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Highlights from Dwell on Design 2015

For three days in October, industry leaders, design enthusiasts, academics, and editors converged to discuss the built environment.

“Design really has no boundaries,” Dror Benshetrit told the audience on the last day of Dwell on Design New York, a three-day festival of ideas at Skylight Clarkson Sq in New York’s Soho district. Benshetrit, a designer known for pushing boundaries through innovative materials and ideas, joined dozens of speakers onstage to pursue topics ranging from the future of high-rise living to the latest advances in designing for small-space environments. Kicking off the three-day event was Pulitzer-prize winning author and Vanity Fair architecture critic Paul Goldberger, who was joined onstage by architect Eric Owen Moss to talk about, among many other things, Frank Gehry’s influence on the West Coast architecture school.

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Attendees network in front of a digitally printed rug by Moooi.
Attendees network in front of a digitally printed rug by Moooi.
Resource Furniture, a retailer delivering multifunctional space solutions, debuted their Nature wallcoverings collection alongside their Flex modular sofa, Plurimo expanding table, La Literatura Open storage system, and more.
Resource Furniture, a retailer delivering multifunctional space solutions, debuted their Nature wallcoverings collection alongside their Flex modular sofa, Plurimo expanding table, La Literatura Open storage system, and more.
Ammr Vandal of nArchitects, who discussed the future of prefab alongside architect Jim Garrison
Ammr Vandal of nArchitects, who discussed the future of prefab alongside architect Jim Garrison
During the weekend, attendees perused installations from Dwell partners, among them Citibin and Urban Story (shown here, from left) and small-space appliances from Haier.
During the weekend, attendees perused installations from Dwell partners, among them Citibin and Urban Story (shown here, from left) and small-space appliances from Haier.
Situated among the installations were two stages featuring continuing-education seminars and other design conversations, all led by Dwell editors.
Situated among the installations were two stages featuring continuing-education seminars and other design conversations, all led by Dwell editors.
Artist Wendell Castle, who discussed his work on one of the panels.
Artist Wendell Castle, who discussed his work on one of the panels.
Architect Eric Owen Moss joined Paul Goldberger onstage and shared a curated presentation of images.
Architect Eric Owen Moss joined Paul Goldberger onstage and shared a curated presentation of images.
Raydoor hosted a live-art installation that continued throughout the conference.
Raydoor hosted a live-art installation that continued throughout the conference.