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An Attic Studio in Stockholm
In a 495-square-foot attic in the Söder neighborhood of Stockholm, interior designer Jimmy Schonning—a local celebrity for his role in the Swedish TV shows "Finally at Home"...
written by: Jaime Gillin01.13.11 -
Capital Gains: Sacramento Remodel
Sacramento architectural designer Curtis Popp bought and renovated, in three months, a five-bedroom, three-bath, 2,900-square-foot house that had, over the years, succumbed to a growing...
written by: Erika Heet01.01.11 -
Smart StudioDesk
I've been on an organizing kick recently (see my 'creative storage gift guide' here) and my online meanderings have led me to a slew of great products that seem to hold the promise of a better,...
written by: Jaime Gillin01.04.11 -
Dan Rubinstein on The Home Front
What's wrong with American furniture design? That's the topic burning an image on the mind of Surface editor-in-chief Dan Rubinstein. "We're one of the wealthiest nations in the world, we make...
written by: Miyoko Ohtake01.09.11 -
Witold Rybczynski: Makeshift Metropolis
Witold Rybczynski has been called “architecture’s voice in the world of letters” by The Weekly Standard. He writes about design and planning for The New York Times, the...
written by: J. Michael Welton01.01.11 -
Tidy Books Box
Conceptualized by a Parisian violin maker and handmade of limewood with a water-based finish, the Tidy Books Box allows kids to select books from their covers rather than their spines.
written by: Erika Heet01.01.11 -
New Power Generation
Long before smoke-spouting power plants were relegated to the remote outskirts of the industrial city, large-scale energy generators were common sights in urban landscapes. Pushback from the...
written by: Asami Novak01.03.11 -
Master Stroke
In Santa Monica, California, where pools are plenty but not always eye-pleasing, Padraic Cassidy lifted one 30 inches off the ground—dramatically elevating its aesthetic appeal.
written by: Miyoko Ohtakephotos by: David Allee01.04.11 -
Three Questions for Christiane Högner
One of my favorite feature stories of all time is in the February 2011 issue of Dwell. It's about the Brussels–based furniture designer Christiane Högner who makes all manner of smart,...
written by: Aaron Britt01.13.11 -
Suprasensorial: Experiments in Light
What exactly does it mean to fully immerse oneself in art? In the most literal of terms, L.A.’s Museum of Contemporary Art invites us to dive right in and create some strokes of our own ...
written by: Stephanie Orma01.05.11 -
Lost & Found, Part 1
I spent last week in Los Angeles, exploring neighborhoods, poking around design shops, and hoping to finally understand how the various corners of the sprawling metropolis fit together. In between...
written by: Jaime Gillin01.06.11 -
Réveille Coffee Company Truck
I confess it, friends, despite growing up in a small hill town in Northern California, my four plus years of living in San Francisco have taken their toll. And now, like every other member of this...
written by: Aaron Britt01.07.11 -
Piero Lissoni: Recent Architecture
Though the book Piero Lissoni: Recent Work came out from the German house Hatje Cantz last year, it just came across my desk yesterday. Though he's known perhaps firstly as an industrial designer,...
written by: Aaron Britt01.10.11 -
Austin's New Arthouse
This past October, the city of Austin celebrated the reopening of Arthouse at the Jones Center—the oldest contemporary art organization in Texas. New York-based architects Lewis.Tsurumaki...
written by: Jaime Gillinphotos by: Michael Moran02.18.11 -
Pot + Pantry
Last week I stopped into Pot + Pantry, Donna Suh Wageman's new kitchenwares shop in San Francisco's Mission District. Not only was the tiny space utterly charming, an appealing melange of the...
written by: Aaron Britt01.11.11 -
Hollywood Renovation: Week 5
In this exclusive series for Dwell.com, Linda Taalman of Taalman Koch Architecture tracks the hands-on, tight-budgeted renovation of her and her partner's live-work rental in Los Angeles. Week 5...
written by: Linda Taalman01.07.11 -
Friday Finds 1.7.2011
Welcome to the very first Friday Finds of the new year! Every Friday our intrepid staff contribute their favorite links from the week. See below to get a sense of where our browsers have been...
written by: Amanda Dameron01.07.11 -
Lost & Found in LA: Part 2
If you liked what you saw in my previous report on Lost & Found in Los Angeles, then check out this slideshow: a roundup of owner Jamie Rosenthal's favorite items in the shop, along with her...
written by: Jaime Gillin01.17.11 -
Wide White Space
Today the exhibition 'The Way Beyond Art: Wide White Space' opens at the CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts in San Francisco (through February 5). The show, which investigates graphic...
written by: Jaime Gillin01.20.11 -
An Architect's Guide to Silver Lake
One highlight of my recent visit to Los Angeles was a whirlwind tour of Silver Lake with the great architect Barbara Bestor, who has lived there since 1988. She drove me around, pointing out...
written by: Jaime Gillin01.11.11 -
An Architect's Pop-Up Book
One of the perks of being a Dwell editor are the various fun surprises that appear in the mail—newly published books, the occasional small product, even the random staple gun (yes, really)....
written by: Jaime Gillin02.15.11 -
Pup Tent!
Last year, the AIA Small Project Award went to what is most likely the smallest house ever to win the award: the Pup Tent by the New York-based firm Slade Architecture. Made from a single four-by...
written by: Jaime Gillin02.03.11 -
Inside HeadHoods' Workshop
On a cold winter's day a few weeks back, I boarded a train to Brooklyn where I met Clinton Van Gemert and his girlfriend Martha. Clinton is the brains behind HeadHoods, a unique brand of hoodies...
written by: Bradford Shellhammerphotos by: Bradford Shellhammer01.12.11 -
Winners of "Healthy Homes" for Haiti
In the wake of the devastating earthquake that struck Haiti in 2010, ARCHIVE, a non-profit whose efforts center on the use of housing as a strategy for preventing illness and providing care among...
written by: Diana Budds01.12.11 -
Blueline at Hourglass Winery
Back in 2009 former Dwell senior editor Sarah Rich made a short report on a visit to Napa Valley's Hourglass Winery's Blueline property. I had a chance to visit this past weekend and wanted to...
written by: Aaron Britt01.13.11
