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Best Mirrors for Decorating
The use of mirrors and mirrored surfaces to add dimension and create a visual illusion of space is a tried-and-true trick of the trade in interior design. Here, we've put together eight great...
written by: Megan Hamaker04.02.13 -
A Mondrian-Inspired NYC Apartment
Taking cues from Piet Mondrian's iconic Broadway Boogie Woogie painting, architect and critic Joseph Giovannini recasts a New York City studio apartment.
written by: Diana Buddsphotos by: Eduard Hueber03.28.13 -
Day of the Living Wall
Why limit our oxygen-releasing flora friends to the indoors when you can flank them on buildings of all proportions, thanks to the highly-skilled hands of a botanist? Take a step outside to see six...
written by: Eujin Rhee03.25.13 -
About a View
Everyone needs a room to call their own; better still, a room with a breathtaking view. Here, a few of our favorites from stories past.
written by: Jami Smith03.08.13 -
Welcome Hut
Toronto-based firm Levitt Goodman Architects is known for its green designs. "We've done lots of LEED-certified buildings, but we're looking toward the bigger picture of sustainability,"...
written by: Miyoko Ohtake09.27.10 -
One With Nature
Set amongst lush greenery, these houses break from standard suburbia and make friendly neighbors with nature.
written by: Jami Smith02.20.13 -
Balthazar Korab, 1926-2013
Balthazar Korab—whose work and career we profiled in Dwell's Dec/Jan 2013 issue—passed away this week in Troy, Michigan, his hometown of many years. Korab was born in Hungary, escaped Budapest at...
written by: Kelsey Keith01.16.13 -
Milan, 2010: Day One
We three weary travelers (Dwell's editor-in-chief, Sam Grawe, assistant editor Jordan Kushins, and I) have landed in Milan and are ready to begin reporting on the sights and scene at the 2010...
written by: Amanda Dameronphotos by: Amanda Dameron04.14.10 -
Mona El Khafif: Design Build
In 2006, architect and urban planner Mona El Khafif traded Vienna's wiener schnitzel for beignets in the Big Easy to teach at Tulane University's URBANbuild program. Now an associate professor of...
written by: Miyoko Ohtake03.22.10 -
Creative Commons
Craving not just a home but a proper piece of architecture, a handful of design- and business-savvy Dutch families banded together, hired an architect, and set about forming the community that...
written by: Jane Szitaphotos by: Dean Kaufman11.16.09 -
An Innovative Air Purifier
An ingenious filtration system keeps air clean through a set of cell-like modules and a network of tubes that harnesses the organic technology of plants.
written by: Skylar Bergl10.12.12 -
Dwell Home Venice: Part 14
In this series, Sebastian Mariscal designs a home in Venice, California, that brings the outside in. We track the project from start to finish with future resident Michael Sylvester. Part 14, May...
written by: Michael Sylvester08.22.12 -
Changing the Point
When Byron and Sue Henry began spending more time at their cozy lake cabin, they realized the existing layout no longer suited them or their two sons with growing families. So in late 2008, the...
written by: Jordan Plaut06.22.12 -
Hope Floats
A self-taught designer embarks upon a solo mission to resuscitate a 19th-century homestead.
written by: Kelsey Keithphotos by: Mark Mahaney04.25.12 -
Parksite Residence, Rotterdam
A former ambulance garage may seem like an unusual option for a home, but in the hands of innovative Rotterdam design office Doepel Strijkers it proved to be an inspired choice. The strongest point...
written by: Jane Szita02.16.12 -
Dwell Home Venice: Part 11
Sebastian Mariscal designs a home in Venice, CA that brings the outside in. We track the project from start to finish with future resident Michael Sylvester. Part 11, November 2011: Framing...
written by: Michael Sylvester01.12.12 -
Dwell Home Venice: Part 6
In this series, Sebastian Mariscal designs a home in Venice, California, that brings the outside in. We track the project from start to finish with future resident Michael Sylvester. Part 6...
written by: Michael Sylvester01.12.12 -
Dwell Home Venice: Part 2
In this series, Sebastian Mariscal designs a home in Venice, California, that brings the outside in. We track the project from start to finish with future resident Michael Sylvester. Part 2,...
written by: Michael Sylvester01.12.12 -
Dwell Home Venice: Part 1
In this series, Sebastian Mariscal designs a home in Venice, California, that brings the outside in. We track the project from start to finish with future resident Michael Sylvester. Part 1, August...
written by: Michael Sylvester01.12.12 -
A Sweetheart Deal
Decades after they met as teenagers on a Montauk beach, Manhattanites Victoria and Greg Pryor returned to Long Island to build a sustainable second home together.
written by: William Lambphotos by: Ty Cole12.14.11 -
Superior Logic
Prefab construction simplified the building process of this northern Wisconsin summer home, where all materials required ferrying across Lake Superior.
written by: Mason Riddlephotos by: George Heinrich11.28.11 -
A Potrero Hill Renovation
San Francisco architect Cary Bernstein recently completed this renovation and expansion of an old cottage in San Francisco's Potrero Hill neighborhood. The cottage had suffered a series of...
written by: Jaime Gillinphotos by: Cesar Rubio12.05.11 -
Vinyl Sliding
Jack White believes the best way to introduce a new generation to the allure of albums is to bring the music to them—–in the Rolling Record Store, a custom converted delivery truck. ...
written by: Jordan Kushinsphotos by: Jo McCaughey09.28.11 -
Bruce Goff's Oklahoma
Bruce Goff may have been born in Kansas, but he called Oklahoma home for many years. During this time he made his influence felt through his art, music and unique architectural designs. His...
written by: Rex Brown09.18.11 -
Family Matters
The open spaces and transparency of modern architecture turn out to be extremely useful when there’s a house full of relatives.
written by: Lydia Leephotos by: Justin Fantl07.18.11
