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vintage white restored Bertoia chair In researching the much-discussed essay "The Real Cost of Rip-Offs" for Dwell's June 2012 issue (on newsstands now), many design luminaries shared their perspectives on the subject of knockoffs and…

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10 Design Insiders Sound Off on Knockoffs

Jaime Gillin

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Kaven Elements square So often the architectural press gets caught up in the look of a place without considering how it might also feel. The team at William Kaven Architecture seeks to rectify that with a new video of…

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Elements by William Kaven

Aaron Britt

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Offsite ICFF square Each spring, New York Design Week gets bigger and better thanks in part to an ever-expanding roster at ICFF (more on that here) as well as the dedication of several local organizations presenting…

On the Road

ICFF 2012: Offsite Design Exhibitions

Kelsey Keith

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screenplay week 8 4 square Jenny Wu, a partner at Oyler Wu Collaborative, documents the process from design through fabrication of their latest installation, Screenplay, to be featured at the upcoming Dwell on Design 2012…

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The Making of Screenplay: Part 8

Jenny Wu

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veliero shelf cassina albini square In 1940, architect Franco Albini made a single model of his ship’s rigging-like Veliero bookcase for his Milan home—where it eventually collapsed. Sixty-six years later, Cassina…

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Veliero Shelving by Cassina

Shonquis Moreno

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icff 2012 square This week we're digging deep into our favorites objets de design spotted at the 2012 International Contemporary Furniture Fair in New York, from satellite events to the show floor at Javits Center…

On the Road

ICFF 2012: Picks from Javits Center

Kelsey Keith

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Bobby Berk home, Design Milk, event, crowd, ICFF, AM, Neal Feay "Reinvention; Writing History in Aluminum" showcases a collaborative exhibition of New York's AM with Neal Feay Studio of Santa Barbara, Calif. during the International Contemporary Furniture Fair…

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ICFF 2012 : Design Milk Presents

Sara Dierck

05.22.2012 1 comment  

Brass objects at ICFF 2012 Everywhere we looked on the show floor of ICFF, we saw our own faces reflected back. Brass, copper, gold and other shiny metallics seemed to swathe or pepper most surfaces, appearing everywhere…

On the Road

ICFF 2012: Brass Tactics

Amanda Dameron, Diana Budds,

05.22.2012 2 comments  

black and blum thermo pot square1 Two products we really loved from the ICFF show floor came courtesy of Londoners Dan Black and Martin Blum: Thermo Pot and Eau Good. The former merges practicality and aesthetics in a smart…

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ICFF 2012: New from Black + Blum

Diana Budds

05.20.2012 Leave a comment  

axor hansgrohe bouroullec bathroom square Today, bathroom fixtures brand Axor celebrated its North American launch of a new collection with renown French designers (and Dwell favorites) Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec called "Axor Bouroullec."…

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ICFF 2012: Axor Bouroullec Line

Diana Budds

05.18.2012 3 comments  

streetseats square Wrap up the week with our roundup of architecture, art, and design finds.

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Friday Finds 05.18.12

Sara Ost

05.18.2012 Leave a comment  

Novak Logo square Last year we took a look at tennis great Roger Federer's personal logo (bit of a snooze, frankly), so with the unveiling of top-ranked Novak Djokovic's new logo, I thought we'd check back in. And…

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Novak Djokovic: Behind the Logo

Aaron Britt

05.17.2012 Leave a comment  

screenplay week 7 square Jenny Wu, a partner at Oyler Wu Collaborative, documents the process from design through fabrication of their latest installation, Screenplay, to be featured at the upcoming Dwell on Design 2012…

Backstory

The Making of Screenplay: Part 7

Jenny Wu

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pfeiffer plank lounge square Oakland-based designer Eric Pfeiffer has been exhibiting annually at ICFF since 1997 and this year he's launching a series of outdoor pieces in collaboration with San Francisco's Council. According…

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ICFF 2012: Plank by Eric Pfeiffer and Council

Diana Budds

05.16.2012 1 comment  

pst square Dwell joined forces with Pacific Standard Time to appeal to the architect—and child—within us all. The challenge was to construct a model of an original home inspired by iconic…

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LEGO® Design Competition Finalists

Ralston O'Neill

05.14.2012 3 comments  

HotelEndemico_thumb In recent years, Baja’s Valle de Guadalupe, only an hour and a half from the San Diego airport and 40 minutes from Ensenada, has emerged as Mexico’s wine country. In order to showcase…

Hotel Register

Endemico Resguardo Silvestre, Mexico

Jaclyn Sienna India

05.14.2012 6 comments  

frieze art fair square Fact #1: New Yorkers are more allergic to bridges and tunnels than plants and trees. Fact #2: Manhattanites generally enjoy exploring other boroughs as much as they like the Times Square subway…

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Surveying Frieze New York

Faith-Ann Young

05.12.2012 2 comments  

A mill with grains Although we usually focus on completed projects, it is equally interesting to check in during construction to see how a space develops. Things that our memories smooth over post-construction, like…

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Coffee Break: San Francisco's The Mill

Olivia Martin

05.14.2012 Leave a comment  

abramovic OMA square Hudson, New York, is a small community nestled into its namesake river valley about 100 miles north of Manhattan. Known mostly for the antique shops that line scenic Warren Street, the hamlet is…

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Marina Plus Rem, in Upstate New York

Ian Volner

05.11.2012 Leave a comment  

ff 051112 diana square Wrap up the week with our roundup of architecture, art, and design finds.

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Friday Finds 05.11.12

Diana Budds

05.11.2012 Leave a comment  

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