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Furniture ICU
What do you do when your Wassily chair snaps a strap, or the leather on your Eames lounge starts to look less like a well-used baseball mitt and more like a slice of gnarled Swiss cheese? You call...
03.18.09 -
Sidewalk Gardens in San Francisco
After taking on San Francisco City Hall, architect Jane Martin helped spawn a movement that has rendered the city’s sidewalks more hospitable to birds, bees, butterflies—and even to...
06.22.09 -
DC Embassy Walking Tour
Embassy Row along Massachusetts Avenue NW is one of the great architectural and cultural treats of Washington DC. Newly constructed embassies mingle with the brick colonials that give the...
07.13.09 -
The São Paulo Scene
We are building a map of notable spots nestled within the wee-bit-overwhelming streets of Brazil's largest city. Help us add to it by nominating your favorite architectural landmarks, restaurants,...
written by: Amanda Dameron01.11.10 -
Shopping List
Whether you're looking for an industrial worktable or a toque blanche like the Swedish Chef's, sometimes you need professional-quality accoutrements for your kitchen. Help us build out the list by...
02.02.10 -
Mapping Prefab
In just under ten years, dozens of prefab projects from all over the world have graced the pages of Dwell. We sifted through our archives to find some of our best-loved pieces, revisiting stories...
written by: Amanda Dameron03.01.10 -
Site Specifics: San Diego, CA
Nestled on the Pacific coastline, between Los Angeles's sprawl and the Mexican border, San Diego is a surprisingly design-forward town with a handful of modern masterpieces to prove it.
03.23.10 -
Site Specifics: Tallinn, Estonia
Since the fall of the USSR, Tallinn has managed to look unblinkingly to the future while still retaining vital elements of its past. A hotbed of northern art and design encircling a UNESCO World...
03.24.10 -
The World's Best Public Spaces
Here we present our favorite public places to linger, people watch, and take in nature’s bounty. We’ve gotten the ball rolling with our top picks—–expect sculpture parks and...
05.12.10 -
Site Specifics: Mumbai, India
A churning metropolis defined by its Indian, English, and Portuguese past, Mumbai, India, now has the poise, populace, and design potential to be one of the 21st century’s most interesting...
06.03.10 -
Easy Being Green: Off the Grid
We trek far afield each issue to bring you energy-efficient residences from around the globe, and they appear in all their green glory in our “Off the Grid” section. We revisited our...
06.11.10 -
Modern Restaurants in Los Angeles
Chris Nichols, associate editor at Los Angeles Magazine, Googie expert, author, and all-around architectural steward, recommends modern Los Angeles restaurants that shouldn't be missed—even...
06.21.10 -
Site Specifics: Oslo, Norway
A sleepy capital perched by the sea, Oslo is in the midst of an architectural surge. The old port and the new opera house are just two examples of why Norway’s capital is pointing the way...
08.05.10 -
Coast to Coast
If you're tempted by our Buyers' Guides in the current Make It Yours special issue but want to go "kick the tires," we've compiled a map of shops and showrooms in cities across the...
08.16.10 -
Site Specifics: Athens, Greece
Athens is home to one of history’s most important buildings, the Parthenon, but how does the city fare architecturally today? A spate of modern development, particularly a new museum that l...
11.01.10 -
Melbourne Map: Contribute Now!
As any dogged dwell.com fan knows, we love Melbourne. Though we know which design spots and architectural landmarks thrilled us in old Melbs, we thought we'd open up the discussion to our online...
written by: Aaron Britt01.03.11 -
Site Specifics: Melbourne, Australia
No opera house. No Bondi Beach. No sunning celebs. This is Melbourne, home of Australia’s most thriving design scene.
05.19.11 -
Beacon, New York
Just a quick hour and a half outside of New York City, the best way to reach Beacon is via Metro-North’s Croton-Harmon line. Conveniently trailing the length of the Hudson River, this...
10.23.12 -
Dwell's Guide to Los Angeles
Though Dwell may be in NorCal, we still love a trip south to L.A., so take a tour with us as we map out the hot spots in one of the nation's hippest hubs. Text by Alissa Walker.
06.24.09 -
Speak for the Trees
When it comes to building or renovating a house, one of the most important things to consider is the provenance of the materials—particularly in regards to sourcing responsibly harvested...
12.31.09
