Photo: Courtesy Beam & Anchor

GRAND OPENING
A fire equipment warehouse on N Interstate Avenue will soon become Beam & Anchor. Jocelyn and Robert Rahm plan a workshop and retail showcase for local craftsmen like Ben Klebba (chair on the left) and Leland Duck (chair on the right). beamandanchor.com, projected early-spring opening

Photo: Courtesy Museum of Contemporary Craft

BIG IDEA
Get acquainted with locavore clay as Northwest ceramicist Betty Feves receives a retrospective at the Museum of Contemporary Craft. Feves exactingly sourced her materials, digging up very specific, distinctive hunks of Oregon dirt—from Deadman’s Pass, say, or a particular remote road between Ukiah and Sumpter. You could say this show takes the concept of terroir to a deeper level. mocc.pnca.edu

KILLER COMBO
It’s one thing to use Jacobsen sea salt (facebook.com/JacobsenSaltCo), harvested from places like Netarts Bay and distilled in Portland. But to rack up serious PDX points, serve Jacobsen’s in glass salt bowls from Vitreluxe (vitreluxe.com), a Portland workshop just tabbed for a Wallpaper design award.

Photo: Courtesy Juju

WORKSHOP
Avery Thatcher’s original wallpaper inspiration came on trips to South Africa and Indonesia. “People papered every inch of their walls with colorful stuff,” the 34-year-old Portlander says. Her Juju Papers stay true to that spirit with bold, graphic prints, which designers (and civilians) prefer for accent walls. jujupapers.com

HOT LOOK
Jennifer Slay’s Mox Botanicals solid perfumes and lip butters come in tough black glass containers. “Organics usually go for a hippie aesthetic,” the 30-year-old says. “I wanted something darker and modern.” Her ?sandalwood and citrus notes keep up the fight.
moxbotanicals.com

IMPORT ?
The specialty importer Haus Alpenz brings very exotic booze to town. A recent standout: Rabarbaro Zucca, a rhubarb-based, Milan-made liqueur with big fruity flavors hiding within dry smokiness. alpenz.com