Prairie Arts is a new Chicago- area pottery company producing replicas of Frank Lloyd Wright- designed ceramics for a fraction of the price of vintage originals. “We spent months researching, selecting designs and consulting experts who helped us remain faithful to the originals,” says company co-founder Bryan Kelly, who, along with his wife, Lisa, and brother-in-law Eric O’ Malley, aspires to make collectible-looking pottery accessible to a new generation of modernism lovers. Their pieces are based on those originally produced by the American Terra Cotta & Ceramics Co. during the early 20th century. Look for the Teco Art Pottery Collection at the Denver Art Museum’s Hamilton building gift shop, 100 W. 14th Avenue Parkway, and Room & Board, 222 Detroit St., Denver. Prices start at $55.
Designer pieces for less
Sisters-in-law and recent Colorado transplants Tamara and Jodi Brown have launched a new home store tailored after their favorite California discount furniture warehouse. Studio T (studiotfurniture.com, 303-741-6565) stocks high-quality, stylish furnishings for 30 to 50 percent off retail prices by opening only three days of the week. “We’re not a large, luxurious retail store with regular business hours,” Tamara Brown says, “which is partly how we are able to keep our cost down.” Studio T is at 7302 S. Alton Way, Unit 4B, in Centennial. Store hours are Wednesday, Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., or by appointment.
Eco-smart pooch party
Sixth Avenue Pet Source, at 810 E. Sixth Ave. in Denver, celebrates the second birthday of one of its doggy dignitaries — owner Rebecca Gershten’s Shar-Pei/German Shepherd mix, Rocky — on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. with a green pet event. The day will include a sidewalk sale, treat tasting and demonstrations on how to build your own Earth-friendly dog-doo disposal system. “I couldn’t help think about how many millions of pounds of poo go into non-biodegradable plastic bags and then into our landfills,” Gersten says. “There had to be a better way.”
