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A Great Idea
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Cultivating Good Taste
Grown, harvested, prepped, and cooked all in the same place, farm-to-table fare is coming to a city near you.
written by: Bethan Ryder07.19.11 -
Methodology is Extended!
We are excited to announce that the entry period of our Methodology upcyling competition is extended through July 24th. Make good use of the gift of time and enter your ideas now! The submissions...
written by: Dwell Staff07.15.11 -
And the World Views Winners Are...
In our World Views photography competition, we teamed up with Blurb and challenged Dwellers everywhere to take a shot and share their view of the modern world. You answered our call and now,...
written by: Ralston O'Neill07.15.11 -
Yerba Buena Street Life Plan
Recently in San Francisco, the Yerba Buena Community Benefit District and CMG Landscape Architecture unveiled the Yerba Buena Street Life Plan. The plan is meant to serve as a master plan for the...
written by: Miyoko Ohtakephotos by: Miyoko Ohtake08.08.11 -
And the Methodology Winner Is...
Dwell and method, two arbiters of style that aim for pride of place on your shelves, dared you to defy us with your concepts for upcycling, recycling, rethinking, and deconstructing—beginning...
written by: Ralston O'Neill08.11.11 -
Methodology Highlights
We just announced the winner of our Methodology contest, but we received many more creative and innovative designs from readers eager to upcycle away. A special thanks to everyone who spent time...
written by: Kelly Cooper08.12.11 -
WasteLandscape Made of CDs
Scrolling through Dezeen recently—always an inspiring source for cool new projects and ideas—I came upon this eye-catching installation in the “Halle d’Aubervilliers”...
written by: Jaime Gillin08.16.11 -
Video: Prefab Japanese Joinery
In our September 2011 Japan Style issue (now on newsstands!) we showcase a plethora of Japanese-influenced houses as well as feature the incredible craft of Japanese joinery. Here, in a video...
written by: Miyoko Ohtake08.24.11 -
Henry Wilson's "Things Revisited"
When Australian designer Henry Wilson moved to the Netherlands to study for a Masters Degree at the Design Academy Eindhoven, he says he experienced a "philosophical shift away from the...
written by: Jaime Gillin09.30.11 -
Bar, Desk, NewYorker
The NewYorker is a savvy bit of furniture by designer Jen Turner that is at once a desk and a bar. We featured it in the November 2011 issue's 101 story on renting and here we present the fine bit...
written by: Aaron Britt10.06.11 -
Recycled Paper Lights
I recently came across the work of Pia Wüstenberg, a German-born designer whose recent obsession is transforming piles of waste paper (posters, magazines) into striking pendant lights and...
written by: Jaime Gillin10.20.11 -
Vintage Design on a Dime
We profiled The Vintage Bazaar, a pop-up market in Chicago started by Libby Alexander and Katherine Raz, as our October 2011 Design Finder. Here, Libby welcomes us into her home where she shares...
written by: Libby Alexander10.28.11 -
Tipple While You Work
The NewYorker is a savvy bit of furniture by Jen Turner that is at once a desk and a bar. We’re guessing your studio didn’t come with either.
written by: Heather Wagner11.16.11 -
Forecasting the Future City
The annual TED Prize, an extension of the multimedia brand hyping rational thought and good works, pledges $100,000 each year to a person with one wish to change the world. Formally called...
written by: Kelsey Keith12.07.11 -
Architectural Virtual Reality
Last year we posted a video that architect Sebastian Mariscal shared with us; a cinematic architectural rendering that takes viewers on a virtual tour of a project he designed in Woodstock, New...
written by: Jaime Gillin01.14.12 -
San Francisco's "Forgotten Modernism"
While I was on a scouting trip for a future Dwell Reports story, I came across the work of local artist and architect Michael Murphy, his "Forgotten Modernism" series specifically. Three...
written by: Diana Budds02.21.12 -
MAIK's Experimental Danish Design
Pronounced "make," MAIK is an experimental Danish design brand founded in 2009 by Andreas Sachse and Rune Rex. I spotted it when I was in Copenhagen last fall and although it was closed, I was able...
written by: Jaime Gillin04.02.12 -
Prefab for Humanity
In inner-city Baltimore, Habitat for Humanity of the Chesapeake paves a path to affordable prefab.
written by: Caroline Tiger12.24.12 -
On Loan
An interest-free government loan to buy contemporary art? Someone tell Fannie Mae.
written by: Aaron Britt12.30.10 -
New Danish Designs for UN HQ
Sixty years ago, Danish architect Finn Juhl designed the interior of the Trusteeship Council Chamber at the United Nations headquarters in New York City. The space is undergoing a major restoration...
written by: Miyoko Ohtake06.13.11

















