July/Aug 2005
Mix it Up The 5 Best Blenders, Put it Away! Storage Solved, Design Report: The Latest from Milan, Inclined to Relax in Australia, Go With the Flow in Hawaii and Off the Beaten Path in Minnesota. Liquid Assets, floating homes.What We Saw at the Milan Furniture Fair (a.k.a. Salone Internazionale del Mobile), Conversation with Vladimir Kagan, Dwell Labs: Illumination Online
Mix it Up The 5 Best Blenders, Put it Away! Storage Solved, Design Report: The Latest from Milan, Inclined to Relax in Australia, Go With the Flow in Hawaii and Off the Beaten Path in Minnesota. Liquid Assets, floating homes.What We Saw at the Milan Furniture Fair (a.k.a. Salone Internazionale del Mobile), Conversation with Vladimir Kagan, Dwell Labs: Illumination Online
Features
Liquid Assets
Inclined to Relax
Go With the Flow
Off the Beaten Path
Liquid Assets
For the lucky souls whose homes float, Styx’s mantra “come sail away” isn’t just wishful thinking. Story by James Nestor / Photos by Robert Schlatter
Inclined to Relax
The ocean view from this Australian hilltop house is breathtaking, and so is the hike required to see to it. Story by Davina Jackson / Photos by Richard Powers
Go With the Flow
The nearby volcano may erupt again some day, but this couple is happy to enjoy their Hawaiian home one day at a time. Story by Sam Grawe / Photos by Linny Morris Cunningham
Off the Beaten Path
When it comes to island retreats, Minnesotans Bruce Golob and Jean Freeman prefer Madeline to Martha. Story by Eric Lawlor / Photos by Chad Holder
Departments
My House
Off the Grid
Dwell Reports
Nice Modernist
Conversation
Dwell Labs
Outside
Storage 101
Houses We Love
Editor's Note
Story by Perry Nelson
In the Modern World
Fantastic exhibits, covetable products, intellectual beach reading, and some cute additions to your summer wardrobe.
My House
In collaboration with the architectural firm Concept, Danish cinematographer Erik Zappon and his wife create an Oscar-worthy vacation retreat. Story by Heather Bradley / Photos by Erik Zappon
Off the Grid
People who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones, which probably isn’t an issue when the glass house is a commune. Story by Femke Bijlsma / Photos by Alessio Guarino
Dwell Reports
Margaritas, anyone? Our expert mixologist has his finger on the pulse of which blender will deliver the perfect summer cocktail. Story by Andrew Wagner / Photos by Peter Belanger, Portrait by Robert Schlatter
Nice Modernist
Traci Rose Rider and the Emerging Green Builders aim to construct something more solid than buildings for young architects and designers—connections. Story by Sarah Rich
Conversation
Over breakfast with designer Vladimir Kagan, the talk is of longtime love, the importance of craft, and the intrigue of sexy table legs. Story by Virginia Gardiner / Photos by Grant Delin (Portrait)
What We Saw
Our editors report back on the latest and greatest designs from the Milan Furniture Fair (a.k.a. Salone Internazionale del Mobile).
Dwell Labs
There is a (perfect) light at the end of the tunnel—or, rather, a mouse click away on your Web browser. Story by Amara Holstein / Photos by Hunter Freeman
Outside
For those seeking refuge from an interminable game of Marco Polo, these four pool houses provide an artful escape. Story by Amara Holstein / Photos by Ron Pollard
Storage 101
Are the cute little containers purchased to contain your things beginning to outnumber the things themselves? Here's help from the experts. Story by William Lamb
Sourcing
Where and how to find all the things you love in Dwell.
Houses We Love
Instead of bringing the house to the water, in Baja’s arid wine country, these architects brought the water to the house. Story by Sam Grawe / Photos by Roberto Zeballos
