The introduction to Dwell’s debut issue in October 2000 articulates our vision of what great design should be.

Designers talk a lot about extending product lifecycles, but most often in terms of creating new objects with exceptional...

A (mostly) DIY reno by an English family and MAP Architecture fulfills the destiny of a timber-frame “self-build” home in...

What do architects build when they can be their own clients?

Covering a wide range of iconic homes from Le Corbusier's Villa Savoye to Shigeru Ban’s Curtain Wall House, Phaidon's recently...

An art installation by Rael San Fratello turns the border wall into a playground for children and their families.

These spare homes turn our minimalist dreams into a stylish reality.

New York mainstay Miya Shoji continues to hone the art of Japanese screen-making.

Helen Johannesen has a “Best New Somm” title from “Food & Wine,” and she’s ushering in a new era for the industry.

The recently renovated residence is located in a modernist housing development in Pessac, a suburb of Bordeaux.

A client with an eye for clean design brings on la Shed Architecture for a razor-sharp revival of his ’50s residence.

“Usonia” isn’t just an architectural style that Wright popularized; it’s also a historic site with houses constructed to his...

After a meticulous restoration, the extraordinary former apartment of Italian artist Giacomo Balla is opening to the public for...

Housed inside the iconic Villa Stein-de-Monzie, the renovated apartment stays true to the master architect’s celebrated...

A historic French estate inspired by Claude Monet has been revived as a neo-futurist garden with otherworldly art and...

Beirut-based designer Richard Yasmine creates furniture and objects inspired by his Lebanese heritage.

A Sydney architect’s family home is an icon of environmentally focused design.

With an angled roof designed to resemble the surrounding cliffs, a house in Maui, Hawaii, is built to meld with the landscape.

Manifesto: F.T. Marinetti, “The Founding and Manifesto of Futurism” (1909)

At this year’s Design Indaba conference in Cape Town, the famed trend forecaster spoke about coronavirus, consumption, and her...

A couple bring cohesion to an architectural mishmash in San Francisco.

Botanist Patrick Blanc has been bringing the wilds of the rainforests to Parisian walls for over 30 years, most recently at the...

The historic family home of Charles and Maggie Jencks is a wild experiment in postmodernism—and it just opened to the public for...

The legendary architect and famed advocate of urban living embraces country life with a new exhibition.

Artist couple Nick Cave and Bob Faust work with Carlo Parente Architecture to craft a creative space in a 1920s industrial...

In a leafy residential area a few miles from downtown Kansas City, Missouri, an enterprising architect saw opportunity where...

In Englishman Bay, where his relatives have summered since the 19th century, a musician builds an idyllic hideaway for his family...

Rebuilding on a challenging site in Mill Valley, California, a couple optimize a winning view that was there all along.

A 200-year-old factory in Umbria is transformed into an inviting home by designer Paola Navone.

A 1950s Joseph Esherick home in Berkeley, California, inspires an addition that pays homage to the past yet is poised to host the...

The 2021 Chicago Architecture Biennial builds on the research of this year’s artistic director, David Brown, who believes...

Matt Jacobson doesn’t just abide by the mantra “less is more,” he wholeheartedly embraces it. His Southern California home is a...

"We want to position our work outside of architecture, as a clear piece of sociology and ecology."

These twin sun-drenched San Diego abodes prove that two decks are better than one.

Designers from Google, Nike, Logitech, and more weigh in on how we can create inclusive and healthy spaces for ourselves.