An Art Studio That Would Make Picasso Jealous
In Toronto, a painter accustomed to crashing in his studio created an airy artistic haven with both working and living quarters...
Textile Exhibit to Feature Picasso, Dali, Matisse Designs
A London exhibition uses works by Picasso, Dali, Matisse, and others to trace the evolution of 20th century textile design.
Top 5 Homes of the Week With Captivating Staircases
Scaling these exceptional staircases is the perfect way to meet your 10,000 steps-a-day goal.
Florence Knoll’s Personal Art Collection Heads to Auction This Fall
The collection includes works by world-renowned artists including Pablo Picasso, Paul Klee, Louise Nevelson, and Josef Albers.
This Frank Lloyd Wright House Will Be Preserved Forever Thanks to an Anonymous Donor
The Kalil House hit the market for the first time this past September—and the buyer has entrusted it to the Currier Museum of Art...
12 Playful Pieces of Art to Instantly Liven Up Your Kid's Room
Guaranteed to radiate positivity, these fun pieces will easily make your kid's room come alive, while also enhancing your little...
Scottish Actor Sean Connery’s Former Seaside Villa Looks Like the Perfect Place to Quarantine
Listed for a whopping €33M, the 1920s mansion sits on a rocky cliff overlooking the French Riviera.
20 Sublime Retreats You Need to Visit For Creative Inspiration
Award-winning photographer, creative director, and jet-setter Jill Paider shares her list of breathtaking landscapes and hotels...
6 Colorful, Geometric Buildings Inspired by Piet Mondrian
The Dutch painter’s signature style continues to have a hold on the zeitgeist that doesn’t show any signs of slowing down soon.
Kravitz Design’s New Collection Makes a Worldly Statement in Livable Craftsmanship
Lenny Kravitz and the Kravitz Design team embrace pattern and form, combining hard edges and soft textures to create a sensuous...
This Vignette-Rich Cottage on Long Island Is Full of Rare and Vintage Furniture
The Greenport Residence in New York reflects a couple’s far-reaching tastes.
Pop Art, Street Art, and Space-Age Furniture Collide at a Painter’s Midcentury Ranch Home in Florida
Painter Christopher Florentino explains how he revived a 1963 house by modern architect Gene Leedy.
13 Iconic Buildings Designed by Frank Gehry
Frank Gehry's recognizable designs are often cited as being among the most important works of contemporary architecture.
The Dwell 24: Crosland + Emmons
Atlanta-based designers Dana Castle and Michele DeHaven design sculptural porcelain light fixtures and earthenware.
My House: Street Artist Flore’s Unlikely Midcentury Haven in Florida
New York– and Miami–based artist Christopher “Flore” Florentino reveals how his picturesque midcentury in Central Florida...
The Real Chicago
If your only experience touring Chicago is from watching Ferris Bueller's Day Off, architect Brad Lynch has some insider tips for...
Design Icons: 24 Modern Architects and Designers That Have Shaped Our World
Brush up on the work and legacies of these iconic architects and designers whose influence on modern design is hard to overstate.
A Taste of the Mediterranean - 5 Totally Random Locations
Moleskine’s New Folio Collection – It’s BIG!
The iconic little black book gets big with the introduction of Moleskine’s new Folio collection.
A Proper Primer on Modernism
The historicization of modern architecture is quick to lionize Mies, Gropius, Wright and others, but too often treats them as...
We Asked the Experts How to Choose the Best Kitchen Countertop Material
From marble to granite to soapstone, the options are dizzying—but if you’re realistic about your lifestyle, the choice is easy to...
Peru Community Schools Art Gallery: The G. David Thompson Collection
No one would expect an art collection worth millions to be housed in a high school in a small Midwest town.
Artists' Rug Exhibition at Atelier Courbet
Vladimir Kagan and Frank Gehry join French modern masters in a new rug exhibition at Atelier Courbet Master Craftsman Gallery in...
Friday Finds 8.13.2010
The Dwell editors are here to start your weekend off with the best of the best, the cream of the crop, and the top of the heap on...
They’re Obsessed With Eyes. So They Designed Their Home to Feature Them Everywhere
“Everything makes me think of eyeballs because that’s what I do.”
Field Notes Winter Colors Series
I've had my eye on the handsome little notebooks from Field Notes--a collaboration between Portland, Oregon's Draplin Design...
At Home in a Modern Church
Santiago Suarez is a man who craves challenge, a knight errant, if you will, whose exploits are in the realm of the intellectual...
Friday Finds 05.03.13
After a long hiatus, we are elated to say that Friday Finds is back in action! From a jazz-soaked film soundtrack to vintage...
Zurich, Switzerland
Industrial designer Alfredo Häberli shows us how to pass the hours in Zurich, Switzerland, a city with no shortage of timekeepers.
10 Design Insiders Sound Off on Knockoffs
In researching the much-discussed essay "The Real Cost of Rip-Offs" for Dwell's June 2012 issue (on newsstands now), many design...