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Explore - Philanthropy
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Curro Claret’s T300 Piece
Barcelona-based designer Curro Claret made the Piece, an innovative metal bracket that can transform found materials into furniture, available for sale for the first time at Salone del Mobile.
written by: Olivia Martin04.22.13 -
Design Idea of the Week: Humanitarian Design
As we gear up for Earth Day, it is important to not only applaud the architects and designers who work to make the world a better place, but also those who improve the lives of humans inhabiting it...
written by: Olivia Martin04.19.13 -
Product Spotlight: Carpet of Life
Using authentic crafting techniques handed down through generations, women from rural villages in the oasis of M’hamid El Ghizlane in the Sahara Desert transform cast-off textiles and donated...
written by: Abigail Doan04.16.13 -
Architecture for Humanity at Dwell On Design 2013
We are proud to announce that Architecture for Humanity will be onstage at Dwell on Design 2013 to discuss their ongoing commitment to community building.
written by: Erika Heet02.28.13 -
Dwell on Design Artist-in-Residence: Tanya Aguiñiga
Furniture designer, craftsperson, and community activist Tanya Aguiñiga will be the artist-in-residence at Dwell on Design, bringing to the exhibition an artful, interactive process of providing...
written by: Erika Heet02.26.13 -
Join Dwell for Philanthropy by Design's 25th Anniversary Event
Dwell is pleased to announce our media sponsorship of Philanthropy by Design's 25th Anniversary event, "Turning Silver into Green," happening February 13th, 2013 at SOMArts in San Francisco.
01.23.13 -
Women of Influence
We identify a cross-section of designers hard at work in every corner of society, from a Taiwanese graphic designer working in the New York headquarters of Pentagram, to the first female...
written by: Kelsey Keith07.17.12 -
Local Fundraising
Creative projects get a leg up and their word out at gatherings that serve donations with a side of social capital. Move over, Kickstarter. Across the country, philanthropy is getting personalized.
written by: Diana Buddsphotos by: Vanessa Miller05.23.12 -
Architecture for Humanity
Two young Norwegians take a hands-on approach to do-good design with projects in remote Thailand, Bangkok, Sumatra, and beyond.
written by: Jaime Gillinphotos by: Pasi Aalto04.13.12 -
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 -
Friday Finds 5.27.11
This week we've been busily (and excitedly!) prepping for Dwell on Design, which is just under one month away. Among the many events slated are our ever-popular tours of modern homes in Los Angeles...
written by: Diana Budds05.27.11 -
Design Open Mic
Dwell on Design is proud to host Architecture for Humanity's Design Open Mic on the Design Innovation Stage this year. A Pecha Kucha-style hour of rapid-fire design presentations, Design Open Mic...
written by: Aaron Britt05.18.11 -
Fantastical Photographic Maps
If photography is an act of capturing reality, then artist Sohei Nishino has gone leaps and bounds further than most with his “diorama maps.” Influenced by the 18th century Japanese...
written by: Carren Jao03.29.11 -
Nani Marquina
We were already big fans of Barcelona–based designer Nani Marquina, but now that we hear she helped reopen a shuttered school for 366 kids in Bhadohi, India, we're approaching swoon territory.
written by: Amanda Dameron02.21.11 -
Activist Designers: Design 99
Gina Reichert, an architectural designer, and her husband, artist Mitch Cope, are the duo behind Design 99, an organization in Detroit that creates everything from bathroom tile designs to...
written by: Miyoko Ohtakephotos by: Jason Keen12.21.10 -
MoMA's Small Scale, Big Change
The exhibition "Small Scale, Big Change" opens at the Museum of Modern Art in New York this Sunday. Curious to hear more about the show—which sadly I won't have the chance to see in...
written by: Jaime Gillin10.04.10 -
Allez Design! NYC's Iron Designer
With the Hearst Tower and the New York Times Building gleaming in the distance, the inaugural Iron Designer Challenge was held on the rooftop at the Urban Assembly School of Design and Construction...
written by: Tiffany Chuphotos by: Tiffany Chu06.22.10 -
An Architecture Prof Weighs in on Haiti
There are thousands of architects and designers in the Dwell audience and beyond who are contemplating how they can help with the massive rebuilding effort that will soon get underway in Port-au...
written by: Sarah Rich01.25.10 -
Rebuilding Haiti
In the days since the earthquake in Haiti, numerous aid groups have opened up channels for contributions small and large to assist in the immediate needs of survivors in and around Port-au-Prince....
written by: Sarah Rich01.14.10 -
"What's Next?" Competition
It's a new year and if you're newly energized to enter some design competitions, you now have an extension to get in on the newest one from Social Designer. The "What's Next?" competition...
written by: Sarah Rich01.09.10
