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Explore - Books
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Men About Town
Whilst in London, we met three talents who are making their marks on the local design scene. Soon you’ll be uttering their names along side Morrison, Dixon, and Adjaye.
written by: Aaron Britt12.11.11 -
The Story of De Stijl
The threads of turn-of-the-20th century radicalism in the arts and design have by now pretty much been woven into one broad yarn: capital-M Modernism. But the new book The Story of De Stijl:...
written by: Aaron Britt11.22.11 -
Friday Finds 11.04.11
Another week has rolled on by—tempus fugit, as they say. To celebrate the moments of days past and to get a good start to the weekend ahead, we bring you our favorite finds from the interweb.
written by: Diana Budds11.04.11 -
Movie Posters of Soy Cuba
If movie posters are essentially advertisements to get you into the theater, the Hollywood versions splashed with matinee-idol close-ups and 100-point typefaces, then the moody, highly graphic...
written by: Aaron Britt10.06.11 -
Friday Finds 9.30.11
In this installment of Friday Finds from the staff of Dwell, a hodgepodge of events, fonts, fashion, and photographs to end the week—and start the weekend—on a good note.
written by: Dwell Staff09.30.11 -
Japanese Book Binding
I quite liked the video my colleague Miyoko Ohtake posted earlier this week on Japanese joinery and thought I'd do my bit to shed a bit of light on Japanese style handcrafts as well. Here's a great...
written by: Aaron Britt08.25.11 -
Knoll Textiles
The roster of furniture designers who have graced the factories of Knoll is startling: Saarinen, Platner, Bertoia, Breuer. But the textile designers like Marianne Strengell, Evelyn Hill...
written by: Aaron Britt08.22.11 -
Kickstart Some Design II
Around this time last year I cruised through the fundraising site Kickstarter in search of a few design-related projects that seemed interesting. I found a furniture company, a photo...
written by: Aaron Britt08.11.11 -
City Notes: San Francisco
A very unusual guide book came across my desk last week. And though City Notes: San Francisco by Jesse Coburn from Terry Warner Press is certainly a beautiful object (dig the clean design by Martin...
written by: Aaron Britt08.09.11 -
Future Beauty
Because the September 2011 issue is dedicated to the influence of Japanese design (architecture, craft, and industrial design primarily), we'd be utterly remiss if we didn't give a nod to the...
written by: Aaron Britt08.03.11 -
More Favorite Play! Spaces
Our September 2011 issue is about to hit newsstands, but we're not finished celebrating play (the theme of our July/August 2011 issue). Earlier this week we featured five fantastic projects from...
written by: Miyoko Ohtake08.01.11 -
Bookshelf Basics
Classic or contemporary, these titles are guaranteed to appeal to burgeoning bookworms of the modernist sort.
written by: Jordan Kushins07.29.11 -
Favorite Play! Spaces
We love to play and love places that celebrate our inner, creative, kidlike selves—we dedicated our July/August 2011 issue to the subjects of families, kids, and play after all. The editors...
written by: Miyoko Ohtake07.28.11 -
Origin Stories
Newly published monograph The Design Work of Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby offers the inside account behind the British duo’s expansive portfolio.
written by: Jordan Kushins07.12.11 -
Barcelona's La Formiga d'Or
La Formiga d'Or, an offshoot of Happy Books, is a curious little shop uniquely located in the cloister of the Cathedral of Barcelona. The selection of items includes books on religion to touristy...
written by: Genevieve Gladson07.11.11 -
Beer Craft Winners
In anticipation of the talk at Dwell on Design given by writer William Bostwick and designer Jessi Rymill of the excellent home brew/beer nerd book Beer Craft, we decided to give away a handful of...
written by: Aaron Britt07.06.11 -
Nature Framed
A recently released book from the Monacelli Press celebrates the connection between indoor and outdoor space in residential architecture. In Nature Framed: At Home in the Landscape, author Eva...
written by: Miyoko Ohtake06.15.11 -
Beach Reading
Looking for a little light literature to while away the hours? We suggest a quartet of (fictional) titles for the design minded.
written by: Heather Wagner06.14.11 -
Love Earth: Eco Ideas and Designs
Victionary's new book, Love Earth, is an ode to green design—the cover is even made from the recycled scraps from the bookmaking process. Inside its cover, the volume starts with a mini-book...
written by: Miyoko Ohtake06.03.11 -
Beer Craft: A Guide to Homebrew
William Bostwick and Jessi Rymill's new book Beer Craft: A Simple Guide to Making Great Beer is like Mark Bittman's How to Cook Everything—just for homebrew hobbyists. In the book, the writer...
written by: Miyoko Ohtake05.19.11
