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10 Design Tumblrs We Love
Spend blissful hours recharging your creative battery with these ten Tumblrs we've put together to make you feel inspired, keep you up-to-date, and occasionally say...WTF.
written by: Olivia Martin12.14.12 -
5 Bathroom Storage Inspirations
The bathroom may be one of the tiniest rooms in your home, but it is often packed with products. These five bathrooms show how to stow it all away.
written by: Olivia Martin04.25.13 -
5 Designers to Watch
As we gear up for another year of trade shows, furniture fairs, and a slew of new talent, it's also fun to revisit some favorites from the past year. We look at five works from five designers...
written by: Olivia Martin01.14.13 -
5 Inspirational Backyards
Although snow still covers many a garden, spring is rapidly approaching and the plans for lush landscapes are being laid. Here, we pick five homes with great gardens for spring planning (or...
written by: Olivia Martin03.13.13 -
5 Lust-Worthy Living Rooms
Make the living room a central space in your home with loads of colorful accessories and a trapeze or two.
written by: Olivia Martin06.07.13 -
5 More Sustainable Homes
It ain’t easy being green, but it’s worth the extra effort. Here, we share five sustainable homes that don’t skimp on design.
written by: Olivia Martin06.17.13 -
5 New Designs We Love from Commune
Dwell always keeps an eye on the latest goods from Commune, an L.A. based design collective that manages to excel at everything from posters to penthouses. Here are five just released products we...
written by: Olivia Martin05.01.13 -
5 Office Furniture Essentials
Whether you work from an office or a garage-space start-up, the right tools are necessary to put you in a professional mood. We found the office essentials to set you up for success.
written by: Olivia Martin05.24.13 -
5 Rugs that Brighten Any Room
Easier than painting and less of a commitment than hanging curtains, these five rugs will brighten any corner (or the center) of your home.
written by: Olivia Martin05.10.13 -
5 Ways to Like Eich
In light of the Eichler-inspired prefab house from our Dec/Jan Issue, we found five different ways to celebrate, purchase, or bulk up on Eichler architecture.
written by: Olivia Martin01.14.13 -
7 Questions for Cecilie Manz
Republic of Fritz Hansen launched Danish designer Cecilie Manz’s chair and table at this year’s Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan. Inspired by the rounded shape of a stone on...
written by: Olivia Martin08.06.12 -
7 Slammin’ Scandinavian Interiors
There is something about the clean lines and pale wood of quintessential Scandinavian design that makes it so appealing. To bring the style into your own abode, check out some Northern interiors...
written by: Olivia Martin02.20.13 -
7 Sustainable Homes Worth Sharing
We see a lot of “green” architecture in the Dwell office, but these seven homes don’t just borrow the buzzword, they push boundaries and challenge the idea of what sustainability really means in...
written by: Olivia Martin06.13.13 -
A Look at Living Machine Systems
Recently, Dwell had the opportunity to tour the San Francisco’s Public Utilities Commission headquarters, which seemed appropriate as we gear up for the special bathrooms and spas issue ...
written by: Olivia Martin08.24.12 -
A Mies van der Rohe-Inspired Cottage in Johannesburg
A floating wall on a Johannesburg cottage draws inspiration from local mining moguls and Mies van der Rohe.
written by: Olivia Martin04.10.13 -
A Pop of Color at Robert Allen
Dwell editors Olivia Martin and Diana Budds visited San Francisco's Design Center to browse through Robert Allen's new Spring 2013 collection at the Pop of Color party. The spring collection was...
written by: Olivia Martin02.08.13 -
A Stacked Cabin for a Steep Slope
A steeply sloped site in the Wisconsin forest, plus an equally steep budget, led architect Brian Johnsen to reinvent the archetypal cabin for a sturdy vacation home.
written by: Olivia Martinphotos by: Narayan Mahon02.02.13 -
All That's Fit to Print
After years of working as a fashion photographer, Maude Arsenault began toying with the idea of opening her own gallery devoted to photography to reunite with artists she admires or collects. At...
written by: Olivia Martin11.02.12 -
Among the Living
Neutra, historically a bathroom design brand, is expanding into a furniture collection, Neos, with young, Italian-born designer Luca Martorano. With a focus on textures, the pieces incorporate...
written by: Olivia Martin02.12.13 -
An Unlikely Marriage
We can’t get enough of new design brand House of Rym, an improbable artistic combination of Tunisian craftsmanship and Swedish aesthetics. In October 2011, Tunisian entrepreneurs Rym Tounsi and...
written by: Olivia Martin01.28.13 -
April 'Outdoor' Issue Preview
We get our hands dirty with 9 homes that celebrate the great outdoors and nearly 50 new backyard furniture ideas for spring. From living roofs to natural pools, we cover all of your outdoor, or...
written by: Olivia Martin03.01.13 -
Art on the Cheap: 5 Places for Posters
Much like the realms of interior design and architecture, the art world can be an intimidating place. Weighing the cost of purchase and framing against wanting to avoid reproductions and rip offs...
written by: Olivia Martin02.22.13 -
Artist Spotlight: Mark Rothko
Mark Rothko, apparent muse to Fall 2013 runway shows, has entered into the current design conversation in a major way (Nail polish company Butter London has even created a manicure style after his...
written by: Olivia Martin02.28.13 -
Back to the Basics: Primary Colors
Whether it was Frank Lloyd Wright’s signature red or Le Corbusier’s favorite shade of blue, the modernists loved primary colors. Here, we’ve rounded up six of our favorite furniture pieces in the...
written by: Olivia Martin05.10.13 -
Best Desked
Although we shouldn’t admit it, the Dwell reception area doesn’t always resemble the best of modern design. Actually, it can become a little crowded when filled with mailing boxes full...
written by: Olivia Martin07.26.12

























