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Events

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  Give Me More

  Animations float across the pages of a timeless book. Banknotes prove strangely seductive. Your head is suddenly engulfed in clouds and your clothes ooze bubbles. This is the world of Give Me More…

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  Control | Print

  Control|Print features works by a number of international artists and designers who play with the notion of digital technology. In this first American presentation, members of the Parsons community…

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  Design USA: Contemporary Innovation

  This exhibition features outstanding contemporary achievements in American architecture, landscape design, interior design, product design, communication design, corporate design, interaction…

Articles

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  Eco-Conscious, With a Clutch

  Audi's A4 TDI Concept e looks like a plain ol' A4, yet it gets an impressive 58.95 mpg. But it's not a hybrid: It's a high-efficiency diesel that takes advantage of every gas-saving innovation…

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  Public Defender

  Zoe Ryan has written art and design articles and books, helped curate shows at the MoMA and the Victoria and Albert Museum, and, most spectacularly, brought new life to the Van Alen Institute, New…

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  Give 1% for Good

  "1% of an 8-hour work day is 4.8 minutes. Over the course of a traditional 2,080-hour work year, it amounts to just 20 hours per person."

Dwell Collections

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  Handled with Care

  In Warsaw, Poland, a resident breathes new life into an old apartment by dismantling, then reassembling, his late grandmother's hodgepodge of wooden furniture and creates a self-contained do-it-all…

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  Books and Films

  Although I gave up writing Christmas lists long ago, the following is what I would ask for if I were writing to Santa today. I can quite literally spend many hours happily browsing in bookstores…

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  Small Farms Across the United States

  We're creating a map of small farms, where dirt under the fingernails and sweat on the brow mean self-sufficiency, sustainability, and unbeatably delicious homegrown food. Help us build out the map…

Videos

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  Building Green in Harlem: Home Sweet Green Home

  In this video series, Dwell follows a New York couple with a passion for building green through the challenges—and triumphs—of renovation, from finding the design-build team to finalizing the design.

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  Building Green in Harlem: The Home Stretch

  In this video series, Dwell follows a New York couple with a passion for building green through the challenges—and triumphs—of renovation, from finding the design-build team to finalizing the design.

Products

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  Wool Throw

  Design studio urbancase has upcycled standard issue surplus blankets and turned them into something special. These heavy 100% wool throws are fixed up and stitched up in the firm's Seattle…

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  Cashmere Throw

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  Links Throw Quilt

  The white embroidered links give notNeutral's 100% organic cotton quilt a bit of intrigue without overwhelming the throw with pattern. Plus, it's reversible, so when it's time to keep warm you can…

Tips

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  "Paint Grip" Steel

  I like to use "Paint Grip" steel, which is a galvanized steel that's been submerged in a phosphate bath. The metal is designed to receive paint, which is one of the reasons why I chose…

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  How to Pick a Dining Chair

  There are two ways to look at this. First, if it’s just you and your family, you want to have something comfortable but not too lounge-y. If you’re more of an entertainer and…

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  Lounge Chair Basics

  A lounge chair is an art statement. It should have a shape or form that is sculptural.