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  Pinkcomma Gallery Welcomes Hometta

  Showcasing the first fruits from Hometta's new design delivery model, "Welcome Hometta" brings to Boston 24 contemporary home designs from innovative firms across the country. One of…

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  Product Spotlight »

  Mismo M/S Canvas Bags

  I've got a soft spot for really nice bags--totes, brief cases, messenger bags--and the M/S Canvas line from Danish designers Mismo are scratching me right where I itch.

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  Off the Grid »

  Run by the Sun

  In Holland, being green is not a choice, it's a governmentally enforced obligation. Architects Han van Zweiten and Gregory Kiss's project makes a case for obeying the law.

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  Antony Hall

  UK artist Antony Hall refers to himself as an amateur scientist. Indeed, his work constantly blurs the lines between science, art, and technology.

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  Blog »

  Small Houses in Prague

  As we finish planning our Small Spaces issue for next year, I was interested to find coverage [via Dezeen] of an exhibition called Small Houses, which ran last month during the Czech design…

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  Detour »

  Tallinn, Estonia

  Since the fall of the USSR, Tallinn has managed to look unblinkingly to the future while still retaining vital elements of its past. A hotbed of northern art and design encircling a UNESCO World…

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  Bookshelf »

  The Visionary State

  I was down visiting some friends in Santa Cruz, California, a couple weekends back, and one of my hosts--a friend working on his dissertation on Californian Utopianism in literature who knows of…

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  Architecture »

  Young Guns: Best New Practices 2009

  In 2005, the AIA New York launched the New Practices program to showcase promising new and emerging architectural firms. This year, the AIA San Francisco launched the West Coast debut of the…

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  Week in Review »

  Friday Finds 11.06.2009

  Friday arrives again! This week the Dwell staff shares their favorite links of late, featuring everything from a chair-related experiment happening on the streets of New York to the world's first…

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  Event Spotlight »

  Opportunity Green: This Weekend

  This coming Saturday and Sunday, November 7 and 8, Opportunity Green will be hitting Los Angeles for its third consecutive year. The two-day conference brings together entrepreneurs and innovators…