How does the Past Lives community set Design + Build apart from other construction, interior design, and custom fabrication companies in Portland?
Past Lives is a vibrant maker community filled with diverse and versatile artisans and trades workers. The shop space and expansive equipment access at our facility allows innovative collaborative projects to come to life. With state-of-the-art wood shop, blacksmithing, welding, metal fabrication, textiles, stained glass, 3D printing, and visual arts facilities— and members within all these specialties— there’s few limits to what we can create for you.
Spearheaded by two women, our contracting wing’s highly-skilled staff includes formerly incarcerated people. As a design and construction company, we’re in a unique position to build the one-of-a-kind idea of your dreams, while supporting Portland creatives to build a sustainable living in the arts.
Licensed Contractor, OR CCB#: 243853
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Additional Services
We are makers, artists and craftspeople working on residential & commercial projects for local homeowners, regional businesses and entrepreneurs.
ARTS + CRAFTS COMMISSIONS
For corporate interiors or personal collections, our artists and makers craft one-of-a-kind pieces or limited editions. From bespoke furniture to portraiture to heirloom quality crafts, we unite mind, heart and hand.
COMMUNITY PRESERVATION
In all, we aim to support creatives. We are built on the foundation that individually we shine & together we flourish. The Past Lives Community is designed on the ideal of creating fair wages for artists, apprentice labor and skilled tradesmen, each individual supported through our unique platform of collaboration and innovation,
INDUSTRIAL PARTNER & PROTOTYPING
We extend the manufacturer’s capacity by offering a flexible, skilled workforce to build orders just in time. From one to one thousand parts, our process and quality controls are made to meet your industry standards.
The Design + Build Team
Phoebe: 15 years in Design & Construction
Nathan: 15 years in Commercial & Residential Construction
Scott: 12 years Construction experience
Past Lives: Over 100 Portland Artists & Craftsmen
Please reach out to our Design + Build Team to schedule your consultation or site visit!
For over a year, Past Lives has helped us solve critical product design problems by applying insights, rapid prototyping and on-demand manufacturing support.
- David Ciampi, Engineer, Bendix Corporation