PaperCut Portland

For PaperCut’s Portland office, we transformed a bold digital brand into a vivid, three-dimensional experience.

Set high above the city in the Umpqua Bank Building, this workplace channels PaperCut’s mission-driven ethos and standout culture into every corner—starting with a hand-painted mural that fuses Portland’s story with PaperCut’s own.

From flora-and-fauna-wrapped phone rooms to a London phone booth that leads to a hidden vinyl-listening lounge, the details are layered, local, and joyfully unexpected. The café is pure magic—rainbows arc across the walls, and unicorns leap over the coffee bar, where trained-barista employees gather for connection and caffeine.

More than just an office, it’s a space that pulls people in—inviting collaboration, sparking creativity, and matching the heart-forward energy that’s made PaperCut a global favorite.

A bright office kitchen and lounge area featuring a colorful mural of mountains and a rainbow on the back wall, a central island with rust-colored bar stools, pendant lights, a ping pong table in the foreground, and two employees chatting
A small private office pod called "South Sister" with vibrant green walls, bold floral-patterned wallpaper in yellow and green, a sit-stand desk with a monitor, and a glass door entrance.
A hallway view of a glass-walled conference room with a presenter at a screen, next to a bold illustrated mural depicting a colorful cityscape with buildings, trees, and a bridge under a blue sky.
A music-themed lounge area with deep blue walls displaying rows of vinyl record albums on wooden shelves, a glimpse into a cozy recording room with a "RECORDING" sign, and a vintage red telephone box partially visible on the right.
A focused work pod named "Middle Sister" with a crimson red interior, whimsical insect-patterned wallpaper, and a woman standing at a height-adjustable desk with a monitor.
A lounge nook featuring a large, cheerful illustrated mural of rolling hills, mountains, trees, a river, and a sun, with a teal sofa, a tan leather armchair with a "Portland" pillow, and a small coffee table on a plaid rug.
Close-up of the "North Sister" office pod featuring vivid golden-yellow wallpaper with a geometric bird pattern, seen through a glass partition door.
A smiling employee stepping out of a bright red British-style telephone booth repurposed as a private phone room, set against deep teal walls with a wood stump side table nearby.
A close-up of a modern office kitchenette with powder blue lower cabinets featuring round pink hardware, dark countertops, a gooseneck faucet, and a dark penny-tile backsplash.
A dining nook in an office with a large rainbow and mountain mural in soft blues and yellows, black pendant lights, a banquette with a woven backrest, and small bistro tables with black chairs.
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