from the site:
"Relish was founded late 2001 by Trisha Guido and David Boyd. After 10+ years in technology sales and marketing, Trisha wanted to start a more creative and personally satisfying venture. One that would allow her to make a small difference, yet satisfy a continual yearning for travel and culture abroad. After many discussions and dinners at Mario’s Bohemian in San Francisco, the plan was hatched to start a home and personal accessories store featuring organic modern designs from around the world that were mostly unavailable in the US. While working and traveling in London and Europe, they started finding designers, craftspeople and small manufacturers producing beautiful objects of high quality. With David’s background in product and furniture design, and Trisha’s sales, marketing and sense of individual style, they started creating a collection of unique and timeless designs from Europe, Asia and the US. Now all they needed was a place to set up shop and a name…

After many soul searching travels and discussions, the two fell in love with Portland, Oregon on their second visit. They found the natural beauty and charm of the city, along with a healthy art and design community eager for fresh ideas, to be the perfect place to launch the business. But, what to call it?

A Condensed Oxford’s English Dictionary, complete with magnifying glass, found at a local garage sale, provided hours of eye straining name searching. Finally, late one night, the word "relish" pops up. "To provide with something relishing. To please, gratify, delight. To feel. To enjoy, take pleasure in. To have a liking for something". Relish. Perfect.

We truly hope you will relish the beautiful objects we’ve collected to enliven your home and your life. Whenever in Portland, please stop by and have a look...."