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Denise Korn
"In 2003, Denise Korn marched into the Boston public school system with one goal in mind: to demystify the process of design. She had already learned, as copresident of the Creative Economy...
written by: Dwell Staff10.22.09 -
Space of Diplomacy
On August 7, 1998, two car bombs went off nearly simultaneously in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and Nairobi, Kenya, killing more than 220 people and all but destroying the U.S. embassies there. The...
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Oh, Snap!
Not all pictures are worth a thousand words. In fact, some barely warrant an “ugh,” which is why the ever-irreverent digital camera has become the favored archivist for the vain, but...
written by: Amber Bravophotos by: Jason Madara02.04.09 -
Out Back
From city slickers to country bumpkins, homeowners have always longed for a special place from which to escape the toils of day-to-day life.
written by: Miyoko Ohtakephotos by: Amanda Friedman02.27.09 -
A Note on Our Expert, Debra Prinzing
While scouting backyards for Seattle Homes & Lifestyles in 2000, then–garden editor Debra Prinzing repeatedly stumbled upon sheds retrofitted for everything from potting plants to serving supper.
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A Note on Our Expert, Peter Bentel
Peter Bentel is a modernist raised by modernists: The son of influential mid-century architects Frederick and Maria Bentel, Peter is a partner at Bentel & Bentel, which his parents established in...
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Dressing Up
Without a decent dresser, can you dress decently? With the help of two outspoken Hollywood fashion critics we determine if a chest of drawers can hold the secret to sartorial success.
written by: Sam Grawephotos by: Peter Belanger01.13.09 -
A Note on Our Experts, Jessica Morgan and Heather Cocks
It’s no secret that America has a never-ending appetite for celebrity gossip and its subset, celebrity fashion.
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A Note on Our Expert, Eric Ryan
Eric Ryan is the cofounder and chief brand architect of Method.
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Oakland Aesthetics
Perfectly content in San Francisco, the Pfeiffers couldn't help falling in love with a charming mid-century house, across the Bay in Oakland, with stunning views, plenty of trees, and a murky past.
written by: Aaron Brittphotos by: Mark Seelen03.16.09 -
Marcel Breuer Hooper House II
A new owner with a light touch has kept Marcel Breuer's 1959 Hooper House II a marvel of the mid-20th century whose life will extend well into the 21st.
written by: Philip Kennicottphotos by: Zubin Shroff02.08.09 -
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 -
Slanted and Enchanted
Taking inspiration from barns, warehouses, Case Study Houses, and Japanese residential architecture, architect Marcus Lee and his wife, Rachel Hart—–an architectural model maker—...
written by: Dominic Bradburyphotos by: Jeremy Murch01.14.09 -
Industrial Revolution
Maria Cook and Lance Compa were only looking to kill a sleepy Sunday afternoon when they drove 20 minutes south of their home in Ithaca, New York, to see a house that a real estate circular had...
written by: William Lambphotos by: Adam Friedberg01.15.09 -
Light Box
For Tad Beck, making a home out of a stolid, windowless warehouse meant opening it up from the inside out.
written by: Fred A. Bernsteinphotos by: Dave Lauridsen01.15.09 -
In the Mood
No piece of furniture has more aptly paved the way to connubial bliss than the love seat. And though they’re positively built for wooing, take heed, inconstant lovers: Romantic misdeeds are bound...
written by: Aaron Brittphotos by: João Canziani01.15.09 -
A Note on Our Expert, Patti Stanger
Patti Stanger comes from a line of matchmakers, and as the CEO of Millionaire’s Club (which connects well-heeled gents with high-heeled women) and the host of Bravo’s series The Millionaire...
01.01.09 -
Top Notch
Tom Hanks is not known for horror films, but his 1986 flop, The Money Pit, has a terrifying premise: A seemingly small renovation consumes a couple’s life, devouring their reserves of time,...
written by: Reyhan Harmanciphotos by: Doug Adesko01.15.09 -
Lost and Foundation
Tony and Rachel Sherman were simply trying to buy a house, but what they found instead was a foundation—a discovery that transformed them from home buyers to home builders virtually overnight.
written by: Sydney LeBlancphotos by: Noah Webb01.15.09 -
A Note on Our Expert, Jason F. McLennan
Jason F. McLennan is CEO of the Cascadia Region Green Building Council, the Pacific Northwest’s leading organization in the field of sustainable development.
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On the Rock
Katja and Adam Thom’s cabin, on an exposed postglacial archipelago in Canada’s windswept Georgian Bay, is more than eight miles from the nearest road.
written by: Geoff Manaughphotos by: Mark Giglio01.15.09 -
A Note on Our Experts, Elisabeth Prueitt and Chad Robertson
Award-winning bakers Elisabeth Prueitt and Chad Robertson met in 1992 and married in 1994.
01.01.09 -
Nice Box
In October, the light in Norway is cold and diffused by rain. It's "our worst month," says John Roger Holte, a Norwegian artist and builder. The weather may be dismal here, but the...
written by: Clare Dudmanphotos by: Pia Ulin02.26.09 -
Universal Appeal
When David Carmel decided to propose to Kirsten Axelsen, he was at home in Manhattan and she was in Ethiopia, working to eliminate trachoma (the world’s leading cause of preventable blindness). No...
written by: Fred A. Bernsteinphotos by: Raimund Koch01.15.09 -
Good Mews
Brad Smith’s compact former coach house, tucked away in one of London’s many hidden cobbled mews, was in need of a radical over-haul when his partner Brian Brennan moved in. Scape...
written by: Iain Aitchphotos by: Peter Marlow05.28.09
