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Togo Sofa by Ligne Roset Celebrates Its 40th Anniversary
Love it or hate it, the distinctive silhouette of Ligne Roset’s most enduring sofa model celebrates 40 years of booming business.
written by: Aaron Britt05.16.13 -
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...
01.09.09 -
Valerie Casey
Maybe it was jet lag, or the incipient echo of Al Gore’s recently revealed truth. Meetings devoted to diaper design might have played a part, though SkyMall’s seatback brand of...
03.11.10 -
Protect and Conserve
In construction-mad Beijing, “development happens at a crazy speed, like a tsunami,” says Matthew Xinyu Hu, the former managing director of the nonprofit Beijing Cultural Heritage...
written by: Jaime Gillin06.10.10 -
Blogging it all Back Home
We are nothing but domestic voyeurs. More home owners are turning to the web to record the juicy ups and downs of tackling a grand remodel. We take a grand tour.
written by: Sonia Zjawinski03.20.11 -
Walk This Way
No path? No problem. The desire lines in this Dutch photo essay prove that people are quite comfortable going their own way.
written by: Jordan Kushins11.14.11 -
Bridges We Love
Cables and abutments went fancy for a distinct purpose: to convey passersby—not folks whizzing past on vehicles—with personality. Here’s a selection of bridges that are anything...
written by: Tim Newcomb01.27.12 -
Designing Women
Blazing a trail through the canon of design, these 25 artisans worked to make some of the modern era’s most recognizable furniture, lighting, and objects. From the sculptural pottery of Eva...
written by: Kelsey Keith01.02.09 -
By the Book
Architect Deborah Berke has maintained a ledger full of ephemera that details memories of every dinner party she’s hosted for the past fourteen years. Here she shares a few pages and...
written by: Dwell Staffphotos by: Tom Schierlitz08.17.12 -
The Ringmaster
In February, Murray Moss closed his landmark SoHo design emporium to open a smaller headquarters. Now he’s pursuing a new agenda: marrying art and design in a 21st-century Wunderkammer.
written by: Kelsey Keith08.20.12 -
In the Doghouse
A new project by Muji mastermind Kenya Hara celebrates the relationship between humans and dogs, one downloadable blueprint at a time.
written by: Kelsey Keith11.16.12 -
Restoration Station
A Burnham and Root–designed train depot in small-town Iowa scores a $10,000 preservation grant.
written by: Jaime Gillinphotos by: Drew Kelly09.28.12 -
Modern Getaways
Enjoy the salty air and coastal views—without having to invest your nest egg in a ground-up build. These modern marvels offer stays from one night to one month (or more, if you can swing it!).
written by: Heidi Mitchell08.04.11 -
Party Down
Congratulations, you’ve decided to throw a party! Not only will you be paying for everyone’s meal and putting undue strain on your relationship, but you will now need to make sure you...
written by: Rico Gagliano08.22.12 -
The Simpsons Meet Dwell
In a recent episode, Springfield underwent a modern architectural renaissance with the arrival of a cool couple who move in next door to Homer, Marge, and company after finding the house has ...
written by: Amanda Dameron02.26.13 -
Second Look: Henry Wilson
With Australian designer Henry Wilson's new A-Joint Mini, a flexible joint used to connect standardized timber, it's possible to construct simple, strong furniture on a budget using wood from a...
04.25.13 -
Anton Alvarez
Using a tool he calls the "Thread Wrapping Machine," Swedish-Chilean designer and recent Royal College of Art graduate Anton Alvarez creates furniture bound together by glue-coated thread—no screws...
04.25.13 -
Lukas Dahlén
Inspired by traditional Swedish “fresh wood” basket weaving, Stockholm designer Lukas Dahlén creates a cabinet that is as friendly as it is refined. Its solid ash skeleton is a series of spokes,...
05.15.13 -
Charles Birnbaum on the Future of Landscape Architecture
Charles Birnbaum, founder and president of the Cultural Landscape Foundation, makes the case that historical preservationists are finally waking up to the glories of modernist landscape architecture.
written by: Charles Birnbaum03.15.13 -
Studio Juju
Since their debut at SaloneSatellite in 2009, Singaporean design duo Timo Wong and Priscilla Lui have been sprinting ahead of the competition. Appropriately, Rabbit and the Tortoise, one of their...
04.17.13 -
45 Kilo
True to their Bauhaus training, Berlin-based designers Philipp Schöpfer and Daniel Klapsing of 45 Kilo let craft, experimentation, and industrialized production shape their work. “Everything that...
04.18.13 -
New Duivendrecht
Industrial designers Frederik Roijé and Victor le Noble founded New—a manufacturer of contemporary pieces by young Dutch designers—less than a year ago in an unlikely creative hot spot:...
written by: Zahid Sardar04.22.13 -
Joost and Kiki
Design Academy Eindhoven graduates Joost van Bleiswijk and Kiki van Eijk—known as Joost & Kiki—have gained a following for their conceptual art–based furniture, but recent pieces signal a change....
written by: Zahid Sardar04.23.13 -
Lotty Lindeman and Wouter Scheublin
Lotty Lindeman and Wouter Scheublin's wood and ceramics workshop is located within designer Piet Hein Eek’s building, a former Philips factory in Eindhoven that was remodeled in 2010 into a...
written by: Zahid Sardar04.24.13 -
Frank Tjepkema
Frank Tjepkema founded his industrial design firm, Tjep., in Amsterdam in 2001 and has since produced objects in scales from minute to massive. On the tinier end of the spectrum, he has designed...
written by: Zahid Sardar04.23.13
