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SCI-Arc Public Lecture Series
I got a note in the mail today about the Southern California Institute of Architecture's Public Programs series for Spring 2009 and I was bowled over. In addition to culling some of the great...
01.26.09 -
Mails Woodwork
Ryan Mails's passion for woodworking started before he was ten years old. "When I was eight, I begged for a first pocket-knife and carved a model of the Mary-Rose, the English warship that sank in...
written by: Diana Budds02.05.13 -
Thank You Cards by Linda and Harriett
Getting a thank you card in the mail, especially after having hosted a party or given a present, is a rarity today. What our mothers and fathers dashed off as a matter of course now marks you as a...
written by: Aaron Britt06.19.09 -
Philippe Malouin
From his studio in London’s Hackney Central borough, Philippe Malouin is constantly testing ideas. “It’s sort of a cross-pollination of failed experiments that eventually leads to something...
written by: Diana Budds04.17.13 -
Neutra Box
When Hector Perez couldn't find the ideal mailbox to install outside of his Eichler in Oakland, California, he decided to make his own. "It was really born out of frustration," says Perez...
written by: Diana Budds05.30.11 -
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Tenancy-in-Common
You’ve heard it thousands of times on TV, the radio, and in junk mail—spurious ads delivered with forehead-vein-popping enthusiasm by robot-faced dudes in shoddy suits. Bad credit?...
written by: James Nestor01.27.09 -
Color Delivery
Valentine’s Day festivities are at their peak in grade-school, when children eagerly decorate shoeboxes with construction paper hearts and bright colors. A little nostalgic for these peppy postal...
written by: Olivia Martin02.15.13 -
Super Ramp
By the time you’ve climbed the gentle slope of Seattle’s Olympic Sculpture Park, you’ve passed through four classic Northwest landscapes—–valley, forest, meadow, and...
06.09.10 -
Unpacking My Library
I just got a wonderful new book in the mail today concerning famous archtiects and their personal collections of books. Unpacking My Library: Architects and their Books is due out from Yale...
written by: Aaron Britt11.23.09 -
Stoa Design
A philosophical designer based in Beyoğlu relies on handicraft, woodworking, and the universal meaning of nature.
written by: Shonquis Moreno04.29.13 -
The Best Way to Say Thank You
Sometimes a hand-written note is the only way to go, and from a simple statement to a clever quip, Dwell’s found the right card for the occasion.
written by: Olivia Martin05.02.13 -
"I Live in a Steven Holl"
How many people can say that they've lived a chunk of their lives inside the walls of a starchitect-designed building? In light of September's Back To School spirit, this is the first in a short...
written by: Tiffany Chu09.15.09 -
5 Creative, High-Design Bookshelves
Books add warm and personality to a space—and sometimes, though far too seldom, the shelves they sit on do the same. Here, five creative, handsomely built shelves that beautifully upstage their...
written by: Jaime Gillin05.14.13 -
Twice as Nice
Within the mix of warehouses, detached brick bungalows, and dusty pubs of the Sydney, Australia, suburb of Alexandria, local architect David Langston-Jones has built an intricate and finely...
written by: Marcus Trimblephotos by: Nick Bowers01.14.09 -
Refurbishing A Lane Coffee Table
I purchased this table months ago from a thrift store in Chicago. It was a mistake. As you can see from the before photo, it's more of a project than it is a table. And I swore to myself I would ...
written by: Katherine Raz09.23.11 -
The Century of Modern Design
Of the myriad books on modernism—some more enlightening than others—The Century of Modern Design (Flammarion) will likely prove to be an important one. Culled from the Liliane and David...
written by: Erika Heet04.13.11 -
An Architect's Pop-Up Book
One of the perks of being a Dwell editor are the various fun surprises that appear in the mail—newly published books, the occasional small product, even the random staple gun (yes, really)....
written by: Jaime Gillin02.15.11 -
The Hill Bathroom
When designer Barbara Hill decided to renovate her 1960s condo in Houston, Texas, she stripped the bathroom down to its bare bones and saw beauty in the blemishes.
written by: Fred A. Bernsteinphotos by: Dean Kaufman10.09.09 -
San Francisco Is for Louvers
It may not be to Queen Anne's tastes, but 1234 Howard is true to its context.
written by: Amber Bravophotos by: Dwight Eschliman01.21.09 -
Stripped Ease
All of the money Barbara Hill poured into remodeling her 1960s condo in Houston was spent taking things out—and she couldn’t be happier.
written by: Fred A. Bernsteinphotos by: Dean Kaufman01.16.09 -
Storage Slings
For those spots where a table will take up too much space and piling your on the floor isn't exactly appealing, try hanging a sling from the wall for a bit of extra decorative storage.
written by: Jordan Kushins02.12.11 -
Cutting It Up
Los Angeles–based architecture firm Tag Front faces the future of downtown living with an apartment that melds the compactness of a studio with the spaciousness of a loft and finds that,...
written by: Andrew Wagnerphotos by: Baerbel Schmidt07.23.09 -
Reimagining the Headlands Center
The Headlands Center for the Arts, located due north of San Francisco in Fort Barry (part of the Golden Gate National Recreation area), is in the midsts of reimagining one of their historic...
written by: Diana Budds06.03.11
