Strata (website, instagram) a cutlery retail business and knife sharpening service that launched earlier this year, has leased unit 4 of the The Black Box container building on Washington Ave.
Owner Evan Atwell sells specialty Japanese, French and New England made cutlery, as well as sharpens knives using a traditional Japanese whetstone process. Atwell moved to Portland from California where he worked for the Bi-Rite Market group.
He plans to open the new Strata retail store on February 1st.