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Founded in 2001 by myself (Orion) and my Uncle Thom, our company is located in beautiful Boulder, Colorado. We are creative entrepreneurs with a vision to take a great piece of the 50's and reincarnate it into something better. We are sure that you will love our Big Chill fridge as much as we do.

Sincerely,

Orion and Thom
Co-founders

Our story
The original idea for Big Chill was conceived from a real-life dilemma faced by Thom Vernon and his wife. The couple wanted to create a design conscious yet inviting retro kitchen replete with a vintage refrigerator as the cornerstone. Explains Vernon: "I think that, for many families, the kitchen has become the most common meeting place in the home. We wanted to create a space that had personality and functionality, but that also had the same welcoming feel as my mother's kitchen when I was growing up. We wanted a place where our kid's artwork and school photos could hang happily on the fridge and not look out of place." In order to achieve that, the Vernons wanted to stay away from the current and modern look of stainless steel appliances, but also wanted to avoid the "white box." They quickly discovered that while they liked the look of vintage style refrigerators, the older models were either too small, too inefficient or required a chisel and a day's work to defrost. The Vernons went back to the drawing board until Thom and his nephew Orion came up with their own innovative solution.

While the recent trend has been to conceal standard fridge designs with clever cabinetry and other forms of camouflage, Thom and Orion set out to find a way to bring the fridge out of hiding and let it enjoy its rightful place as the centerpiece of any great kitchen. To do that, they began to look at vintage fridge designs when they were just that, and their trip through time took them right to the 50's.

After looking at as many antique refrigerators and vintage appliances as they could find, Thom and Orion came up with an original retro style fridge design for Big Chill. Each Big Chill appliance has a stamped metal body with real chrome trim. Indented styling adds to the unique look of Big Chill, while the interior boasts all the modern amenities, including icemaker, water dispenser, and most importantly...self defrost.