A first look at 2017's ambitious Design Week Portland's programs (Photos)

Next month's Design Week Portland festivities will spread the event further around the town.Specifically, the event's headquarters will move to the city's Eastside, landing at the Redd, at Southeast Salmon Street and Eighth Avenue in the Central Eastside Industrial District. The Ecotrust development will serve as a conduit for the April 21-April 29 program that's expected to draw 5,000 participantsDesign Week Portland looks to promote the notion of design as an economic resource. It does so thro