Featured in the Portland Tribune, KOIN 6 News, Oregon Public Broadcasting, and 3D Print.  Bespoke Bodies: The Design and Craft of Prosthetics Free Exhibit by Design Museum Foundation On View: Feb 15 – May 9, ...

By Brian Heckathorn, Area Clinic Manager, CPO, Hanger Clinic • Edited by Amanda Hawkins & Grace Mennell, Design Museum Foundation I am a prosthetist at Hanger Clinic working in multiple offices across ...

Is it one person’s or one corporation’s responsibility? How can design help to hold individuals and corporations accountable?

“[Risky] play involves freedom of choice, personal enjoyment, and a focus on the activity itself rather than its outcomes. It is a time when we learn to collaborate, problem-solve, use ...

We’re super excited to announce our events and programs for Spring 2019! From the upcoming opening of our new exhibition, Bespoke Bodies, to our monthly Design Museum Mornings series, we’re covering ...

There is perhaps nothing more creative than children at play. For kids, creativity, ideation, and design are as natural as walking and talking. Their unbridled imagination inspires us, as adults, ...

Our Spring UNITE discussion focuses on our collective responsibility to design and implement sustainable practices. While individual responsibility is important, we often underplay the role that organizations play in securing ...

Design Museum Mornings with Amy Bucher, Behavior Change Design Director at Mad*Pow.  Amy Bucher examines how individuals can collectively design a healthier society. Changing a society’s behavior is a tall order, ...

Design Museum Mornings with Kristen Ransom, CEO, and Founder of IncluDe. Kristen challenges technology to be inclusive and equally accessible to all. By redesigning the way industries offer their services and ...

Gala 10 celebrates the 10th anniversary of Design Museum Foundation and represents the largest fundraising initiative of the Foundation. The money raised supports our commitment to bring the transformative power ...

Design Museum Portland’s outdoor exhibition Street Seats: Urban Benches for Vibrant Cities launches into its last weeks at World Trade Center Portland. Last August, Design Museum Portland unveiled its 7-month ...