Features
Prefab, Proven
Now that the Dwell Home is complete, Allison Arieff reflects on the process and optimistically looks ahead to what’s in store for modern prefab homes. Photos by Roger Davies
Editor’s Note
With all apologies to dome dwellers and Bucky Fuller, editor-in-chief Allison Arieff speculates that the house of the future may never be round.

Harlem Renaissance
The vivid imagination of homeowners Yvette Leeper-Bueno and Adrian Bueno brings life back to a devas-tated block in Harlem. Story by Marc Kristal / Photos by Adam Friedberg
Basic Living
Think live/work is a new idea? Think again. Basic Village in Turin, Italy, takes a centuries-old tradition to the extreme. Story by Allison Arieff / Photos by Jacob Langvad

What’s So Great About the Future?
The House of the Future may be alive and well, but Jane Szita finds that most people prefer the house of today, warts and all.
Design = Everything
Many people claim they want to change the world, but Bruce Mau is taking steps to do it with his new book and exhibition on the future of global design. Story by Andrew Blum

Departments

In the Modern World
Eight culture-packed pages keep you clued in to the next big thing—without forgetting about the next small thing.

My House
For this San Diego family, the phrase “putting down roots” has taken on a whole new meaning.

Off the Grid
Sometimes it’s better to be a shadow of one’s former self. A family in Seattle rebuilds a new sustainable modern home where their old one once stood.

Dwell Reports
Like the Excalibur to King Arthur, a sauté pan is indispensable to a cook. Our experts from the Brooklyn restaurant Grocery tell us which pans bring home the bacon.

Nice Modernist
Falling Chocolate, anyone? Ontario’s Design Hope enlists architects to design artful gingerbread houses in an inventive effort to help the homeless.

Elsewhere
Marseille may be better known for cuisine than for works by Corbu, but its contribution to the canon of modernism should not be underestimated.

What We Saw
Take a seat and read about the latest incarnation of Promosedia (a.k.a. the Chair Fair) in Italy.

Archive
Arguably the most famous woodworker in modernism, George Nakashima got his start working on this little-known ashram in India made from concrete.

Holiday Gift Guide
Want to make a Dwell staffer happy? Observe and take note of our collective holiday wish list.

Dwell Labs
Knock knock. Who’s there? Surprise! Good design comes to the oft-overlooked and underappreciated front door.

Entertaining 101
Worried about where to put the salad fork? How to arrange the hydrangea? Mix the elixir? Turn here for tips on throwing the perfect dinner party.

Sourcing
Your first stop for info on whom to call, how to order, and where to buy what you see on our pages.

Houses We Love
For Gregor Vielstädte and his architect, Frank Drewes, building this dream home in Germany was strictly a family affair.