Summer Gifts

Summer is filled with weddings, barbeques and garden parties. Finding a present doesn't have to be hard though...here are some affordable gift ideas, all under $60! Black and Blum's clever Salad Plant includes the utensils and a dressing mixing cup all in one. Alessi makes a whole line of fun kitchen accessories, including the Lily Pond chopstick set and holder - a great hostess gift. For the quick and easy wedding present, Black and Blum's Flow wine rack fits the bill for both style and budget.

Alessi Kiwi Watering Can

Alessi offers a fun twist on the traditional watering can with their colorful Kiwi. Made from thermoplastic resin with a stainless steel spout.

Blomus Orchos Torch

Looking for a grown-up modern alternative to the classic tiki? The Blomus Orchos Torch is made from stainlees steel and durable hardwood making it the perfect addition to your garden or outdoor walkway. Available in several different styles.

Denver by Design: Enter Soon!

The deadline for our big Denver by Design event is Wednesday, July 1st! That's next week folks. The Denver by Design competition is a juried contest to select the best modern design object, art or furniture created by a Colorado designer. Fabulous prizes, cheering fans, eternal glory...check out our website for all the details!

Plus if you are a student, show your school ID at Mod Livin' and your entry fee is only $35!

Alessi Steel Shopping

From June - July 31st Alessi is having a 20% off sale on a huge range of their steel products. Stop by the store to select from our collection of Alessi products. Above is the Mediterraneo Fruit Bowl (originally $75, now $60) and the Michael Graves Kettle (now $135).

DCM at Mod Livin'!

The Denver Community Museum has collaborated with a group of citizens from San Francisco to create a summer mobile museum project! 18 people from each city made an artifact under the theme "Looking for Loci". The display will travel around Denver for one month, then it will go to SF. Right now it is at Mod Livin! Stop by before the end of the day on Thursday, June 18th to see it in the showroom.

DMY: Cork Containers

Sign up for Mod Livin's next DMY or Do-Mod-Yourself event: Cork Containers. We'll be making tabletop containers/platters out of cork - an easy to use renewable resource.

The workshop will take place Thursday, June 25th at 6 PM at Mod Livin'. We'll be working on the patio outside and Jill has a new sangria recipe she wants to try out - summer style DMY is the best! The cost is $12 - all supplies included. To sign-up email jaime (at) modlivin (dot) com.

Sideshow Sale

Mod Livin's Summer Sideshow sale is underway! Stop by to check out the all new items that are on sale in our Blank Space gallery. Everything is at least 30% off. We have Alessi overstock and kids' items galore. Make sure to come to our two sale events this month - First Friday at Mod Livin' tomorrow from 5-7 PM, and next Friday we are hosting the first stop of the Denver Community Museum's mobile summer project. Over 21 sno-cones will be served!

Denver by Design: Call for Entries

Denver by Design is a series of events and exhibitions taking place in the Mod Livin' showroom during the month of August. The most exciting will be the DENVER BY DESIGN competition, a juried contest to select the best modern design object, art or furniture created by a Colorado designer. Our goals are two-fold; to bring attention to up and coming talent and to focus on the influence of modern design in our community.

Entries must be original designs in the form of sellable (no prototypes or drawings) products/art/furniture. Submissions will be accepted anytime from now until the deadline on July 1st, 2009, via email: Denver_by_Design@modlivin.com. A panel of judges will select the top 25 designs to be showcased in Mod Livin' for the month of August. Designers will also be able to sell their chosen product during the month. Finalists will be notified by July 8th. In August, a winning design will be selected by the judges for a $1,000 prize or a one-year commission free chance to sell their product at Mod Livin' (some restrictions apply). We will also award a $250 gift certificate to Mod Livin' to the design that wins the most online votes.

To enter:

Email Denver_by_Design@modlivin.com for an entry form and more info

Sideshow Sale Starts Today!

Carnivals are fun. So are sales. For the month of June we're going big - kicking off summer with the Mod Livin' "Sideshow Sale". For 30 days our Blank Space gallery will be hosting a curated selection of new items that will all be 30% off. We're including everything from furniture to accessories...Areaware to Alessi.

And to get you in the summer spirit, Mod Livin' will be hosting two events where the Sideshow (or was it Freak Show?) will be in full swing. On First Friday, June 5th, we'll have the opening of the sale with (over 21 only) sno-cones and Mod Livin' Plinko, where you can try your luck for store discounts and other items. On Second Friday, June 12th, the Denver Community Museum will be stopping by for the first stop of their summer mobile museum project. Come check out artifacts made by Denver and San Francisco citizens and enjoy another round of Plinko and our very special sno-cones!

Summer's here...get out and enjoy it!

Summer Scene

Summer is full swing at Mod Livin'! We have put out all of our summer planters, chairs and accessories. Everything from Alessi watering cans to wine totes are on display, stop by soon to check it out!

Mod Livin' at ICFF

Jill and Jaime were at ICFF this past weekend checking out the latest items and meeting new designers (and even some well-known ones)! Stay tuned for announcements on our finds for the store...but in the meantime, some highlights from the trip.

Every night was a whirlwind of openings (our record was 8), but a few stood out. Top to bottom: Sunsets and martinis at the penthouse party for Finnish Design, hanging with DJ Karim Rashid at Artemide, sno-cones with special sauce in the Meatpacking District - the exhibitor from Finnish Design was so jealous we offered to cover his booth for him so he could go get one! That's Jill looking official manning the booth (avec sno-cone). We loved them so much, Mod Livin' sno-cones may just make an appearance at the store this summer...stay tuned.