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An Oscar-Winning Director’s Striking Concrete-and-Glass Villa Offers a Tranquil Escape in L.A.
The brutalist compound owned by acclaimed filmmaker Kathryn Bigelow features a poolside guesthouse and sweeping canyon views.
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10 Eco-Friendly Gift Ideas From Coyuchi’s Design Director
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The renovated home pays respect to its midcentury roots and SoCal surf culture.
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We sat down with Godfrey-June to get the full scoop on how to make the bathroom your go-to place for relaxation and rejuvenation.
A Los Angeles Director’s Garage Is Recast as an ADU With a Screening Room
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Q&A with Autograph Creative Directors
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The lighting designer—and one of this year’s Dwell 24—hunted down the quintessential director’s chair.
Two Magazine Creatives Fit Graphic Art and Vintage Furniture in a Brooklyn Apartment
Nicholas Blechman, the creative director of the New Yorker, and Luise Stauss, a photo editor and art director, open their doors.
Enter the Parisian Flat of a Globetrotting Artistic Director
Jean-Christophe Aumas’ multihued Paris apartment houses both the highly sought artistic director and the stunning assemblage of...
Dwell Magazine Is a Medal Finalist For Two SPD Photography Awards
See the incredible stories that made Dwell Magazine a Medal Finalist in two photography categories in the Society of Publication...
Q&A with MUJI Art Director Kenya Hara
If any contemporary designer embodies the stark but somehow perfect use of space and form that characterizes a certain branch of...
Outside Paris, a 19th-Century House Conceals a Minimalist Tableau Rich With Color
In a nature preserve, two creative directors design a colorful country home.
Five Films We’re Definitely Going to See at New York’s Architecture & Design Film Festival
This year’s programming focuses on big classics, but also zooms in on the hard to see.
A Modern Green Home in a Historic Colonial Town
A sustainable home in Lexington, Massachusetts, brings contemporary design to an unexpected region.
Jean Prouvé's Design Legacy
An exhibition showcasing the ins and outs of Jean Prouvé’s industrial design aesthetic is the final word on the French master’s...
My House: Kitchy Kitchen’s Claire Thomas Restores an Endlessly Charming L.A. Midcentury
Food blogger and commercial director Claire Thomas honors this Brentwood home’s heartwarming history.
A New Book on Edith Heath Illuminates the Life and Legacy of the Visionary Ceramicist
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Robert Redford Is Selling His Napa Valley Retreat For $7.5M
Here's your chance to own actor and director Robert Redford's sprawling 10-acre wine country getaway.
An Architect Transforms His Tiny Apartment Into a Minimalist Masterpiece
There’s a place for everything in Tsai Design director Jack Chen’s one-bedroom flat in Melbourne.
The 9 Most Influential Buildings of the Decade
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In the sleepy surf town of Bolinas, Taylor Stitch creative director Mikey Armenta finds inspiration in the ocean.
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A net-zero prefab home design is set to reinvigorate a down-at-the-heels Los Angeles neighborhood.
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At a forum on MoMa's controversial expansion plan, its director, Glenn D. Lowry, and the architect Elizabeth Diller make a case...
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The prolific German designer was the creative director of Chanel, Fendi, and several eponymous lines.
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