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Extended Interview with Gary Hustwit
Gary Hustwit’s new film Objectified isn’t about women or using sex to sell goods and services, though he’s been asked that several times. The new film, which premieres in March at...
written by: Miyoko Ohtake02.03.09 -
New Letterpress from bluepoolroad
It’s no secret that we’re suckers for letterpress here at Dwell, and we're delighted to see the new stationery line from bluepoolroad. Part of the fun comes from the playful use of the...
written by: Jordan Kushins02.02.09 -
Spruce: Eco-Modernism in the Big Easy
After Nomita Joshi-Gupta’s home in New Orleans was damaged in Hurricane Katrina, she set out looking for eco-friendly products and services. But when she came up empty, she called her friend...
written by: Miyoko Ohtake02.02.09 -
Moleskine’s New Folio Collection – It’s BIG!
The iconic little black book gets big with the introduction of Moleskine’s new Folio collection. They’re the same smart notebooks you know and love, same classic shape, and same elastic...
written by: Jordan Kushins02.01.09 -
SchubLaden's Modern Salvage
The use of salvaged material in design has become such a strong sign of responsibility and sustainability that it sometimes becomes the sole crutch for products that otherwise have little aesthetic...
written by: Sarah Rich02.01.09 -
Turning the Tide on Table Design
San Francisco-based designer Adrien Segal has taken data visualization to new heights with her tidal datum table, a wood-and-metal creation that physicalizes the patterns of tidal flow, as recorded...
written by: Sarah Rich02.01.09 -
Do It Yourself Bibles
If lean times mean better design, smarter design, then we're already feeling the benefits. A whole slew of new books brings smart practical design to the realm of crafting and doing-it-yourself.
written by: Laure Joliet01.31.09 -
Piano and Pfifer Win AIA Awards
The American Institute of Architects has unveiled its 2009 Honor Awards, an annual event in which 25 projects in architecture, interiors, and urban planning are recognized as exemplary works. Two...
written by: Jamie Waugh01.31.09 -
Circa 1955
With all the romanticism about mid-century modernism, it's fascinating to crack open a time capsule and see how people really decorated their domestic spaces back in the mid-twentieth century:...
written by: David A. Greene01.31.09 -
Take Four: International Builders' Show Edition
There was a lot to see at the International Builders’ Show last week. Here are four things that caught my eye.
written by: Jordan Kushins01.30.09 -
From the Annals of Incredibly Specialized Furniture
I was corresponding with Dwell contributor Sally McGrane a few days ago when she sent this unusual little table my way. The Wannabe is witty little thing from German designers llot llov for Pulpo,...
written by: Aaron Britt01.30.09 -
P.S. 1 Young Architects Program Winners
Of note this week in New York was the announcement of the finalists in the Young Architects Program, the competition that challenges emerging firms to design the interior courtyard of MOMA's edgy...
written by: Jamie Waugh01.30.09 -
Designers in Dialogue
Derek Chen likens his job as founder of Council Design to that of a matchmaker. Rather than employing full-time designers, Chen hires designers who have ideas that fit his company’s brief,...
written by: Miyoko Ohtake01.29.09 -
The Puti Trees
The Puti Trees series of posters look like a cross between a modern subway map and children's book illustrations, so you probably wouldn't guess that they're actually all about Buddhism.
written by: Laure Joliet01.29.09 -
The Personality of Yellow
Yellow brings cheer—this is one conclusion by color theorists. But for designers Patricia Urquiola and Eliana Gerotto at Foscarini, the color is actually a new tweak to their celebrated...
written by: Jamie Waugh01.29.09 -
The 12 Cent Calendar
Looking for a cheap calendar that will never run out of pages? Think you're clever enough to think like a computer? Then this is for you. All you need are 12 pennies, a piece of cardboard, and an X...
written by: Laure Joliet01.28.09 -
The Thousand Watch Project
Due to the advent of the cell phone, wristwatches are dying a slow death, surmises Keith Moskow, principle of Moskow Linn Architects in Boston, Massachusetts. But rather than see people’s old...
written by: Miyoko Ohtake01.28.09 -
Bloomingdale Interiors Get New
Modernism and Manhattan's Bloomingdale's have not exactly been close bedfellows over the years. Here and there, the department store has sold its share of legends—including Knoll, for example...
written by: Jamie Waugh01.27.09 -
Obama's Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
Back in December, when news first emerged about the appointment of Shaun Donovan to the Obama administration as Secretary for Housing and Urban Development, the political blog Daily Kos pointed out...
written by: Sarah Rich01.27.09 -
Rakish Behavior
Innovation is frequently the younger sibling to a problem, question, or challenge—a designer realizes something doesn't work, and then an idea is born. Case in point is the Outdoor Grip...
written by: Jamie Waugh01.27.09
