The Fire Pit Gallery

Specialties

The Fire Pit Gallery designs and creates unique Wood and Gas fire pits, custom spheres and bowls that are perfect for any outdoor space. Handcrafted in the USA with American-​made steel, you can be assured your functional art lasts a lifetime.

At The Fire Pit Gallery, we specialize in transforming the functional into the phenomenal. Each wood and gas fire pit is carefully designed by artist Melissa Crisp and guaranteed to be one of a kind. They are hand-​cut and come with a numbered metal plate to certify authenticity. You can even order custom fire pits through us. Did we mention the famous lifetime warranty? Every fire pit you purchase comes with the promise that it won’t rust through during your lifetime. How many other companies can back up that claim?

Fire pits are in high demand, so order yours today.

History

Established in 2005.

The family-​owned company started in Niles, Ohio with Jason Crisp’s idea to create custom fire pits. Jason, a certified welder, and his wife Melissa Crisp, an artist, soon enlisted the entrepreneurial expertise of Melissa’s parents, Tom and Marlene Appel.

A month after forming the new business in June 2010, The Fire Pit Gallery sold its first two fire pits to McMenamy’s Restaurant.

In April 2013, a photo of the Up North Fire Pit Sphere went viral on the Internet, sparking world-​wide attention for The Fire Pit Gallery’s creations. The company soon shipped its first of many international orders to Australia.

Through the combined experience, talent and effort of both families, the Fire Pit Gallery soon outgrew its location. To accommodate for the high volume of orders, the family moved the business in August 2013 to a larger facility in Bristolville, Ohio.

Meet the Business Owner

Melissa C.

Business Owner

Melissa Crisp is the artist who designs and cuts most of the bowls. A true artist by nature, Melissa was creating, sketching, sculpting, and painting since early childhood. Her passion took off when she was given a custom-​built «art center» in the fourth grade and took her all the way to an art scholarship to the University of Nebraska in Omaha after high school. She is truly in her element with steel as her medium for artistic expression.

Other Owners:

Jason is our certified welder and preps and finishes the bowls. Melissa hand draws every bowl with her designs and the cuts them out with a plasma cutter along with Jason to turn the bowls into custom art.

Tom’s focus is on growing the business and keeping the shop well supplied with as much recycled steel as possible.

Marlene works in the office answering emails and takes phone calls.