” Studio Howard’s use of upcycled materials in the collaboration was also an integral part as they were sourced exclusively from leather and fabrics scraps from The Joinery and PGF’s previous projects.
Designed for rest and reflection, the designs balance layered textiles with sculptural form. During the opening, visitors are invited to experience the tactile nature of the work and design details. Up close, each section reveals subtle variations in material and composition; from a distance, it resolves into a cohesive artistic vignette.
Part furniture, part textile study, and part artistic exploration, the collaboration reflects the strength of Portland’s creative community and marks its debut this First Thursday.