Gensler Denver Delivers on Mile-High Style at Adorn

The interior design of your project is completed and installed. . .now what? Adorn in downtown Denver provides an ingenious next step: a curated place that offers both styling services and a collection of unique items that together help the A&D trade as well as the public achieve personalized end results. The 2,800-square-foot emporium was conceived by Gensler Denver as a collaborative destination where design professionals and everyday shoppers can explore special objects—from Rachel Griffin’s Kink vases to George Nelson’s Ball clock—and experience community events under one roof. “This is retail through the lens of architecture—a space where design tells the story and every detail invites discovery,” senior associate and design director Lindsay Malison says.

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She’s referring to the bright, airy layout, which, beyond the white-brick facade, is divided into vignettes conceived to take customers on a journey. Punctuating arches connect ceiling elements, all in crisp white-painted drywall, to a central vignette, where custom modular oak boxes can be easily reconfigured for changing product displays, into larger flat surfaces on which to lay out artwork, or into seating for small events—the latter two capabilities utilized for a recent workshop with watercolorist Steve Griggs. Flanking them, vivid green, yellow, and orange walls define individual product areas. Comfortable furniture pieces from Miller Knoll and Duracryl’s Durabella seamless terrazzo flooring contribute to the modern, welcoming vibe. Adds Malison: “It’s unlike anything else in Denver.”