Sarah Amandolare

The Modern Family pavilion on the show floor will feature a gallery-like display of photography from the pages of Dwell, and the latest family-friendly products and designs. Alyson Beaton, founder of Lille Huset, will show her eco-friendly, DIY "doll houses" and join us for an onstage conversation.

Inside the pavilion, an array of sustainable toys and art supplies from Green Apple Supply will be available for play, along with Moluk's Bilibo Rocking Toy, a dynamically shaped multipurpose piece, and other toys from the Dwell Store.

Sustainable design champions Robin Wilson, a New York-based green designer, and Hilde Angelfoss, director of innovation and design at Stokke, will join us for an onstage conversation about creating beautifully designed, healthy environments for children.

Grace Hawthorne, ReadyMade founder and Stanford d.School professor, invented Paper Punk to inspire hands-on creativity. Attendees will have a chance to add to a paper metropolis using Hawthorne's colorful Urban Fold kit throughout the weekend. She'll also join us onstage.

Bugaboo's colorful strollers, which can be upgraded over time, and Norwegian company Stokke's cribs, which convert into beds as children grow, will be displayed inside the Modern Family pavilion.

Two dads well-versed in design—architect Jesse Bornstein and Rob Fissmer, the head of Vitsoe North America—will take to the stage to discuss fathers' changing roles as consumers and designers. Bornstein's house has been featured in Dwell. Photo by Catherine Ledner.

The Dwell Store Pop-Up, the first-ever physical manifestation of the Dwell Store, will offer Dwell-favorite designs, including an exclusive jewelry stand by Zoë Mowat (pictured). Meanwhile, select exhibitors will have products for sale through the Cash & Carry program. The Dwell Bookstore by Skylight Books will be stocked with architecture, design, and sustainability titles, and feature book signings all weekend.

Dwell Outdoor will combine the best of prefab and landscape design. A slew of innovative prefab companies—including up-and-coming Sprouted Sprocket Studio and Living Homes (pictured)—will be on view. The teams from Shades of Green Landscape Architecture, FormLA Landscaping, and Mountain States Wholesale Nursery will turn Dwell Outdoor into a thriving oasis—and join us onstage for a behind-the-scenes look at their work.

Onstage, an impressive lineup of over 200 speakers, including sustainability experts, innovative designers, and more will join Dwell editors for thoughtful conversations. Green design expert Lance Hosey will discus the aesthetics of sustainability, architect Peter Williams will share his architecture initiatives in developing countries (including Haiti, pictured), and designer and remodeling guruTy Pennington will weigh in on improving our quality of life with good design.

Professional interior designers, architects, and landscape designers will be on hand for free consultations, offering Dwell on Design attendees an opportunity to ask questions, brainstorm ideas, and get expert advice for home renovations and improvements.

Four separate pavilions will showcase photography from the pages of Dwell, along with the latest products from the Dwell Store, and a range of Dwell on Design exhibitors. Focusing on Modern Family, Scandinavian Design, Design for Humankind, and Technology, the pavilions' content will extend to onstage conversations moderated by Dwell editors with expert speakers. The Energy 360/Technology pavilion will feature 3-D printed confections by 3DSystems' Sugar Lab, pictured.

The team from the interdisciplinary firm Commune Design joins us to talk about their role in revitalizing the city of L.A., from their work on the city’s major residential multiuse projects to the recently opened Ace Hotel Downtown Los Angeles. Photo by Spencer Lowell.

The AIA/LA Restaurant Design Awards will happen onstage during Dwell on Design, with finalists from Guatemala City to Los Angeles—including the Ace Hotel Downtown Los Angeles lounge, pictured--and a lineup of judges that includes Los Angeles Times food critic Jonathan Gold. Finalists and judges will also gather onstage for a conversation about their design motivations and inspirations. Photo by Adrian Gaut.

More than 33 continuing education seminars will be hosted by Dwell on Design industry partners, including the American Institute of Architects (AIA), which has accredited The New Face of Affluence Presentation & Brunch with Dwell President Michela O'Connor Abrams and Victoria Marvin of Marvin Windows and Doors (pictured). Other sessions will be hosted by the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID), the National Kitchen and Bath Association (NKBA), and the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), among others.

Keynote speaker Stephen Burks, the American industrial designer behind Readymade Projects, is in the midst of a yearlong collaboration with Dwell that wraps up this October at Dwell on Design in New York. Burks will join Dwell Editor-in-Chief Amanda Dameron onstage for a conversation about his craft-driven initiatives in developing countries, and how he marries personal goals with marketable design. Photo by Brian W. Ferry.

The founders of two architecture-inspired businesses, Natasha Case of ice cream brand Coolhaus and Alyson Beaton of DIY-doll house maker Lille Huset, will join us onstage. Plus, a Coolhaus truck will be parked on the show floor to dole out ice cream sandwiches—including the exclusive Dwell on De-Vine flavor, a collaboration between Dwell and Coolhaus that features a Lambrusco reduction ice cream with cinnamon and black pepper sandwiched between two chocolate cookies.

A bed made from local cottonwood, supported by simple platforms.

A linear sequence of eight, 12-foot bays extends the length of the home from rear bedrooms and an office to the open kitchen and living room space. The modest form, a reflection of the owners' desire for simplicity, required few materials: wood, concrete, and steel. Photo by Ron Johnson.

Set amongst the trees, with its simple form and earthy adherence to wood, the home fits in well. "Veronica and I walked the land for many months before we decided where to put the house," says Hirsh. "We had picnics there. We sat looking east. We sat looking west. We sat looking south. The site felt wonderful." Photo by Ron Johnson.

Sunlight streams through tall glass panels into the kitchen and living area, while on the opposite wall, a high band of windows top built-in storage, a window seat, and a pizza oven. Photo by Ron Johnson.

A pizza oven and built-in storage spaces line a hallway, saving space. "6,000-square-foot houses for single families don't make sense ecologically—or in my opinion, functionally," says Hirsh. "The house is a nice size for our life—plenty large, but not unwieldy." Photo by Ron Johnson.

Beyond the terrace, the backs of the Flatiron Peaks reveal themselves. Revegetation of the 35-acre property began immediately following construction of the home—a 2,500-square-foot structure that blends into its woodsy surroundings. Photo by Ron Johnson.

For the dining room table, Hirsh and Volny collaborated with local company TCWoods, an urban sawmill that makes custom furniture and art from downed trees. Based on a classic George Nakashima design, the table is made from a maple tree that had been in front of Boulder High School.

Tall, sliding glass panels extend along the west side of the house, including into the living area, which has views across the terrace and 35-acre wooded property. Built-in bookshelves, part of Dynia's thick-wall strategy, keep with the orderly design. Photo by Ron Johnson.

A high band of windows on the east side of the home lets light in, while a simple wood overhang shades an outdoor dining area on the terrace with mountain views. "On clear days, it feels like you can see across the high plains to Kansas," says Hirsh. Photo by Ron Johnson.

Concrete floors, wood ceilings, and unadorned walls are intentionally monastic. Boulder culture centers around a concern for the environment, which the owners—with their desire to limit material waste—adopted. Local company TCWoods made the bench from a piece of walnut. Photo by Ron Johnson.

Hirsh and Volny created a bed frame out of a rusted well pipe and scaffolding fittings.

Burks, whose work on "Man Made" has taken him to developing countries and design capitals, discussed his devotion to artisan craftsmanship. With The Traveler chairs, he says, "There's a legibility, a sense that these have been made by someone." And right now, that process—the work and effort that go into the making of his designs—excites Burks more than anything else. Stephen Burks Man Made collection

Design happens quickly in Burks's studio, Readymade Projects, comprising only 15 percent of what he does, Burks says. "The rest of it is all about these negotiations and dialogue, and the travel, and working in the field by hand. That's design—but I don't think of it as design in a traditional sense. Or maybe it's uber-traditional," he muses, a way of going back to hand-crafted basics. Calligaris Variations chairs

Burks's Man Made collection and his Dala line of outdoor furniture for Dedon—featuring stools, chairs, and ottomans crafted by weavers in a Philippines factory—have brought him to a pivotal point in his career. "My relationship with Dwell has been about taking my Man Made project on the road," he says. Dedon produces 300 of Burks's pieces daily, by hand. "It's the ultimate expression of where I can see my own brand and my own studio going someday," he says. Stephen Burks for Dedon, Dala planters in recycled polyethylene, 2012>

While showing Man Made, including at Dwell on Design in New York in October 2014, Burks is also out to expand his industry. "The design world is really an exclusive world," he says. "There's very little diversity, so in many ways, my work is about saying that, far beyond Europe and far beyond the capitals, other people have something to say." Stephen Burks Man Made Collection, Shona wire stool in powder-coated galvanized steel, 2014.

Already established in Europe, Burks has his eyes on the U.S. market. "I'm really making a push in America this year," he says. "It's about being generous—offering the product and making it accessible." He hopes to collaborate with more American manufacturers and retailers, but in a selective way—Burks says he's turned down opportunities to start collections with major retailers because the terms did not feel right with the goals of Man Made. "The artisans are a kind of hand factory—they are the producers. What I bring is some type of creative direction. It's not about keeping this world of basket weavers on a dirt floor. Everyone is entitled to progress and design is a transformative force that can make that happen." Stephen Burks for Parachilna, Anwar LED lighting collection in copper, brass, and black-plated steel, 2013

Burks has long been enamored by hand-craftsmanship, even early on in his career. After studying architecture at the Illinois Institute of Technology and product at the university’s Institute of Design, he moved to New York and quickly began collaborating with noted brands such as Boffi and Cappellini. "Without knowing what I wanted to do, I knew that I wanted to make things." And from the start, despite his early interest in architecture, Burks wanted his work to have a human sensibility. "I was always more interested in the the scale of the body, of the living environment as opposed to the built environment—the things that we touch, sit on, and engage with as bodies are more fascinating to me." Clothing from the White Briefs, A Free Man printed underwear collection

Onstage, Burks unveiled the American version of The Traveler, a chair he designed in collaboration with Roche Bobois. The chair has a wooden frame—as opposed to the steel-framed European version—and upholstery meant "to mimic the posture of the body," Burks says. "We're all workaholics, so this American chair is about really relaxing—working hard and relaxing hard." The collaboration, which Burks embarked on with the French furniture brand about one year ago, is "a dialogue between two different cultures, and every culture in between," he says.

Burks recalls working with South African artisans on a line of silicon bowls for Cappellini, and the six-time markup on the product by the time it reaches consumers. While there's a benefit to price increase—a heightened perception of craft—Burks says he aims to lower costs and make products accessible. "Not everything we're working on can be that affordable," he says. "But with Man Made I really want to reach a broader audience." Stephen Burks Man Made installation at Dwell on Design, Los Angeles, 2014

The first-ever Dwell Store Pop-Up featured favorites from the Dwell Store. Pictured, a custom poster created by illustrator James Gulliver Hancock for Dwell on Design.