July/Aug 2007
At home with timeless design; The Dwell Kitchen: iconic items every cook should own; Night-lights;
At home with timeless design; The Dwell Kitchen: iconic items every cook should own; Night-lights;
Features
Archive
Archive
Archive
Always Modern
What George Nelson learned from Rome is a lesson for all of us.
Archive
In Long Beach, California, Andreas Stevens (a.k.a. DJ Greyboy) remasters the ultimate modernist sample: Edward Killingworth's iconic Opdahl House. Story by Sam Grawe
Archive
In the '60s, Eero Aarnio pushed the boundaries of furniture making, unwittingly heralding the space age. At age 75, he's still going strong. Story by Asko Ahokas / Photos by Joanna Moorhouse
Archive
With her husband Julian, Barbara Neski defined Hamptons cool in the '60s and '70s, raising kids—and eyebrows—along the way. Story by Alastair Gordon / Photos by Nigel Shafran
Inner Space
Leslie Williamson's quiet, moody vignettes of architects' and designers' homes show the personal side of the structural ideal. / Photos by Leslie Williamson
Neutra Territory
Richard Neutra's son Raymond examines the internal architecture of his legendary father through a 1958 Berkeley psychological study.
Departments
My House
Off the Grid
Nice Modernist
Context
Conversation
Detour
Houses We Love
In the Modern World
From the crafty (cardboard furniture) to the clever (take a good look at that doormat), it's the design of the times.
My House
When Londoner Dave Clayden brought his swinging Austin Powers aesthetic Down Under, he fought the heat for a design that was quite literally cool. Story by Karen Pakula / Photos by Richard Powers
Off the Grid
Disgruntled by co-op politics, these Manhattanites decided to put up their own natural wood "shack" in Sharon, Connecticut. Story by Amara Holstein / Photos by Raimund Koch
Dwell Reports
Outdoor furniture designers Richard and Peter Schultz look at six ways to keep the backyard lit. Story by Aaron Britt / Photos by Hunter Freeman
Nice Modernist
Although George Sample's Chicago Architectural Assistance Center has shut down, the model for pro bono design remains. Story by Chelsea Holden Baker
Context
Black Mountain College didn't have a board of trustees, but it did have some of the most remarkable artists and thinkers of the 20th century. Story by Amber Bravo
Dwell Labs
Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night prevents these modern mailboxes from delivering style, posthaste. Story by Chelsea Holden Baker / Photos by Hunter Freeman
Conversation
Amber Bravo talks with Jason Miller in his Brooklyn studio, where design is good—to a fault. Story by Amber Bravo
Detour
Skip Sedona and forget the Grand Canyon? Architect Will Bruder leads us on a journey through slow food and rapid development in Phoenix, Arizona. Story by Christopher Bright / Photos by Joao Canziani
Kitchens 101
From IKEA-mania and back to the farm, we wonder if the perfect kitchen might be an oxymoron.
Sourcing
Everyone else is outsourcing, but we do it in-house; Here is how to get a hold of the people, places, and things in our zine.
Houses We Love
Anything but squaresville: Dwell takes a look back at Charles Harker's biomorphic Earth House. Story by Alastair Gordon / Photos by Charles Harker
