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Explore - Small Space
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Making the Corian Shelf
When people enter Svetlin Krastev and Dessi Nikolova's one-bedroom apartment in Manhattan—featured in our March issue and online here—the first thing they see is the sculptural Corian...
written by: Jaime Gillin02.07.11 -
Butterfly Roof Meditation Hut
Illinois resident Mary Kalanzis rises every morning with a view worthy of the next world. "I wake up to the vision of the hut everyday," she says. "There's something about the...
written by: Miyoko Ohtake02.11.11 -
Stow Aways
How do you squeeze maximum functionality out of minimal space? Rosa and Robert Garneau make it happen with multipurpose furniture, a hydraulic Murphy bed, and secret compartments galore.
written by: Heidi Mitchellphotos by: Ian Allen02.17.11 -
His-Her Collage and Ceramics Studio
Just as water and oil don’t mix, neither do the crafts of collage and ceramics. Nevertheless, a combination of the two was precisely what one creative couple living on Long Island requested...
written by: Miyoko Ohtake02.22.11 -
Fine Finnish: Kitchen
In the kitchen, Susanna and Jussi tore down the ceiling and wall cabinets with the help of Jussi’s father, a skilled craftsman. “Behind the cabinets we found lovely little nooks that...
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Fine Finnish: Living/Dining Room
The focal point of the living/dining room is an oak table from Ikea. “We like to draw, read newspapers, sew, and invite friends over, so a generous table suits our lifestyle.” No couch?...
03.07.11 -
Fine Finnish: Master Bedroom
Despite its serene appearance, the master bedroom is an active, multifunctional space. The family sits together on the bed to read and watch cartoons: Tove Jansson’s Moomin, about trolls who...
03.07.11 -
Fine Finnish
A pair of crafty designers on a serious budget show that though their apartment may be short on square footage, it’s long on charm.
written by: Katja Lindroosphotos by: Petra Bindel03.07.11 -
A New Slant
In Seattle, where others saw only a severe slope and lack of municipal hookups, one couple spotted their ticket to their dream home.
written by: Miyoko Ohtakephotos by: Philip Newton03.07.11 -
Israel's Heavy Light House
Everything about this vacation home is little crazy. For starters, there’s the location. It’s in Israel. In northern Galilee. On the border with Lebanon.
written by: J. Michael Welton03.10.11 -
High Design in Toronto
While in Toronto covering IDS11, Dwell’s team of reporters had the opportunity to interview one of Toronto’s—and indeed North America’s—premier interior designers. We...
written by: Alexis Leino04.01.11 -
A Platform for Living
Setsumasa and Mami Kobayashi’s weekend retreat, two and a half hours northwest of Tokyo, is “an arresting concept,” photographer Dean Kaufman says, who documented the singular...
written by: Jaime Gillinphotos by: Dean Kaufman04.06.11 -
Green Living in Barcelona
For some, living “green” is all about making a statement. But for Petz Scholtus, it boils down to common sense. The eco-designer was raised on a farm in Luxembourg, and she’s...
written by: Kelly Vencill Sanchezphotos by: Carmen Masia Martorell04.11.11 -
Bach to the Beach
With authenticity and simplicity as their rallying cry, a Kiwi architect and his wife have built a modern beach house that puts a fresh spin on the local vernacular.
written by: Jeremy Hansenphotos by: Matthew Williams05.16.11 -
Come Sail Away
On a quest to create a weekend house for herself and her husband, Nancy Church scaled back her design fantasies and discovered creative ways to build on a budget.
written by: Lisa Skolnikphotos by: David Robert Elliot05.16.11 -
Tunquen Treasure
A set of solar panels, a wind-powered well, and passive sustainable strategies make living miles from municipal utilities a non-issue for this Chilean beachgoer.
written by: Miyoko Ohtakephotos by: Cristóbal Palma05.16.11 -
Basic Instincts
Matt Jacobson doesn’t just abide by the mantra “less is more,” he wholeheartedly embraces it. His Southern California home is a compact ode to minimal living.
written by: Jordan Kushinsphotos by: Dave Lauridsen05.19.11 -
About a Boat
The Houdini-like designers behind this boathouse employed giant steel arches to make the structure disappear from view and in its place create the illusion of a gentle slope of land leading out to...
written by: Alex Bozikovic06.05.11 -
On The Rocks
For centuries, Spain’s Canary Islands have been the last outpost of civilization before European mariners sailed headlong into the vast Atlantic. That same sense of horizon-bound, seaside...
written by: Aaron Brittphotos by: Gunnar Knechtel06.11.11 -
Shutter Island
Lowering the shutters on this small writer’s retreat completely exposes the interior to the site’s impressive island views.
written by: J. Michael Weltonphotos by: Tim Bies07.08.11
