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simon page astronomy poster 3 square Friday arrives again! This week the Dwell staff shares their favorite links of late, featuring everything from a chair-related experiment happening on the streets of New York to the world's first…
Week in Review

Friday Finds 11.06.2009

Amanda Dameron

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oppgreen_square This coming Saturday and Sunday, November 7 and 8, Opportunity Green will be hitting Los Angeles for its third consecutive year. The two-day conference brings together entrepreneurs and innovators…
Event Spotlight

Opportunity Green: This Weekend

Sarah Rich

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rail volution rojas james square As a nod to the home of the nation's first subway, Rail-Volution rolled into Boston this past weekend. Planners, designers, engineers, and scholars eagerly feasted on the many workshops and panels…
What We Saw

Rail-Volution 2009: Building with Transit

Tiffany Chu

11/05/2009 Leave a comment  

bauhaus albers josef skyscraper The days are getting shorter, the nights are darker earlier, and with rain forecasted around the country this weekend, there's no better time to spend a day at the museum. This weekend's highlights…
Out and About

Events this Weekend: 11.5-11.8

Miyoko Ohtake

11/05/2009 Leave a comment  

woolly pockets miguel randy portrait square 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…
Conversation

Miguel Nelson of Woolly Pocket

Miyoko Ohtake

11/05/2009 Leave a comment  

frank lloyd wright unity church square The cathedrals, mosques, and synagogues of the Old World still occupy the most hallowed ground of ecclesiastical architecture, but a rather unorthodox American sect can lay claim to the best in…
Essay

Sunday Styles

Drew Himmelstein

11/04/2009 Leave a comment  

CanteenUtilityChair_HK square In this year's June issue, our Square Meal column featured the London restaurant mini-chain Canteen, where good design is as high a priority as good taste. The owner of Canteen also runs a design…
Product Spotlight

New Design from Very Good & Proper

Sarah Rich

11/04/2009 Leave a comment  

Commune Table Linens Gray Crop In my online wanderings this week I've come across a totally lovely set of table linens from Los Angeles–based Commune Design. They are made of 100% linen hand-dyed in LA by Matteo, and I…
Product Spotlight

Table Linens by Commune Design

Aaron Britt

11/03/2009 Leave a comment  

leo mieles portrait square Leo Miele’s Georgian Bay Cottage was one of five first-class cabins we featured in our November 2009 Concepts feature—which showcased works with a modern twist to the familiar log…
Conversation

Architect Leo Mieles

Miyoko Ohtake

11/03/2009 2 comments  

grimshaw nicholas thumbnail "One of the good things about doing decent public design in a prominent place is that people look at it and say: Why can’t we have that everywhere?”
Conversation

Sir Nicholas Grimshaw

Alec Appelbaum

11/02/2009 Leave a comment  

salt spring island cabin home exterior thumbnail From the familiar log model to Swiss chalets and Swedish friggebods, cabins are the simplest of structures, made from local materials in forms that respond to climatic and cultural needs. However…
Concepts

First-Class Cabins

Jordan Kushins, Miyoko Ohtake,

11/02/2009 2 comments  

wild best music pavilion exterior side square Los Angeles–based architects Craig Hodgetts and Ming Fung of Hodgetts + Fung Design and Architecture created a music pavilion for the Herb Alpert School of Music at the California Institute…
What We Saw

The Wild Beast by Hodgetts + Fung

Erika Heet

11/02/2009 Leave a comment  

organic factory colline square I first discovered Giles Belley a few years back when he designed one of the most elegant energy-saving power adapters I've ever seen. Now the innovative French designer is passing back into our…
Product Spotlight

Organic Factory by Giles Belley

Sarah Rich

11/02/2009 Leave a comment  

little digs beach chalet 3 Dancing skeletons, embroidered jewelery, tree house hotels....what more can you ask for on a Friday afternoon?
Week in Review

Friday Finds 10.30.2009

Amanda Dameron

10/30/2009 1 comment  

Map As Art Thumbnail A map is most often understood as a directional devise to help you navigate from Point A to Point B. Author Katherine Harmon has spent years collecting maps, but instead of heading to gas stations…
Bookshelf

The Map as Art

Miyoko Ohtake

10/30/2009 Leave a comment  

Kaplicky Screenprint square This week, we’re featuring two events and one exhibition closing happening (on three continents, no less) this weekend in the world of architecture and design.
Out and About

Events this Weekend: 10.29-11.1

Miyoko Ohtake

10/29/2009 Leave a comment  

monika jarg square While wood floors are generally more elegant than carpeting, rugs and textiles can bring warmth and texture to otherwise hard and hollow spaces. Estonian designer Monika Järg has a novel…
Product Spotlight

Monika Järg's Wooden Carpets

Sarah Rich

10/29/2009 2 comments  

anju rope installation square 1 A new restaurant named Anju recently opened in Portland, Oregon. With a darkly sleek interior, industrial finishes, and original art on the walls and ceiling, it comes as a pleasant surprise that…
What We Saw

Anju: Portland, Oregon

Amara Holstein

10/28/2009 1 comment  

godoy emiliano portrait square Sustainable design isn’t merely a catchphrase for Mexico City–based industrial designer Emiliano Godoy. The density and environmental tensions of the megalopolis he calls home have both…
Conversation

Emiliano Godoy

Dwell Staff

10/28/2009 Leave a comment  

marimekko dresses square Strolling down Brattle Street in Harvard Square, one can't help but notice the new vibrant swathes of color and fabric trumpeting from the windows of the Design Research Building.
Blog

Marimekko in Harvard Square

Tiffany Chu

10/27/2009 2 comments  

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