ADX

Portland, United States

4.5

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6 reviews

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Telephone:
+1 503-915-4342
Website:
adxportland.com
Address:
417 SE 11th Ave, Portland, OR, 97214
Central Eastside, Southeast Portland, Buckman
Nearby public transportation stops & stations:
960 ftSoutheast Morrison & 12th
0.2 miSoutheast Morrison & 9th
0.2 miNortheast 12th & Sandy
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Accepts Credit Cards
Yes
Wheelchair Accessible
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Today

Today 9:00 am – 10:00 pm
Open now
Local time (Portland) 6:01 PM Thursday, November 28, 2024

Business hours

Monday 9:00 am – 10:00 pm
Tuesday 9:00 am – 10:00 pm
Wednesday 9:00 am – 10:00 pm
Thursday 9:00 am – 10:00 pm
Friday 9:00 am – 10:00 pm
Saturday 9:00 am – 9:00 pm
Sunday 9:00 am – 9:00 pm

Description

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What is ADX? It’s what shop class should have been. Want to make something?

We’re your gym for a better kind of workout. Everyone is welcome in our 12,000-square foot facility, high-​profile designers work alongside students, retirees share their knowledge with novice builders, and entrepreneurs mix with hobbyists. We give you access to the tools, the space, and the community to help you create anything you dream up.

Want something made? Need a 12-​foot tall light-​up sign? Want to ditch that Ikea set for a handcrafted, exotic hardwood line of custom furniture? Or maybe just a really sweet keychain? We’ll work with you to get your project done right.

History

Established in 2011.

ADX evolved out of Art Department, an event space for creative Portlander’s started by Kelley Roy in November 2009. Inspired by a July 10, 2010 New York Times article about 3rd Ward in Brooklyn, owner Kelley Roy and her team embarked on a 3 month process to determine exactly what ADX should become. During the build out of our 12,000 square foot facility we hosted a series of open houses to get constant feedback from designers, makers, artists and the community at large. Since opening in June 2011, ADX has become a hub for boat builders, furniture makers, artists, product developers and innovators. Team ADX provides superior customer service to our members; maintains a clean, safe and open shop; offers a wide variety of classes; and provides excellent production quality through out fabrication services department. Come in and make it yourself, learn how to make it yourself, or let us make it for you. Either way you become part of our thriving community of thinkers and makers. Welcome!

Meet the Business Owner

Kelley R.

Business Owner

Kelley Roy is the Director of ADX, a membership based art and design facility in the heart of Portland’s Central Eastside. Kelley has a bachelors of geological sciences and a masters of community and regional planning. Kelley’s passion is all things Portland, and she provides business and marketing consulting services for Portland artists and designers who want to make a living doing what they love.

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6 reviews of ADX

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Place rating: 2
Portland, OR
I came out of my woodworking class here completely underwhelmed. The teacher seemed knowledgeable about woodworking but not so much on teaching (being sure to stop to ask for questions, making sure people were comfortable, etc.) and the followup seemed a bit off. Were we supposed to leave the class able to make things? Were there classes that were available later?
To top it off, there was someone taking pictures the entire time, often actually standing in the way of the students — they should have asked permission for this, or at the very least explained ahead of time that there would be someone standing between us and the lesson with large, cumbersome photographic equipment.
I’m seeing the other reviews and am glad others got more out of it than I did, but to me, it seemed a better idea than execution. I definitely would NOT recommend this to people who are just beginners.
Place rating: 5
Portland, OR
I’ve never been good at making stuff. Well, okay… I’ve made a few clever things in my life, I’m great at making messes, and as much as I try to avoid it, I often end up making a mountain out of a mole hill. But when it comes to putting my hands to craft enterprises, it’s often better left to other, more talented folks.
That said, I do enjoy the act of TRYING to make stuff, and ADX is a pretty sweet place to undertake such an endeavor. It’s a collective workspace that has a bunch of tools, facilities and even a gallery for showing off the shit you made. The folks who run it are friendly and the location is super central.
I’ve only visited and toured the space once, and I’m already sold on it. The thought of getting to use advanced tools without having to buy them is exciting. I can only imagine the magnitude of damage I could do to the things I’m trying to make with said tools. FUN!
Place rating: 5
Portland, OR
just took a class in their makers series — the cutting board class. was so much fun! i had basically 0 knowledge of working in a wood shop, I can now operate a lot of the big machines they have there plus i came home with an amazing black walnut cutting board that i made myself!
the teacher was super knowledgable of not only all the equipment, but wood in general. also very personable and a great teacher.
looking forward to taking more classes in the makers series and applying my newly learned skills to projects of my own.
Place rating: 5
Oakland, CA
I recently had ADX help me build some small wooden boxes for a self-​promotion project. I worked with Seamus, he was a great guy to collaborate with. I shared my idea/​design and together we made it better. He brought a lot of great ideas. We utilized some of the shops more interesting machines to help us realize the design, including the routing machine and laser engraver, both are super cool, and it’s really interesting to watch them at work. Throughout the process Seamus was always communicating with me and showing the work at each step in the process.
Over all it was one of the best experiences I have had with any shop (and I have worked with several shops over the years). A good shop is made up of good skilled people and ADX hits the mark on that! Plus they have the equipment to make the ideas come to life. Thanks ADX!
Place rating: 5
Portland, OR
ADX is totally badass. Women-​Only Welding class? OK! Basic Woodworking? COOL! Machine Sewing 101? RIGHT ON! Personally, I’m a huge fan of their marketing genius, Meredith. Everyone this place attracts seems to lead fantastically diverse, interesting lifestyles.
Place rating: 5
Portland, OR
I have been following this team from when they were on SE 9th by the distillery. A small custom fabrication shop mated with saavy artists, marketing and event planners to make a successful space for art shows, parties, dinners, benefits and fabrication. They even had a cool rooftop deck. One of the principals, authored, self published and launched a book about the food cart movement in Portland, Cartopia,
, now in its second printing. It’s really much bigger than that, it’s a handbook for launching a food cart movement in any city in the world.
Their individual and collaborative projects were so successful that they moved to a larger space and are set up for larger scale creative collaborations.
They have classes and a safety-​oriented wood shop (they use the awesome SawStop table saw — look it up, from a Portland-​Tigard startup), a metal shop, work space and office space for rent. OMFG, the ex-W+K, ACE Hotel, Spirit of 77,… are collaborating next door. There is a biodesel powered farm to fork mobile kitchen project getting ready for a national tour. They are seeking designer, writer, web, and other creative businesses to form an office that collaborates as a virtual agency in addition to operating their own businesses out of the space.
The warehouse-​like space is rentable for teaching classes and other events. They are entrepreneurs, so bring your ideas! Keep an eye out for the classes offered too.
It’s a new DIY spot for the individual creative who wants company and the possibility of collaboration!