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Design Miami: Droog + Atelier Bow Wow
Last night was the Design Miami vernissage party, and my first look at the tent by architects Aranda\Lasch, and the dozens of gallerists and the high glitz of the Miami art and society set. Though...
written by: Aaron Britt12.02.09 -
Design Miami 2009
Dwell's intrepid editor and man about town, Aaron Britt, reports on the sights and scene this week at Design Miami in Miami Beach, Florida.
written by: Aaron Britt12.01.09 -
Friday Finds 11.30.2009
The editors share lots of visual inspiration this week, from contemporary Polish poster galleries to a 1970s video flashback courtesy of Sesame Street and Philip Glass.
11.27.09 -
This Weekend: 11.26-11.29
Whereas last weekend was one of openings, this weekend is one for catching shows before they close.
written by: Miyoko Ohtake11.27.09 -
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 -
At the Verge of Collapse
Artist Tobias Putrih gave a gallery talk at the List Visual Arts Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts last week, shedding light on the ideas behind his latest exhibition, Without Out.
written by: Tiffany Chu11.20.09 -
Toronto, Ontario
Toronto, Ontario, is one metropolis that never ceases to amaze me with its never-ceasing construction. I grew up in Buffalo, New York, and always loved being able to see the city from across Lake...
written by: Miyoko Ohtake11.16.09 -
A New Nørreport for Copenhagen
While I was studying abroad last spring in Copenhagen, every morning on my way to school I passed through the busiest train hub, Nørreport Station. Whether on bike, bus, or train, it was...
written by: Tiffany Chu11.13.09 -
Gregg Stobs, Retail Design Director
Last week warranted a design detour to Portland for a panel discussion on contemporary Chinese design hosted by OFFICE PDX, an online design shop and pop-up retailer, in conjunction with the China...
written by: Charlotte West11.12.09 -
DC Deli Office Renovation
While reporting one of our feature stories in the September issue, I became pals with the owners and residents at Taylor Gourmet, the H St. NE deli we featured. David Mazza and Casey Patten...
written by: Aaron Britt11.11.09 -
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...
written by: Sarah Rich11.09.09 -
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...
written by: Aaron Britt11.09.09 -
Events this Weekend: 11.5-11.8
The days are getting shorter, the nights are darker earlier, and with rain forecasted around the country this weekend, there's no better time to spend a day at the museum. This weekend's highlights...
written by: Miyoko Ohtake11.05.09 -
Architect Leo Mieles
Leo Miele’s Georgian Bay Cottage was one of five first-class cabins we featured in our November 2009 Concepts feature—which showcased works with a modern twist to the familiar log model...
written by: Miyoko Ohtake11.03.09 -
First-Class Cabins
From the familiar log model to Swiss chalets and Swedish friggebods, cabins are the simplest of structures, made from local materials in forms that respond to climatic and cultural needs. However,...
written by: Jordan Kushins11.02.09 -
Friday Finds 10.30.2009
Dancing skeletons, embroidered jewelery, tree house hotels....what more can you ask for on a Friday afternoon?
written by: Amanda Dameron10.30.09 -
In Memoriam: Lawrence Halprin
I was very sad to learn that the design world lost a giant in the field yesterday when landscape architect Lawrence Halprin passed away at age 93. He worked all over the country, but it could be...
written by: Aaron Britt10.26.09 -
"I Live in a Frank Gehry"
For the next in our unconventional-campus-spaces series, I could not neglect one of Boston's most controversial works, Frank Gehry's Stata Center. Home to MIT's computer scientists and electrical...
written by: Tiffany Chu10.26.09 -
Terunobu Fujimori at RMIT
Easily the best stumbled-upon finds of my trip to Melbourne, Australia, was the Black Teahouse, a small structure installed at the RMIT Gallery by Terunobu Fujimori and Jun Sakaguchi. I first...
written by: Aaron Britt10.16.09 -
Melbourne, Australia: Day Five
My last full day in Melbourne, Australia, was one to which I’d been looking forward—not because I was happy to leave the Vegemite and ceaseless “How are you goings?” behind,...
written by: Aaron Britt10.15.09 -
Shanghai Living by Hu Yang
At Dress Codes, the current exhibition and third triennial at the International Center of Photography in New York, I saw a provoking gallery of pieces that critically explore fashion and its...
written by: Tiffany Chu10.14.09 -
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At Dwell we rely on our readers (that's you!) to tell us when we are doing something right, as well as when we are falling short of the mark.
written by: Amanda Dameron10.13.09 -
City Walks New York
A trip to New York City is inevitably a whirlwind, whether it's your first visit or your five hundredth. Even a day in the life of a local usually happens at high speed. And while the sea of taxis...
written by: Sarah Rich10.13.09 -
New Grass Roots
When they want to escape the mayhem of city life in Chicago, Diane Pascal and Thomas Richie retreat to their low-profile getaway in Hennepin, Illinois, a town where agriculture and ecology are...
written by: Dwell Staff10.09.09 -
Better x Design: Teddy Cruz
Providence is all abuzz with "A Better World By Design" this weekend, a three-day conference thrown by students at Brown University and the Rhode Island School of Design. Currently in...
written by: Tiffany Chu10.04.09
