“Sustainability is a holistic circle connecting people and creating awareness around a lifestyle.”

Portland Revibe is a vintage eCommerce reseller and visual sourcing and consulting service provider run by Taylor Jochim-Smoot (@portlandrevibe). Taylor is dedicated to supporting progress toward more eco-sustainable practices that also support local communities. They strive to source unique secondhand décor for use in residential and commercial design. They love working with their local community to encourage the use and restoration of secondhand items. They also support local craftsmen and the learning of new skills to encourage a new generation of makers.

SHOW HIGHLIGHTS & TAKEAWAYS:

• Finding her tribe of resellers.
• Her plan-of-attack when she goes to estate sales.
• How she became a curator and consultant for corporate customers looking for unique, vintage, and collectible decor.
• How she sources unique secondhand décor for use in residential and commercial design.
• Encouraging a new generation of makers.
• Thrifting road trips.
• Educating corporations to help change the stigma around secondhand.