Brian Pignanelli

Brian Pignanelli has degrees in both business and architecture, but he’s happiest when he’s designing and building things. His prior projects inform current designs which, in turn, support future projects and innovations. It’s a beautiful circle of process informing design, informing future process, culminating in what is aptly named and known as ‘Rifugio Modern’, his kitchen and furnishings studio in Denver’s RiNo district. There, he and his team provide the ultimate in custom Italian design details in support of the best architecture and design projects in Colorado. They curate a simple and collaborative process with their customers in an effort to create spaces that people can truly call home. Never satisfied with good enough Brian continually asks the question, “How can good design be simple yet impactful, singular yet universally beautiful?”