Platte Street is about to get its hands dirty. Denver Clayroom, a new pottery studio founded by engineer-turned-ceramicist Kara McDonough and her business partner Neil Gershgorn, is set to open by the end of September. The 8,000 square-foot studio is located just off the pedestrian bridge that connects Highland to downtown, at 1553 Platte Street.

"The space just had these amazing bones, exposed red brick, wood beams, it’s got this warm industrial vibe," McDonough says. "We could immediately envision it as a creative hub."

A Colorado native, McDonough studied engineering physics at the Colorado School of Mines before moving to San Francisco for a tech job. There, she took her first pottery class and became instantly hooked.

"It was such a great way to recharge outside of my engineer

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