Take a guided tour of five local Denver studios and get an inside look at how each firm works, from lobby to lunchroom. This is your chance to see how other designers set up their desks, utilize common areas and display award-winning work. Who knows, it might just inspire you to redecorate your own space!
The tour takes place in the morning and is repeated in the afternoon; a $175 fee applies ($325 if you’re not a full-Conference attendee). Spots are available on a first-come, first-served basis and it usually goes quickly—sign up for a Studio Tour today!
Ellen Bruss Design
Located in a renovated Benjamin Moore paints warehouse in Denver’s River North neighborhood, the Ellen Bruss Design space is characterized by concret floors. Exposed brick and beams, and 20' ceilings.
Employees: 7
Specialities: brand identity, collateral, environmental, web and packaging work for residential, retails products and retail shopping centers.
ebd.com
Factory Design Labs
Factory Design Labs’ three-story office is located in Cherry Creek, the heart of Colorado’s luxury retail and the host of community events like the Cherry Creek Arts Festival. The space features iconic furniture along with a digital backbone (curious? so are we), and exposed ceilings.
Employees: 99
Specialties: marketing premium culture-drive lifestyle brands, including traditional and digital communication solutions
factorylabs.com
Foils + Dies / Vintage Pressworks
Located just south of downtown in a warehouse district, Foils + Dies’ space combines the typical industrial aspects of a warehouse with an inviting interior and contemporary finishes. The vintage pressroom showcases owner Rob Barnes’ collection of antique presses, including a rare wood common press (circa 1770) and a Columbian press (circa 1864). The main pressroom boasts a clean industrial space for the working presses.
Employees: 5
Specialties: letterpress stationery packages, wedding invitations, presentation folders, posters and other high-end printed collateral.
foilsanddies.com
Idaho Stew / Ink Lounge
Five minutes south of downtown, Idaho Stew’s actual design studio is accompanied by Ink Lounge, a screenprint shop “free of formal clients”(owners Stuart and Nicky Alden hold monthly screenprinting workshops at Ink Lounge). Stuart and Nicky are the creative brains behind this year’s HOW Conference poster—reserve your copy here.
Employees: 2.5
Specialties: multidisciplinary design for non-profits and small to medium-sized companies
idahostew.com
inkloungegallery.com
Spillt
Spillt is located in Denver’s RiNo district in the Taxi complex, a mixed-use commerical and residential community on the Platte River. The studio is surrounded by creative businesses, including galleries, design shops, post-production houses, furniture makers and more.
Employees: 4
Specialties: motion design, mostly for broadcast television show graphics packages
spillt.com
