Built Oregon Features

Meet Genevieve Brazelton co-founder of The Bitter Housewife, she is neither a housewife nor that bitter.

Meet Genevieve Brazelton co-founder of The Bitter Housewife, she is neither a housewife nor that bitter.

The Bitter Housewife has  been making craft cocktail bitters for over six years and prides themselves on their accessible, high-quality bitters. Over the last few years, they've heard more, and more...
Read more
Meet Scott Hamlin, CEO and founder of Looptworks, working with some of the world’s top companies to take excess materials and produce sustainable products.

Meet Scott Hamlin, CEO and founder of Looptworks, working with some of the world’s top companies to take excess materials and produce sustainable products.

Scott Hamlin and his team are pioneers in the closed loop product systems. Horrified and astounded by the immense amount of waste produced by the fashion industry, Scott founded Looptworks in...
Read more
Meet Michael Montgomery, founder of Coalition Tea —he's deployed on a personal journey to connect his passion for tea with his experiences as an Army Veteran.

Meet Michael Montgomery, founder of Coalition Tea —he's deployed on a personal journey to connect his passion for tea with his experiences as an Army Veteran.

"Michael's grandfathers both served in WWII. His mother's father was deployed to the China Burma India Theater (CBI). A coalition of Allied Forces (including US Forces) worked together in this...
Read more
Meet Cindi Neiswonger, founder of Inspired Leaf Teas, she sources teas, spices and botanicals from across the globe to create the perfect blend of local teas.

Meet Cindi Neiswonger, founder of Inspired Leaf Teas, she sources teas, spices and botanicals from across the globe to create the perfect blend of local teas.

Cindi founded Inspired Leaf Teas out of a lifelong love of all things tea. What makes her line of teas so special is every unique and thoughtful blend has a...
Read more
Give with Purpose. Give the Gift of Oregon.

Give with Purpose. Give the Gift of Oregon.

This Holiday Season Oregon Makers have everything you need to check everyone off your Holiday shopping list! Shop local and Give with Purpose this Holiday Season. MA WOVENS - Ritual Rug...
Read more
Meet Orquidia Violeta, Textile Artist and Clothing Designer.

Meet Orquidia Violeta, Textile Artist and Clothing Designer.

Orquidia Violeta is a Salvadoran-American textile artist. Growing up in a dirt-floored farmhouse in Central America, she remembers the embroidered pink dress her mother sent her from the US. Orquidia...
Read more
Meet ReSISTA Kat, an activist fundraising organization in Portland, OR, creating feminist apparel and political cat gifts. 

Meet ReSISTA Kat, an activist fundraising organization in Portland, OR, creating feminist apparel and political cat gifts. 

Created by an Asian American graphic designer after an inspirational trip to the historic 2017 Women’s March in Washington D.C. ReSISTA Kat pays tribute to the loud and proud women...
Read more
Meet Mike Seely and his family, 4th Generation Mint Farmer and Founders of Seely Mint.

Meet Mike Seely and his family, 4th Generation Mint Farmer and Founders of Seely Mint.

The Seelys raise and harvest their mint the same way their parents, grandparents, and great grandparents did. In the soil, not in a lab beaker. Their mint is grown on...
Read more