Our signature annual event, Design In Bloom, once again drew 500 Colorado creatives for a night of networking, giveaways, food, and flowers on April 30! Held at Verve in downtown Denver, the event offered architects and designers the opportunity to showcase their talents in the form of innovative floral designs and arrangements. Be sure to check...Read More
It’s finally here! Tonight, we will celebrate with hundreds from our creative community at our annual Design In Bloom event! Come see 15 innovative floral concepts from architects and designers, and enjoy floral-themed bites, craft cocktails, wine, and beer at a casual, open house networking event. Below is more to know before you go! LOCATION Verve, 1490 Delgany, Denver...Read More
The 11th annual Doors Open Denver, presented by Denver Architectural Foundation, happens again this weekend, April 25-26. Denver buildings will open their doors to the public for exclusive viewing opportunities, highlighting Denver classics, then and now. But with a total of 57 locations over just two days, we’ve decided to make Doors Open Denver less...Read More
It is fixed and versatile, classic and trendy, bold and conservative. It is English and Latin. It is instantly recognizable but hard to reproduce. It is ubiquitous and mysterious. Behold: It is the great and powerful ampersand. WORDS: CHARLIE KEATON The ampersand, that squiggly conjunctive logogram and erstwhile 27th letter of the alphabet, is really...Read More
IF LEWIS AND CLARK WERE ALIVE TODAY, WOULD THEY CALL EACH OTHER BFF’S OR USE A GPS TO NAVIGATE? #ROADTRIP? WORDS: HANNAH WIEDMANN Artist Shawn Huckins strikes a humorous chord merging past and present in his latest exploration, The American__tier. Ambient light and Mile High City inspiration flood his back room studio where Huckins can be found pouring...Read More
Design: An Entrepreneur’s Loaded Dice Start-ups are all the rage, but for every Warby Parker, GoPro or Uber success, there are thousands of “Friendster” gravestones out there. How does today’s entrepreneur balance risk and rewards? What defines a successful brand? Why is design the key to winning? At 25, Ken Carbone chose to “roll the dice” and start...Read More
On May 9, Roth Sheppard Architects will hold its second educational event for Colorado high school students and their parents, So You Want to Be an Architect?—an introductory seminar for high school students, and the registration deadline is Friday, April 24. This learning experience will give students contemplating a career in architecture and design an...Read More
Next week, the Rocky Mountain Chapter of the IIDA hosts its signature event: Prêt-à-Porter! The event pairs design firm teams with product manufacturers, who are tasked with creating a couture ensemble for a runway fashion show. Get your tickets now and read on to meet the judges! VIVECA BISSONNETTE FIIDA, CID, LEED AP – Vice President on the IIDA...Read More
In the spring 2013 issue of Modern Denver, we featured the art collection of Brian Tschumper—and his loft is now for sale! Check out the Golden Triangle listing from PorchLight Real Estate, and see photos of the property below. Read More
THE ONCE-NEGLECTED CORPORATE KITCHEN IS IN THE MIDST OF A RENAISSANCE. NEGLECTED BREAK ROOMS BLOSSOM INTO GORGEOUS, ENERGIZING EXTENSIONS OF THE OFFICES THEY SUPPORT THANKS TO PIONEERS LIKE DENVER-BASED VESEL CONTEMPORARY KITCHENS. WORDS: Rob Bowman IMAGES: Raul J. Garcia ASK ANY RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE AGENT WHAT MATTERS MOST WHEN BUYING OR SELLING A HOME, AND IT WON’T TAKE...Read More
On Thursday, April 16, a panel discussion will be held in Boulder—a humorous and utopian discussion about hypothetical urban planning scenarios in Boulder. The panel—Zane Selvans of Clean Energy Action, Boulder City Council member Tim Plass, Mimi Mather of Root House Studio, Rick Epstein of re: Architecture, and City of Boulder Urban Planner Sam Aseefa—will be moderated by...Read More
Photo by Virginia Stiles Photography Designers, entrepreneurs, developers, and ideators: It’s go time. Time to build apps, that build businesses, that build Colorado. Go Code Colorado, the civic data apps and business challenge, is back. In its first year, Go Code Colorado won the Colorado Technology Association’s APEX award for Best Technology Project, and was...Read More
SPANISH PAINTER, SCULPTOR, AND CERAMICIST JOAN MIRÓ IS A LONG-STANDING FAVORITE FOR US AT MODERN IN DENVER, AND WE’RE EXCITED TO SEE HIS WORK ON DISPLAY AT THE DENVER ART MUSEUM UNTIL JUNE 28. WORDS: ALEXIS METHVEN ...Read More
Your coolest friend’s favorite market (that’s the Denver Flea) returns with a full day of shopping, beer drinking, food eating, music listening, and more. And best of all…it’s FREE! RSVP for a free New Belgium craft beer and a chance to win a New Belgium cruiser bike. Modern In Denver is excited to join the...Read More
AIA Colorado and the 15th Street Design District are presenting a free movie night on Wednesday, April 1! View a screening of “Eames: The Architect and the Painter” at Boedecker Cinema at The Dairy Center for the Arts in Boulder. Register here and learn about the film below: Eames: The Architect and the Painter From...Read More
Rocky Mountain Green is Colorado’s green building conference and expo, hosted by U.S. Green Building Council Colorado (USGBC Colorado) and designed by and for professionals working on high performance projects. Learn from experts, earn GBCI/Real Estate/AIA continuing education hours and grow your business at Rocky Mountain Green! The 2015 conference will be held April 2-3...Read More
Join Modern In Denver and Architectural Record for the presentation of “Design & Innovation in Multi-Unit Housing.” It’s part of the Architectural Record on the Road series and features a CEU session, panel discussion, and networking opportunities. See below for details and register here. [divider scroll_text=””] Design & Innovation in Multi-Unit Housing March 24 History Colorado...Read More
Happy Spring! Spring has sprung, as has the latest issue of Modern In Denver! The theme of renewal is in the air, with a profile of the new 24,000-square-foot showroom space for Studio Como, a look at the rebirth of Aspen—complete with a 20-page guide to its modern art and architecture—and a Denver artist who has...Read More
MODERN, MEET VICTORIAN. CHARLES AND RAY, MEET WES ANDERSON. SPACESHIP CUBE, WELCOME TO DENVER’S WYMAN HISTORIC DISTRICT. COAST-HOPPING EDUCATOR VAN SCHOALES AND FUNDRAISING COMMUNICATIONS PRO ALICIA ECONOMOS SURE KNOW HOW TO MAKE A STATEMENT—BY WAY OF A SLEEK, 400-SQUARE-FOOT CUBE ROOM THAT SEEMS TO BE FLOATING ATOP A QUEEN ANNE VICTORIAN. IN THIS ARCHITECTURAL AND STRUCTURAL FEAT...Read More
Tickets are now on sale for Pret-A-Porter, a fashion show hosted by the Rocky Mountain Chapter of the IIDA, where design firm teams are randomly paired with product manufacturers and are tasked with creating a couture ensemble for a runway fashion show. Some of these products are quite abstract, lighting for example, and must be...Read More
