Signature Rooms

NestFest is inviting a select group of curators, designers, and creative voices to take on a simple brief: reimagine a room.

Bedroom. Bathroom. Dining room. Kitchen. Study. Library.

We’re looking for people with a strong point of view to create immersive spaces that stretch what a “room” can be—visually, emotionally, and functionally. These should not feel like showrooms. They should feel personal, expressive, and unexpected—spaces that reflect a perspective as much as a purpose.

Each curator will lead their room, with the option to bring in collaborators—makers, artists, brands, or partners—to help realize the vision. But the room should feel cohesive and authored, not assembled.

We’ll provide a defined footprint (including two walls) as your canvas. What you do with it is up to you.

This is an invitation to:

  • Experiment with scale, material, and form

  • Challenge conventions of how rooms are used or experienced

  • Create something immersive, memorable, and distinctly your own

You bring:
A clear point of view, creative direction, and the ambition to turn a familiar room into something entirely new.

We bring:
The space—and a large, engaged audience of designers, architects, builders, retailers, and design-minded Portlanders. We’ll also support your installation with marketing assets, professional photography, promotion across Nester platforms, and a feature in Willamette Week.

This is not a showroom.

It’s a platform—for authorship, experimentation, and visibility within Portland’s design community.