5280 Home – August 2019

COURTESY OF DENVER MODERN (4)

Donnie Criswell didn’t

set out to launch a fur-

niture empire nearly 10 years

ago—he just wanted to make

a reclaimed-wood table for his

home in Boulder. But after he

met and married Lindsey Price

Criswell, who had worked in

consumer product consulting,

the pair realized that Den-

verites had a yen for locally

designed pieces that epitomize

the city’s lifestyle—which

includes “an appreciation for

lasting beauty, a desire to be

bold without being flashy, and a

collaborative and community-

driven environment,” Lindsey

says. Having dipped their

toes in the furniture-building

biz (since 2013, they’ve been

fashioning custom pieces for

corporate clients including

WeWork and Google—and,

locally, Corvus Coffee and the

Wolf’s Tailor), the duo felt they

could transfer that aesthetic to

a direct-to-consumer line that

would appeal in Colorado

and beyond.

Enter their new line of fur-

niture and home accessories,

Denver Modern, which the pair

launched in 2018 and currently

sells online; eventually, they’ll

display and sell their wares in

a Clayton neighborhood show-

room as well. The collection feels

just right for Colorado: “We use

mixtures of blackened steel,

concrete, white oak, leather, and

more,” Lindsey says. Adds Don-

nie: “What Lindsey and I are

drawn to is modern, but we don’t

like ‘cold’ furniture you can’t feel

comfortable in and don’t want

to see in your own house.” This

sensibility, plus a commitment to

craftsmanship that’s difficult

to find in mass-produced fur-

nishings, makes the Criswells’

line an ideal source for your

next perfect piece.

denvermodern.com

Denver

Modern

THE FAMILY STARTUP

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Clockwise from top left: Vail lounge chair,

Canyon lounge chair, Cascade bar stool,

Highline lounge chair; Ziggy nesting

tables; Highline bench. Check website

for pricing.

THE GUIDE TO

LOCAL

FURNITURE

DESIGNERS

48 | 5280 HOME | AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2019

Lindsey Price Criswell

and Donnie Criswell

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COURTESY OF DENVER MODERN (4)

DonnieCriswelldidn’t

setouttolauncha fur-

nitureempirenearly 10 years

ago—hejustwantedtomake

a reclaimed-woodtableforhis

homeinBoulder.Butafterhe

metandmarriedLindseyPrice

Criswell,whohadworkedin

consumerproductconsulting,

thepairrealizedthatDen-

veriteshada yenforlocally

designedpiecesthatepitomize

thecity’slifestyle—which

includes“anappreciationfor

lastingbeauty,a desiretobe

boldwithoutbeingflashy,anda

collaborativeandcommunity-

drivenenvironment,”Lindsey

says.Havingdippedtheir

toesinthefurniture-building

biz(since2013,they’vebeen

fashioningcustompiecesfor

corporateclientsincluding

WeWorkandGoogle—and,

locally,CorvusCoffeeandthe

Wolf’sTailor),theduofeltthey

couldtransferthataestheticto

a direct-to-consumerlinethat

wouldappealinColorado

andbeyond.

Entertheirnewlineoffur-

nitureandhomeaccessories,

DenverModern,whichthepair

launchedin 2018 andcurrently

sellsonline;eventually,they’ll

displayandselltheirwaresin

a Claytonneighborhoodshow-

roomaswell.Thecollectionfeels

justrightforColorado:“Weuse

mixturesofblackenedsteel,

concrete,whiteoak,leather,and

more,”Lindseysays.AddsDon-

nie:“WhatLindseyandI are

drawntois modern,butwedon’t

like‘cold’furnitureyoucan’tfeel

comfortableinanddon’twant

toseeinyourownhouse.”This

sensibility,plusa commitmentto

craftsmanshipthat’sdifficult

tofindinmass-producedfur-

nishings,makestheCriswells’

lineanidealsourceforyour

nextperfectpiece.

denvermodern.com

Denver

Modern

THEFAMILYSTARTUP

6

Clockwise from top left: Vail lounge chair,

Canyon lounge chair, Cascade bar stool,

Highline lounge chair; Ziggy nesting

tables; Highline bench. Check website

for pricing.

THE GUIDE TO

LOCAL

FURNITURE

DESIGNERS

48 | 5280 HOME | AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2019

Lindsey Price Criswell

and Donnie Criswell