Stumptown Cart in the Whitney

The cart we made for Stumptown this summer has rolled it's way into the lobby of the Whitney Museum of American Art. Check it out in the New York Times.

MADE featured on danner.com

MADE was chosen to be featured in a video seriese by Danner Boots about craftsmen around the country. Check it out!

MADE in this year's eat.shop guide.

RECENTLY COMPLETED: Stumptown Division

This summer, MADE was hired to re-vamp Stumptown Coffee Roasters' original Portland location on SE Division. The space had endured 10 years of abuse, and had some challenges with customer flow. With light modifications to the floor-plan, and a fresh take on materials and furnishings, we were able to visually open up the space, create more room for customers, and build in new coffee merchandising and storage solutions.

Modifications to the floor-plan included installing the cabinetry and display seen in the back left corner.

The bar face is made from Oregon white oak. We re-sawed the veneer from wind-fallen and diseased trees.

Closeup of the wood face, and the new condiment stand.

We also removed an old raised platform in the space and replaced it with a window counter and standing bar.

Closeup of the coffee tins that we had custom fabricated to hold all of the espresso used in the cafe.

In the adjacent room, we installed two of our block tables, as well as two full-length wall mounted benches. The glass garage door is also new, and provides as much natural light as Portland will give us.

Salinas Desk

Hello Salinas Desk, our newest creation! The desk is on view at Show PDX: Opening reception tonight, and on display through the month: showpdx

The desk is constructed of two opposing bent laminations.

The full-extension drawer lives neatly inside the shape created by the undulations of the top. Behind the drawer, a removable face reveals a power strip and networking hub for powering and networking your electronics.

The desk measures 61" long by 30" deep, which should be plenty of space for writing, computing, and general grinding away!

Ahhh, the drawer. We really love the simplicity of this piece.

MADE Kitchen Construction Pictures

We are nearing completion on the MADE kitchen line. This will be a customizable, ready to ship kitchen system with some pretty trick details. The best part, this was designed with ease of installation in mind. More to come soon...

Tim starting on the upper cabinets.

Brian installing the doors and drawers in the lower.

Now just waiting for our Caesarstone countertops and Gaggenau cooktop!

Stumptown Coffee Tables

Remember those large beams we were sawing up a month back? These are pics of the final project: We have made two for the Stumptown Division remodel.

Each table consists of nine sections of reclaimed beams. These puppies are HEAVY!

View of the end grain

Oregon White Oak Countertop

These are photos from our latest installation: we made this countertop as an add-on to a pre-existing kitchen.

View from the living room. The countertop flares out 6", easing the eye into the kitchen area.

Working side of the kitchen.

View from the foyer.

The characteristics of Oregon Oak are evident in this photo. Knotty, figured, and beautiful, wavy grain.

Custom made, inset face plate for the outlet cover.

LI NING STORE 2 COMPLETE!

We recently wrapped up at the new Li Ning store in the pearl. This is adjacent to the first space we did for them at 910 NW Hoyt.

Similar to the space next door, we built two bent-woood window displays.

This display greets visitors at the entrance. This is installed completely flush to the drywall with a 1/2" reveal around the perimeter.

The customer counter is white lacquer body with a powdercoat steel top for strength and durability. The face is powder coated aluminum, with a led lit logo and reveal.

In the middle of the store, we fabricated two 20 foot long, curved slat-wall systems. The foyer display is in the distance.

MADE sign at night

We illuminated the MADE sign last week for the first time! It is lit using low voltage LED lights, drawing only 18 watts.

The sign at night.

WORKING WITH BEAMS

These are beams that we are re-purposing to be used as coffee tables in Stumptown's Division St. cafe. Thanks to Creative WW for use of their shop!

Here are the fir beams in their rough state. 12" x 16" x 14' to start. These came from a grain elevator in Sherman County Oregon.

Rough cutting the beams to length. These are 14' long to start. Not our typical "fine" woodworking!

Rough cut lengths piling up....

Here are all the parts for the tables. Each length will later be cut in half once again...

Band-sawing to width. Now back to MADE for final milling, sanding, and assembly. Finished product photos to follow...

Li Ning Phase Two, Foyer Display

This is one of the pieces we are making for the new Li Ning store, in process:

Brian working on the foyer display box.

Drilling holes for the aluminum posts.

Preparing to route for the light channel: Note the company required tattoo!

On Site: Wall is prepped for the installation.

The completed display is installed.

Jeff checking for proper alignment. Next up, drywalling!

FINLEY BED AND CLOSET

We built this bed and closet storage in early 2009: designed by Osmose:

Shoe Shelving: Photo © 2010 Lincoln Barbour

Overall View

Side View: That is some tricky joinery!

The side tables are powder-coated steel on the interior

MADE SIGN:

One year later and many re-drafts thanks to the City of Portland, and our sign is FINALLY up!

Installed! Bronze facia, reclaimed oak border, and acrylic lettering (to be internally lit).

Using the pickup as our scaffolding.

The sign weighs 100 lbs., so it took all we had to get it up there.

Paul bracing the sign while Bo finishes bolting it off.

Bo putting on the final touches.

STUMPTOWN NYC ON TIME WEBSITE:

Hey, Stumptown NYC is written up in Time! That's our handiwork in the photo. Congrats, Stumptown!

Is Stumptown the New Starbucks - or Better?

TAKASHI'S TABLE:

We recently completed this dining table and shipped it to Los Angeles.

Side view: Legs are attached with custom-made steel brackets.

Finished with a hand-rubbed oil and polished with elbow grease!

Made from 12/4 solid walnut, the final top dimensions are 96" long, 42" wide, and 2-1/2" thick.