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Interviews
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Dan Rubinstein on The Home Front
What's wrong with American furniture design? That's the topic burning an image on the mind of Surface editor-in-chief Dan Rubinstein. "We're one of the wealthiest nations in the world, we make...
written by: Miyoko Ohtake01.09.11 -
Three Questions for Christiane Högner
One of my favorite feature stories of all time is in the February 2011 issue of Dwell. It's about the Brussels–based furniture designer Christiane Högner who makes all manner of smart,...
written by: Aaron Britt01.13.11 -
Sightlines and African Urbanism
Later this month the Museum for African Art will kick off a five-part lecture series at Columbia University titled Sightlines: New Perspectives on African Architecture and Urbanism. The free...
written by: Aaron Britt01.18.11 -
The Architecture of Adler & Sullivan
In a prolific 15-year period between 1880 and 1895, Dankmar Adler and Louis Sullivan teamed up to produce an architecture that was stridently American—one that drew from nature for its...
written by: J. Michael Welton01.19.11 -
Dostoyevsky, Meet Mendelsund
I recently picked up a copy of Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky's wonderful translation of War and Peace. I liked it so much—not nearly finished with those 1200 pages yet...
written by: Aaron Britt02.03.11 -
Anna von Schewen
While in Vegas for Surfaces and Las Vegas Market, I had the chance to not only take in the terrific 17 Swedish Designers exhibit but also chat with Anna von Schewen and hear her lecture. She spoke...
written by: Miyoko Ohtake02.07.11 -
Kaufmann's Unbreakable Glasses
I was recently down in Los Angeles to moderate a panel on the Swiss Design Awards at the A+D Museum. There I met a 2009 award winner for product design, Sandra Kaufmann, who heads the eyewear brand...
written by: Aaron Britt02.08.11 -
Carmody Talks Typefaces
When it comes to museums, we often hear about their blockbuster exhibitions, the thousands of people who crowd their galleries to see those exhibitions, or the latest architecture firm selected to...
written by: Diana Budds02.09.11 -
Tokujin Yoshioka
Two million plastic drinking straws fill an exhibition space like haystacks of spun silk; a chair is “grown” from crystals in a transparent tank—Tokujin Yoshioka’s work is...
written by: Jordan Kushins02.13.11 -
Design and History of Tahrir Square
Nezar AlSayyad is a Cairo-born professor of Architecture, Planning and Urban History and the chair of Center for Middle Eastern Studies at the University of California at Berkeley. He's also a...
written by: Aaron Britt02.21.11 -
An 'Epic' Container Co-op
The good folks at Epic Software are building a video production studio out of old shipping containers just outside of Houston, Texas. They're also dutifully documenting the Creative Co-op's...
written by: Diana Budds02.24.11 -
Brownstone Brooklyn
In our New York issue, on newsstands now, we take a look at all five boroughs of America's biggest, most vital city. One that ends up getting quite a bit of play in Dwell is increasingly-less...
written by: Aaron Britt03.01.11 -
Bjarke Ingels on 'Bigamy'
It might be an understatement to say that Bjarke Ingels' firm the Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) has gone gangbusters. In a climate where much new construction is being delayed indefinitely and...
written by: Diana Budds03.01.11 -
The New Modern House
Each year loads and loads of books with splashy photos of posh houses gets published. Rare is the tour through high-design homes that has any conceptual merit, let alone a fine pair of scribblers...
written by: Aaron Britt03.04.11 -
Best Design for Transit Seating
This weekend our pals over at The Bay Citizen came out with a very alarming report: After running a few tests on the seats of San Francisco's two main transit systems—Muni and Bay Area Rapid...
written by: Aaron Britt03.07.11 -
Carneros Inn's Green Water System
A couple months back I stayed at the Plumpjack-owned Carneros Inn in Napa County. A more bucolic location you could not imagine, but beyond its tasty fare and sylvan setting, the Carneros has a...
written by: Aaron Britt03.10.11 -
Marc Kristal on Immaterial World
One of my favorite writers in Dwell is our contributing editor Marc Kristal. His latest story for us—the centerpiece of the issue, if you ask me—is a mad dash around New York City...
written by: Aaron Britt03.15.11 -
Maria Dahlgren on Design
In her graphic wooden serving trays, Swedish designer Maria Dahlgren deftly takes on the "tacky souvenirs" of the world. Her delightfully bold, retro-inspired designs feature the names of...
written by: Bradford Shellhammer03.17.11 -
Tips on Being Affordable and Green
The 100K House in our April issue is a paragon of inexpensive, green design. And Courtney and Chad Ludeman—its residents and developers—have applied their smarts to making East...
written by: Aaron Brittphotos by: Mark Mahaney03.24.11 -
Hero Design On Making It
Mark Brickey and Beth Manos Brickey started their design careers like many youthful print enthusiasts: making free concert fliers from friends. Since then, however, they've launched a design studio...
written by: Miyoko Ohtake03.28.11
