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Kaleidoscopic Cabinet
A dazzling display of colored windows wraps the custom-furniture-filled Venice, California, home of architect Lorcan O’Herlihy.
written by: Rick Millerphotos by: Misha Gravenor07.02.09 -
Best Buy
Good design isn’t inextricably wed to a high price tag. These classic designs run the gamut of types and prices.
written by: James Nestor08.12.09 -
The Making of Screenplay: Part 4
Jenny Wu, a partner at Oyler Wu Collaborative, documents the process from design through fabrication of their latest installation, Screenplay, to be featured at the upcoming Dwell on Design 2012....
written by: Jenny Wu04.25.12 -
A Measured Approach
Utterly dynamic, this house on an urban peninsula in Sydney is rich with inventive and thoughtfully considered spaces. Walls become windows and screens slide shut to repel (or ...
written by: Marcus Trimblephotos by: Roger D'Souza02.28.09 -
Product Spotlight: Orbis Collection by Konzuk Studio
The new Orbis collection by Vancouver-based Konzuk Studio is elevating concrete, a material mostly known to clad surfaces such as floors and buildings, into wearable pieces of art.
04.29.13 -
Nike Flyknit: Innovating Design
In the wake of the London Olympics, Nike teamed up with global curator Neville Wakefield and six other designers to dream up a structure that celebrates its latest product release, the Flyknit...
written by: Maggie Nolin10.02.12 -
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 Architectural Insider
The old joke “Enough about me, let’s talk about you. What do you think about me?” isn’t a joke to architects, it’s part of their profession. Dwell asked one design...
written by: Donlyn Lyndon05.27.09 -
Art + Environment Conference in Reno
I'll be heading to Reno later this week to speak at the upcoming Art + Environment Conference hosted by the Nevada Museum of Art, from October 2-4–so if any Dwell readers are in the area,...
written by: Geoff Manaugh10.02.08 -
Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong’s architectural development can be traced through time by viewing it panoramically from the city’s stratospheric escalators. We survey the layers with local architect Rocco Yim.
written by: Marc Kristalphotos by: Andrew Rowat01.21.09 -
Opened House
A few years after moving into their stocky, cavelike 1970s bi-level 20 miles southeast of Milwaukee, JJ and Eric Edstrom decided it was time to renovate. New to the world of architecture and...
written by: Brendan Crainphotos by: Cameron Wittig01.20.09 -
Dwell's Coolest Kitchens
We've compiled a slideshow of some of our favorite kitchens we've featured in Dwell over the years, from a tiny galley kitchen in New York City to a wheelchair-accessible kitchen in California's ...
written by: Jaime Gillin06.08.12 -
Where Pigs Fly
Those looking for a more down-to-earth option might consider wallowing in a pigsty, which is essentially what designer Amir Sanei constructed for his two sons.
written by: James Nestor02.05.09 -
Chris Kabel on The Shady Lace Parasol
In early 2003 Droog Design invited me and several other Dutch designers to collaborate with the local industries around Lille to design products for the Lille 2004 Cultural Capital of Europe ...
written by: Virginia Gardiner01.31.09 -
Inside the Armory Show with Bade Stageberg Cox
Brooklyn-based architecture firm Bade Stageberg Cox made their second presentation at the 2013 Armory contemporary art fair earlier this month, using a metaphor for New York City to design the show...
written by: Kelsey Keith04.02.13 -
The Bay Lights Begins Tonight!
If you're in the San Francisco Bay Area tonight, you won't want to miss the debut of The Bay Lights, the largest scale LED light installation in the world to date.
written by: Sara Ost03.05.13 -
Green Is in the Details
Carver + Schicketanz Architects’ eco-friendly renovation earned this mid-century-modern home LEED Platinum certification and proved that when it comes to building sustainably, it’s all...
written by: Miyoko Ohtakephotos by: Mathew Scott01.23.12 -
Lands End Lookout
Locals headed for a trek on the Lands End trail are stumbling upon the newest marvel within Golden Gate National Park while Bay Area architects and conservationists have eagerly anticipated its...
written by: Luanne Bradley10.18.12 -
A Tale of Two Houses
When Ulrich Fleischmann approached architect Maki Kuwayama, of Unit A Architecture in Stuttgart, Germany, to design a home and office space, he was looking for a deal. Fleischmann wanted two houses...
written by: Deborah Bishop02.01.09 -
Double Time
The last time Blake Trabulsi and Allison Orr had a party at their house in Austin, Texas, it lasted until 5 a.m. Observes Trabulsi: “People are so comfortable here, they never want to leave.”
written by: Fred A. Bernsteinphotos by: Jack Thompson01.14.09 -
Structured Play
Two of the country’s most creative and thoughtful playground designers—architect Richard Dattner and landscape architect M. Paul Friedberg—spent countless hours observing how...
written by: Deborah Bishop01.01.09 -
Drumming Up Design
Brotherly love takes many forms; in the case of Rob and Eric Brill, it’s a shared passion for modernism. Rob, the younger of the two and a rock musician, recently completed the second of two live...
written by: Frances Andertonphotos by: Noah Webb01.25.09 -
The Making of Screenplay: Part 9
Jenny Wu, a partner at Oyler Wu Collaborative, documents the process from design through fabrication of their latest installation, Screenplay, to be featured at the upcoming Dwell on Design 2012....
written by: Jenny Wu05.30.12 -
Alexander McQueen and the Meaning of Life
I did not attend “Savage Beauty,” the Alexander McQueen exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, thinking that I would fall to my knees and weep at the recognition of some finite and indefinable...
written by: Alice Driver05.04.13 -
Living in a Polish Water Tower
I received an unexpected postcard from the petite Polish town of Dąbrówno last week, sent by my friend Tim who was backpacking through Europe. He mentioned that he was shacking up in a...
written by: Tiffany Chu07.27.10
