Seven Planet

We really need to be careful of the products we purchase and their impact on the environment. This is why we are so thrilled to share one of our newest suppliers with you, Grace & Ivy. In early 2009, Grace & Ivy founder Ivette Newport began a quest. As a new mother, she desired a healthy, organic lifestyle for her family. She started investigating the food they were consuming and the products they were using on a daily basis. She was shocked at her findings. Beauty products were the first to go once she realized how many petro-chemicals, parabens and other toxins they were laden with. Her goal was to begin crafting these bath, beauty and skin care products for her family, using organic, local ingredients. Nothing more deliciously decadent than Brown Sugar Scrub

Our Favorite Item: Brown Sugar Scrub

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Namuh, a design collaborative, is a Portland based lighting company.  We offer a distinct product line and specialize in custom light design.  Namuh Design is conscious of every choice we make about our products. We are sustainably minded, support local business and source eco-friendly materials.  We seek to transform the way you work and live with light.

Namuh design extracts modernist philosophies and pairs them with today’s design archetype.  Designing from a platform of form equal to function, sustainability and loyalty to brand we create our vision – New Century Modern Craft Design

This Saturday was the first official day of Saturday Market this year and all the local supporters were out in full force. We had lots of work to do and thankfully, Pangaea Organics was our featured supplier for our “Mindful Supplier Saturday” because I really needed the caffeine.  Pangaea had the coffee brewing, the sun was out, people were smiling and the streets were buzzing.

I was so excited yesterday to see all the new boxes full of local jewelry, apparel and household goods from Trillium Artisans that we brought into the store.  Trillium Artisans is an innovative, green, nonprofit community economic development program that empowers artisans and actively connects them to markets.  I can’t wait to introduce our customers to the new items in the store. Everything is truly amazing and unique and of course, HAND MADE!

Today was a great day for Portland and thank you to all of you locals for your continued support.
Be sure to come check out our “Mindful Supplier Saturdays” where we feature a local company, artist or designer for the day.

What: Craft Night
Where: Seven Planet – 412  N.W. Couch St. Portland, Oregon 97209
When: Every 3rd Wednesday, 6-9pm

The Story

One day Milo and Katie met and hit it off.  They decided they should make friends together and create things together. Milo, an eager-to-learn student, is enthralled by crazy art world things. Katie, a shopgirl extraordinaire, loves to see the beautiful in simple objects. They are such busy bees, if they didn’t create together, they’d probably never see each other!

They decided, one day, to host a Craft Party at their humble Sellwood apartment, and friends attended enthusiastically. The night was filled with music, story telling, and everyone was creating fun crafty goodies! A few watercolor paintings, a handful of collages, and a plethora of googly eyes and popsicle sticks later, a tradition was born!

Katie and Milo find that entertaining for Craft Night has brought them closer together, and will continue to make new friends and create new memories by hosting the inspiring event. Craft Night at Seven Planet will be a perfect place to unwind, share with friends, and build a community that Seven Planet strives to form with all its visitors.

Come Join in the Fun!

It is this sense of sharing and human connection that Katie and Milo want to bring into Craft Night. We welcome you to join us at Seven Planet every 3rd Wednesday of every month from 6-9pm. This event is free to attend so tell a friend!

We have a great show for you this First Thursday with artist Michelle Nguyen, who specializes in working with reused materials. She attended Portland State University where she earned her two Bachelors of Art degrees in Japanese and Fine Arts in 2009. She currently lives in Portland, Oregon.

Check out her website: http://www.michellenguyenart.com/

As always we’ll also be providing snacks, beer and wine.

When: March 4th, 6:30-9pm
Where: Seven Planet Portland, 412 NW Couch St. (corner of 4th and NW Couch)

Why should sustainability be stuffy, unaffordable, or overcomplicated? Jonäno eco chic collections offer designer organic fashion to better the world–through green and fair labor practices. Scandinavian modern designer Bonnie Siefers makes sustainable style look easy…and fabulous. Her line of dresses, tunics, tops, pants and skirts are ethically made, organic, and truly high style.

As an advocate of slow fashion, Jonäno makes the most out of her trans-seasonal and timeless designs. Inspired by nature, at Jonäno eco chic collections you’ll find the most stylishly elegant of organic fashions for both women and babies. Bamboo ecoKashmere Clothing, Begonia and Energy Satin Clothing, Peace Silk Clothing, Hemp Clothing, and organic clothes made of other natural fibers come together to create earth friendly clothing as well as stunning, head turning looks.

Grace & Ivy is dedicated to creating paraben-free, cruelty-free, herbal beauty products that promote health, well being and an awareness of the natural world.

In early 2009 Ivette Newport began a quest. As a new mother, she desired a healthy, organic lifestyle for her family. She started investigating the food they were consuming and the products they were using on a daily basis. She was shocked at her findings.  Beauty products were the first to go once she realized how many petro-chemicals, parabens and other toxins they were laden with. Her goal was to begin crafting these bath, beauty and skin care products for her family, using organic, local ingredients. It began with many months of research, study and countless experiments to perfect her organic skin care formulas. The praise and support she received from her family and friends propelled her to the next stage of sharing and eventually selling these products.
Ivette continues to expand her knowledge and has a deep passion for this newly discovered endeavor.

LOOPTWORKS is an urban/outdoor apparel and accessories line made from 100% UPCYCLED materials. Everything we make is from pre-consumer excess – in other words, materials that get leftover at the factory. Instead of using the world’s limited resources to create new materials, LOOPTWORKS uses high quality, never before used excess materials that already exist. Since we do not know how much material we will find, each product is an individually numbered limited-edition item.

Make sure not to miss Northwest Earth Institute’s course “Menu for the Future” at Seven Planet Portland. There will be an introduction on February 17th, and then class runs every other week for the following 12 weeks. The course will run from 7-9pm each night.

The course is open to the public and the book costs $20. Click here for the informational flyer, and pass it on to your friends!

Johnny Patch makes iron-on jeans patches for your clothing. Our jeans patches are made from recycled jeans to do our part to be green and help the environment. We believe in a simple lifestyle including reusing materials, maximizing the life of goods, and repairing the things we love. If you have jeans that could use a patch, whether you have holes or not, use Johnny Patch iron-on jeans patches.