June 2005
Good Design Comes from Constraints, Small Fixes That Feel Big, Special Section: Ideal Kitchens, Picnic Perfect Patio Furniture, Off the Grid in Australia, Elsewhere in Japan, My House: The Copper House residents moved upstate, leaving Manhattan behind.
Good Design Comes from Constraints, Small Fixes That Feel Big, Special Section: Ideal Kitchens, Picnic Perfect Patio Furniture, Off the Grid in Australia, Elsewhere in Japan, My House: The Copper House residents moved upstate, leaving Manhattan behind.
Features
Breaking the Sound Barrier
Love's Labors Found
Seeing What Develops
Worth the Wait
Ideal Kitchens
There may be such a thing as too many cooks in the kitchen, but there can never be too many kitchens in Dwell, particularly if they're as nice as the five featured here.
Breaking the Sound Barrier
Maurice Nio creates sleek, modern dwellings along a bustling highway. Story by Jane Szita / Photos by Ralph Richter / Architekturphoto
Love's Labors Found
Despite new owners and a newly designed roof, the House of Earth + Light remains a modern monument to the elements. Story by David Proffitt / Photos by Daniel Hennessy
Seeing What Develops
Can Coco Brown's Sagaponac development create a real alternative to Hamptons McMansions? Story by Virginia Gardiner / Photos by Paul Warchol
Worth the Wait
After spending years digging through a hillside--and a city's bureaucracy--two designers make a tiny house all their own. Story by Deborah Bishop / Photos by Zubin Shroff
Departments
My House
Off the Grid
Dwell Reports
Nice Modernist
Detour
Interior Design 101
Houses We Love
Editor's Note
There's no question that architecture presents its own particular challenges, but that's what makes it interesting. Story by Perry Nelson
In the Modern World
From the little galleries that could to big furniture manufacturers that can, we bring you the best matter to consider and consume.
My House
The Copper House residents moved upstate, leaving Manhattan behind. It's easy to see why they don't miss it one bit. Story by Eric Lawlor / Photos by Barbel Miebach
Off the Grid
A dramatic house in Australia drew its architectural inspiration from Mies van der Rohe but got its color from fresh tomato sauce. Story by Catherine Franklin / Photos by Peter Hyatt
Dwell Reports
Interior Designer Pamela Burton decides which dining sets fare best for alfresco feasts. Story by Amber Bravo / Photos by Diana Koenigsberg
Nice Modernist
Iranian architect Nader Kahlili fashions affordable, easily assembled housing out of sandbags and concrete for a surprsingly striking result. Story by Marc Kristal
Detour
In Nagoya, Japan, where many families opt to rent rather than own, the oft-blighted multifamily unit shows that it too can be a paragon of design. Story by Brian Libby / Photos by Andy Boone
What We Saw
Doing his best Anna Wintour, editor Sam Grawe picks the standout designs from the "runways" (i.e., showrooms) of Paris and Cologne. Plus, the latest from Stockholm.
Dwell Home II
Can a suburban home be truly sustainable? The architect and homeowner of the Dwell Home II weigh in. Story by Andrew Wagner
Interior Design 101
Chintz or tweed? Floral or paisley? The modern interior designer knows there's a lot more to design than color, pattern, and material (but knows they're important, too). Story by Shonquis Moreno / Photos by Peter Belanger
Sourcing
Where and how to find all the things you love in Dwell.
Houses We Love
With 52 windows and a bedroom that pulls out like a drawer, two German architects put the fun and fanciful in modern. Story by Amy Stafford / Photos by Quirin Leppert
