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It Takes a Villa
Enric Ruiz-Geli’s firm Cloud9 designed the suburban house of the future—it also happens to be sustainable.
written by: Karim Massoteauphotos by: Gunnar Knechtel01.19.09 -
Terra Ephemera
Whether spanning acres or encased in amorphous glass ecospheres, Paula Hayes's singular landscapes blur the boundary between art and nature—and redefine the relationship between art and...
written by: Amber Bravophotos by: Raimund Koch01.23.09 -
Indoor Garden Kits
Dear Dwell, I'd like to grow edible herbs and plants, but since I live in a tiny apartment with no outdoor space, I'm looking for a garden I can grow on my kitchen counter. Can you help?
written by: Amara Holsteinphotos by: Peter Belanger01.26.09 -
Beyond the Ficus
Q: I enjoy plants' form, color, and positive impact, but what frustrates me is the lack of interesting houseplants available today. Are houseplants old-fashioned and out of place in the modern home...
01.01.09 -
Not Just Another Plant in the Wall
“Technically it’s a cinch,” Patrick Blanc says, and with a wave of the hand ticks off the ingredients needed to build a plant wall: ten-millimeter-thick waterproof PVC slabs...
written by: Michelle Hoffman01.01.09 -
Fawning Over Flora
Flora Grubb Gardens, the hippest plant merchant in the Bay Area, takes up residence in a new building as green as it is frondescent.
written by: Aaron Brittphotos by: Todd Hido02.05.09 -
The Lawn Goodbye
We sunbathe, picnic, and play sports on them. Our bare feet seem inexorably drawn to them. And for many of us, they’re the first thing we see when we step out the front door: lawns. It&rsquo...
written by: Arnie Cooperphotos by: Fritz Haeg02.26.09 -
Beyond Terradome
Influenced by city dwellers whose windows open to concrete vistas or brick walls, San Francisco native Ric López decided to shift the view inward and back to nature.
written by: Chelsea Holden Bakerphotos by: Peter Belanger02.27.09 -
Judy Kameon on the Future of Landscape Design
There’s a common misconception that the scale of domestic projects places them in the realm of “garden designers” rather than landscape architects, but size is not always the...
05.26.09 -
Missing the Mark
Landscape design is a matter of personal taste, but there are some approaches that almost any designer would recommend against.
written by: Amber Bravo05.26.09 -
Apples from Asphalt
Mobile City Farmstead is bringing a little bit of the heartland into the big city, one vacant lot at a time.
05.04.09 -
Diana Balmori on the Future of Landscape Architecutre
Planting a vegetable garden, however, shouldn’t be the end of our transformation of the domestic landscape, as Diana Balmori explains.
05.26.09 -
Bungee Bird Feeder
Summer is a great time for bungee jumping. But for the non-thrill-seeking type, it might be safer to just get a bungee-jumping bird feeder and sit back sipping lemonade while the seeds take all the...
written by: Sarah Rich05.28.09 -
Miguel Nelson of Woolly Pocket
The path to a better world isn't through pavers but via plants, says artist and Woolly Pocket founder Miguel Nelson. "I love architecture but I think if everyone was gardening instead of...
written by: Miyoko Ohtake11.05.09 -
Julian Darley
It might seem that the Post Carbon Institute casts too wide a net. But after translating German at the Vatican and becoming a Hollywood filmmaker, Julian Darley, the institute’s director, is...
written by: Dwell Staff12.02.09 -
Grass Mirror
The architects at Paris-based studio H20 Architects know how to maximize space--and in their latest design, the Grass Mirror, it's no different.
written by: Miyoko Ohtake12.11.09 -
Design Activism: Public Domain
Though it’s quite popular to proclaim that design can change the world, even the best-laid plans aren’t enough to make a difference on their own. We spoke with three leading design...
written by: Jordan Kushins12.10.09 -
Live from the Show Floor: Wallter
We've always admired the metal Slat Rack coat hanger by Wallter. At Dwell on Design, the Richmond, California–based design company debuted a new series of products: the Post, Wall, and Hang...
written by: Miyoko Ohtakephotos by: Peter Williams06.26.10 -
An Urbin Solution
When Alana Charles and her husband moved to their dream home in Toronto, they were excited to start life on their beautiful street; however, they were not excited about the new, very large refuse...
written by: Diana Budds08.13.10 -
The Design Trade
In a South Minneapolis neighborhood of century-old housing stock, Julie Snow’s bold but elegant residential design fulfilled Andrew Blauvelt and Scott Winter’s desire for a loft on the...
written by: Mason Riddlephotos by: Dean Kaufman09.07.10 -
Southern Greens
A change of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, neighborhood for Rick and Susan Moreland meant a chance to create a thoroughly modern house that owes its sleek, sustainable form to its vernacular roots.
written by: Aaron Brittphotos by: João Canziani09.24.10 -
Terrariums by Botany Factory
Browsing through the San Francisco shop General Store recently, I noticed some highly covetable, bulbous glass globes filled with tiny succulents: terrariums by the local designer Katie Goldman...
written by: Jaime Gillin10.19.10 -
IDS Toronto 2011
The thirteenth annual Interior Design Show (IDS) of Toronto—one of Canada's largest contemporary design shows—took place January 27th-30th. Over 300 exhibitors gathered at the Metro...
written by: Alexis Leino02.05.11 -
Design Indaba 2011
Cape Town's Design Indaba always kicks off with a conference of eclectic speakers from all over the world and wraps up with an expo focusing on Southern African designers. "Forget about the...
written by: Rebecca L. Weber03.01.11 -
An Introduction to Home Gardening
Ever since Adam and Eve’s unfortunate eviction, their descendants have been plunging hands and seeds into the earth in hopes of bringing forth food, beauty, and the satisfaction of taming...
written by: Sara Carnochan03.15.11












