On design, weddings, and the building.
On Picking a Color and Sticking With It (Vermilion, in Our Case)
Why we chose a single non-neutral color for the entire brand — and how vermilion ranunculus became the venue's signature floral.
ReadWhy We Don't Hide Our Prices
An essay on pricing transparency. Why most venues gate rates behind contact forms — and why we refuse to.
ReadAdaptive Reuse: The 1908 Cast-Iron Patents
Tobias walks through the four cast-iron columns stamped with their original patent dates — and the operational decisions to preserve them.
ReadFeatured in Domino: October 2024
Excerpt from Domino's October 2024 spread on the Foundry's adaptive-reuse renovation, with photographs by Heart and Soul.
ReadHow to Tour A Venue (A Field Guide)
The five questions Anika wishes more couples asked on tours — and the three questions she wishes fewer did.
ReadWhat "Industrial Chic" Means and Why We Won't Use It
A short polemic on terminology. The phrase is doing nobody any favors, including the people who use it most.
ReadRead more on the building.
The Foundry's history is documented in the Journal and on the About page. Or come see it.