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Hot Shops: South Broadway in Denver

January 18, 2012 in CH&L magazine, Home furnishings, Products We Love by Caroline | No comments

Head to Broadway in Denver and sense the creative buzz in the air with some of the city’s best design shops moving in and sticking around. For a day—or afternoon—of hunting home goods in the neighborhood, follow our shop-by-shop, north-to-south guide for hitting the right spots.

Start north at 9th Avenue Collection (formerly “The Collection,” at 899 N. Broadway) to shop one of the greatest antiques inventories Denver-wide. antiquedesign.com

Then venture south to Lee Alex Décor (24 S. Broadway, Suite 104)—a favorite boutique for kicky mid-century furnishings—which has shown its dedication to the ’hood by upgrading to a larger showroom to house its delectable vintage finds. leealexdecor.com

Just a skip away, newish “modern mercantile” Hazel & Dewey (70 S. Broadway) offers a carefully edited mix of clean-lined, cheery tabletop items, kitchen goods and house wares, many of them handcrafted and locally made. hazel-dewey.com

Then browse the flock of showrooms at Denver Design District (595 S. Broadway) or wander Antique Row, an assembly of shops from 1100 to 1800 S. Broadway. antique-row.com

Be sure to set foot inside Alesso Modern Source (1238 S. Broadway), purveying sleek and swoon-worthy European lines, and recently relocated to the SoBo strip from the River North Art District (RiNo). alessomodernsource.com

Also new to the block is The Annex (1534 S. Broadway), an antiques collective curated by Christopher Watson of Watson & Co., that deals vintage style from more traditional to midcentury “funk” (think groovy neon signs and retro lighting).

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November events to get the holidays started with gusto

November 3, 2011 in Events by Caroline | No comments

Photo from Q’s Restaurant, Boulder

Design Excellence Day, November 4

Interior design students, you’re invited: Head to the Denver Design District for a full day of design inspiration, including a panel discussion with working design pros and the chance to design a space with products and samples from some of the showrooms. Registration is $10. For more info, click here.

Beaujolais and Beyond Festival, November 17

Lovers of French wine and food will relish the chance to celebrate the season for beaujolais nouveau and sample fare crafted by more than 20 of Colorado’s finest chefs. The event rounds out with a culinary competition, raffle (you might just win a trip for two to Europe) and lively entertainment. Tickets are $65 by November 16 and $75 day of event, which takes place at Denver’s Infinity Park Event Center. For more info, click here.

L’Esprit de Noel Holiday Home Tour & Boutique, November 18-19

For holiday inspiration for table and home, wander through five beautiful residences in Denver’s Morgan’s Addition Historic District. Each is dressed for the season by local florists, designers and other inspired creatives. Tour is $20; boutique is free. For more info, click here.

En Route: Denver, November 18

Join the big celebration of the opening of the Clyfford Still Museum in Denver. Grammy-nominated Denver band, DeVotchKa, will take the stage, and guests will enjoy food while raising a glass to Still’s life and legacy. Tickets start at $125. For more info, click here.

First Bite Boulder, November 11-19

For one week, 40-plus restaurants offer three-course meals for a serious chance to taste the town’s best flavors, and for the palatable price of $26. (Last year’s participating eateries included such favorites as Salt, The Kitchen and Cafe Aion.) For more info, click here.

Discover more of November’s best events at coloradohomesmag.com.



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Pull up a seat with Hickory Chair’s president, Jay Reardon

September 16, 2011 in Home furnishings by Caroline | 1 comment

It’s an exciting time for venerable furniture house Hickory Chair: Over the past decade or so, they’ve moved 90 percent of their manufacturing stateside to their Hickory, NC workshop (a whopping 600,000 square feet of sheer productivity); they’ve been collaborating with top designers, even inviting some onto the workshop floor to get a two-day education during “Hickory Chair University”; they’re crafting—and delivering—top-notch custom pieces in two weeks’ time.

And, this year the company turns 100. Naturally, they’re celebrating big.

I recently met with Hickory Chair president Jay Reardon at the Hoff Miller showroom at the Denver Design District to get the scoop on the company’s latest furniture designs and to hear how they’re bringing in the 1-0-0. (Here, we’re sitting on a Hickory Chair sofa, of course, that’s in front of a Hickory Chair cabinet, with a Hickory Chair coffee table pulled up in front.)

Jay filled me in on the company’s Centennial Collection—a furniture line designed in celebration of this most-important anniversary. The Hickory Chair designers went back in time, revisited the company’s archives from the 1920s and ’30s, and resurrected those pieces with “great bones,” Reardon says. Then they reshaped them—streamlined contours, changed finishes, added new hardware—and brought the pieces forward to the present day.

In addition to releasing the Centennial Collection, Hickory Chair also hosted a little celebratory design-off called the Centennial Design Challenge. Contestants dreamed up a personalized design based on any of the company’s furniture, or created an original piece—and the winner will score $10,000 in custom furnishings. Catch the winning design at hickorychair.com/challenge, and swoon over the amazing collections at hickorychair.com.

 

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Join us at the Denver Design District!

April 7, 2011 in Events by Mary | No comments

Now that spring is officially here, it seems that all we can think about is creating an outdoor living space that’s perfect for entertaining and relaxing. That’s why we’ll be at the Denver Design District’s Outdoor Living event this Saturday. Come join us and see the latest trends in outdoor furnishings and accessories, get advice from top industry experts, and start making those dreams of a beautiful outdoor space a reality.

Denver Design District Outdoor Living Event

Saturday, April 9
10-3
Denver Design District
595 South Broadway

For more information, visit DenverDesign.com

See you there!

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Welcome spring with these April events

March 24, 2011 in CH&L magazine, Events, Food & Dining by Caroline | 1 comment

Eat at altitude, take a creative retreat, go hunting for the perfect antique find–all in April.

Save Your Appetite

The Taste of Vail, April 7-9, brings three days of feasting and imbibing with some of the region’s best chefs and sommeliers. Sample creative dishes made with Colorado lamb, and hop on the gondola (or ski) to the Mountaintop Picnic, held inside a hand-built snow arena at 10,350 feet. For more info, click here.

Take It Outside

What better month than April to brush up on tips and trends in outdoor living? On April 9, head to the Denver Design District for a full lineup of lively events and speakers from 10 am to 3 pm, and get inspired to dwell outside in style. For more info, click here.

Creative Revival

Both professional and amateur artists are welcome at Chautauqua in Boulder from April 7-10 for The Makerie, a creative retreat for grown-ups with classes such as For more info, click here.

A Home Inspired

Need some fresh ideas for your own space? Don’t miss the 2011 Designer Show House to benefit The Children’s Hospital, April 8-10 and 15-17, 10 am-5 pm, featuring the work of 28 designers at the historic Cowperthwaite Estate in Denver’s Country Club neighborhood. For more info, click here.

Best of the Best

Design devotees throughout Colorado won’t want to miss the 13th Annual ASID Crystal Awards, Thursday April 14 at 5:30 pm, during which interior designers will take home top honors for a wide range of residential and commercial designs. Be inspired by the winning spaces, and by the venue itself: Ponti Hall at the Denver Art Museum. For more info, click here.

Glorious Antiques

We always love an excuse to go hunting for the perfect old find, and this year’s Denver Antiques Show and Sale, April 29-May 1, provides plenty of them. In its 29th year, the event is taking place at The Collection (at 9th and Broadway in Denver) and 10 percent of all proceeds benefit Central City Opera. Get first shopping dibs at the patron party, 6:30-9:30 pm, Thursday April 28. For more info, click here.

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