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Richard Meier's Practice at 50
One of the New York Five and American modernism's most-celebrated architects is celebrating his 50th year in practice in 2013. We checked in with Richard Meier to hear his thoughts on prefab, what...
written by: Kelsey Keith01.15.13 -
2012 Curry Stone Prize Winners
For its fifth anniversary, the Curry Stone Foundation—a charitable organization that celebrates community-oriented design projects—has announced the five recipients in its annual...
written by: Diana Budds12.05.12 -
Designer Spotlight: Matthew Plumstead
Minnesota-based designer Matthew Plumstead has had quite the year. His Integrated Workstation project for Herman Miller won a Red Dot award for best design concept and his Kickstarter campaign ...
written by: Diana Budds10.31.12 -
A Chat with Joel Fitzpatrick
Fashion. Sculpture. Lighting. Architecture. Design. Shoes. Joel Fitzpatrick has done a lot. Dwell recently spoke with Fitzpatrick, a master of design—and design reinvention.
written by: Sara Ost10.31.12 -
Anna Karlin: Designing in 360 Degrees
After establishing herself as a graphic designer, art director, and interior and set designer, London-born Anna Karlin found that her progression to product designer was a natural transition. After...
written by: Sara Carpenter10.30.12 -
New Nordic
Make way, Arne and Eero. Forward-looking furniture company Muuto turns the spotlight on 21st-century Scandinavian design.
written by: Jaime Gillin10.27.12 -
Designer Spotlight: Meg Callahan
We first spotted Providence, Rhode Island–based designer Meg Callahan's work at Matter's Next World exhibition this spring and instantly loved her quilts—a contemporary take on...
written by: Diana Budds10.22.12 -
Designer Spotlight: Kelly Behun
Once upon a time, Kelly Behun was destined for Wall Street. She spent a few months at Salomon Brothers after graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Economics from the Wharton School at the...
written by: Caia Hagel10.22.12 -
Man of Steel
The Seattle prince of architectural gizmos is branching out into a new line of hardware fashioned from bars and pipes.
written by: J. Michael Welton10.02.12 -
Designer Spotlight: Patricia Urquiola
Patricia Urquiola has not only shattered glass ceilings in her field; she is one of the most celebrated designers of her generation. At the 2012 Salone Internazionale del Mobile this May, the...
written by: Alexandra Polier09.07.12 -
Rossana Orlandi
During Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan, there is one person that everyone watches: Rossana.
written by: Amanda Dameronphotos by: Leslie Williamson08.07.12 -
Munich's Dynamic Duo: Hansandfranz
Hans and Franz were a pair of characters in a Saturday Night Live sketch who yodeled with fake Austrian accents while wearing Schwarzenegger-send-up body padding. German Gen Y’ers Horst...
written by: Caia Hagel08.06.12 -
Remembering Elizabeth 'Lisl' Close
To many, Elizabeth "Lisl" Close seemed a force of nature. Petite, razor-sharp and with a no-nonsense attitude, she was the first woman architect in the Twin Cities dedicated to a...
written by: Mason Riddle08.02.12 -
The Light Fantastic: Johanna Grawunder
To Johanna Grawunder, a turned-off chandelier is “one of the saddest things in the world.” Granted, she is an avant-garde lighting designer; a darkened fixture is a missed opportunity. ...
written by: Joanne Furio07.27.12 -
Knoll's Dorothy Cosonas: Fashion-Forward Textile Design
Those pink interiors of the 1950s can be traced—not to a prescient interior designer—but the fashion designer Elsa Schiaparelli, who introduced a war-weary world to a hue she dubbed ...
written by: Joanne Furio07.23.12 -
Women of Influence
We identify a cross-section of designers hard at work in every corner of society, from a Taiwanese graphic designer working in the New York headquarters of Pentagram, to the first female...
written by: Kelsey Keith07.17.12 -
Strength in Numbers
Touting a model of collaborative creativity, five young Chicagoans share talent and resources to promote the work of female designers.
written by: Lisa Skolnikphotos by: Daniel Shea07.16.12 -
Local Fundraising
Creative projects get a leg up and their word out at gatherings that serve donations with a side of social capital. Move over, Kickstarter. Across the country, philanthropy is getting personalized.
written by: Diana Buddsphotos by: Vanessa Miller05.23.12 -
Mining Modernity
Danish designer Søren Rose debuted eight pieces of his Park Avenue furniture collection for De La Espada at the London Design Festival last year, and though the line is for sale its origins...
written by: Aaron Brittphotos by: João Canziani05.17.12 -
New Dutch Design: Aldo Bakker
Familiar objects take surprising new forms in the hands of experimental designer Aldo Bakker.
written by: Zahid Sardar05.05.12
