Explore - Living Room

Piping Hot

Even the fluffiest sofa looks sporty and tailored when outlined in crisp edging. Whether zigzagged, contrast-stitched, or piped, the latest trend in upholstered furniture has us examining the seams.

written by: Kelsey Keith

12.19.12
Made in the USA

From sea to shining sea, the United States holds a wide stratum of makers. Here we’ve collected the newest products from our favorite welders, weavers, and woodworkers, to name just a few.

written by: Kelsey Keith

09.10.12
On and On

In this age of iCal, a perpetual desktop or wall calendar makes timekeeping an appealingly tactile pleasure. Just don’t forget to make the manual adjustments!

written by: Miyoko Ohtake

12.02.11
Milan 2009: Sofas

Earlier this year, Dwell editors traveled to the Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan and came back with their lists and pics of the best new designs from around the world. Here are their...

08.15.09
ddc's Annual Floor Sample Sale

ddc is holding its annual floor sample sale March 26 through April 3 for savings on designer furniture. Included are Italian brand Minotti pieces, and other modern European tables, chairs, rugs,...

03.10.11
AIA-SF Home Tours 2010

AIA San Francisco’s popular San Francisco Living: Home Tours weekend is the first tour series of its kind in the Bay Area to promote a wide variety of architectural styles, neighborhoods, and...

09.08.10
Jesse SF Grand Opening

Join Jesse SF and Dwell for the Grand Opening of a modern furniture showroom. Enjoy Italian finger food, drinks and music with Jesse product aficionados and Dwell Editors. ...

09.17.09
Panchina

Italian designer and architect Antonio Citterio has worked with Vitra for 25 years, and these benches—part of the Grand Repos collection—demonstrate how classic lines can be updated without looking...

$1370.00
Cleon Sofa

This modular sectional has the low-slung, relaxed silhouette of an Italian sofa three times the price. Bright persimmon contrast stitching adds just the right amount of oomph to the otherwise...

$2850.00
Frolla Armchair

Someone’s finally done it: a high-design beanbag chair for adults. Frolla’s removable cover features cordonnet stitching in an electric blue yarn; the base fabric comes in beige or gray cotton.

$770.00
M.A.S.S.A.S. Sofa

The M.A.S.S.A.S. collection is compact and tidy, defined by the raised, tacking-like stitching along its seams. Upholstery fabric is bonded to wadding to create an ubersturdy covering for its...
Piazza Storm Sofa

CB2's Piazza sofa is made in the United States from soy-based polyfoam and featured a sustainably harvested wood frame. Rest assured, this comfy couch is just as easy on the earth as it is on the...

$1299.00
Plugged Stool

PVC water mains from Detroit are transformed once Jack Craig heats and manipulates the raw material, converting it into seating—a departure from the pipes’ “highly machined ...

$625.00
Here and There

Christopher Roy’s layered “Why Not Bespoke” furniture combines a European dose of industrial design whimsy—he is British—with traditional American forms, all made to...

$15000.00
Algedi Table

What began as one-offs morphed into the Seattle studio’s first in-house collection, which debuted this spring at ICFF. Pieces like this marble-topped table with copper legs exude a relaxed...

$1195.00
Block Chair

Riffing on the concept behind a pin-impression toy, the Los Angeles designer Adam Friedman came up with a seat whose solid walnut blocks conform to the sitter’s body thanks to the foam...

$3200.00
Aspect Pendants

Sacramento-based Schmitt Design slip-cast two pendant light silhouettes—slender and squat—in translucent porcelain that, when turned on, emit a warm glow. Fabric-wrapped cords come in...

$380.00
Wrapped Light

This overhead lamp stems from Los Angeles designer Matt Gagnon’s fascination with open-truss roof structures and the intimate interior space they create. Here, wool yarn wrapped around the...

$1750.00
Modern Record Console

Reviving the hi-fi console typology so popular in the 1950s, this brand-new company of off-duty architects makes stereo furniture to order in its Hudson Valley, New York, studio. Symbol also offers...

$16500.00
Buendia, Libertad, and Roxas Pillows

Inigo Elizalde’s woven dhurries are hand-knotted in Nepal, but he’s deconstructed a few of his boldest patterns into a collection of pillows, all printed in North Carolina and sewn in...

$165.00