Despite its proximity to downtown Portland, Oregon, Ben Watson and Claudio Tschopp’s home is surrounded by forests.

Portland—the city where young people go to retire, home of Stumptown Coffee Roasters, and filming location of that one show.

When creative director Ben Watson and his partner, painter Claudio Tschopp, relocated from Basel, Switzerland, to Portland, Oregon, three years ago, they had been told about Portland’s Pearl…