Meet Sage Cortez, maker of Hand & Fire. In this interview, Sage goes into detail about what inspires her as a maker and what she hopes to inspire in others with her work.

Even though our studio space is open to the public most of the time, we thought it would be nice to share the process behind how we make our products. 

Last week, we had a chance to host a Boro Workshop for folks from Adidas. During the workshop, people used scraps of fabrics to create their own patchwork pieces, using their personal tastes and choices, each creations turned out to be unique.

Recently we did a collaboration with Eggpress. We shared and discussed the stories behind many of our fabrics, and we narrowed down our focus to Katazome prints. Our goal was to print traditional patterns commonly seen on our textiles, sharing this art with a wider audience.

This year we started working with Natural Felt, a batting-processing company in Portland, to make our pillow inserts. We were tired of using cheap, understuffed inserts, and wanted to be able to provide something that was truly Made Here in Portland.

We're always thinking of ways to create products that have meaning and a rich history or story behind the design. Deriving from an old Japanese folktale, the Momotaro, meaning "Peach Boy". Click to learn more.