secretSHOPPERS
Hello Secret Shoppers
WHY would you come to this fun experimental trade show when you have so many lame traditional options? We think a lot of it has to do with the fact that you'll be shopping alongside your actual customers. Unlike other trade shows ours is free and open to the public. You'll get a first hand look at what people are getting excited about. You'll be secretly shopping with the people who will buy from your shop. You can more comfortably be the bridge between the maker of awesome stuff and the people who want to own that awesome stuff.
This show is different from others because it connects more people to your shop and more people to the goods sold in your shop. BOOM. That's it.
RSVP to attend the preview party Thursday August 25th
Preview products and meet the makers before we officially open to the public the next morning.
Drinks, food and a surprise band are on us.
EXHIBITOR SPOT LIGHTs
Sacramento based All Good brings street wear style and outdoor gear function together in a new way. It's weird, it's fun, it's big in Japan, and it's big in Yosemite.
Portland based Strange Vacation is the first on the scene to make modern motorcycle wear for women. We believe this is a whole new category of adventure that's just begun to warm up and hit the main road.
Portland based Red Clouds Collective are the real deal. This group of family and friends make all their own goods in smart & practically stylish methods. They are true "makers" in the heart of the movement creating everything from phone cases, to backpacks, to pants for both men and women.
The Original Nomad makes those portable hot tubs that everyone wants but doesn't know where to buy yet.
Japanese camping gear at it's finest. Since Snow Peak's US HQ is in Portland they will bring things you won't see at any other trade show.
Seattle based Swift Industries makes bike bags of all sorts, but Stay Wild is teaming up with them to make a new product called the SEEKER. It's just a small bag that you'll want on every adventure you take for the rest of your life. The guts of the bag are made of pockets, elastic straps, and other functional pieces to hold art supplies, party supplies, or any other assortment of goods you'd put into a custom kit (including first aid).
Vancouver BC based Forest and Waves speaks to that sweet spot where the woods meet the beach without forgetting that nature-lovers love fun. They make apparel and home goods.
Portland based Escape Collective is known for making big party dome structures and artsy motorcycles. They now make the coolest hammocks.
Southern California based Bureo makes fish-shaped skate boards and sunglasses out of recycled fish net. Skating on land to protect the ocean. Who doesn't want that?
We'll be featuring prints from over 20 popular artists in the main hall. Every one can be an art collector when prints are available.