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Friday Finds 5.22.09
Even though Dwell's crew has been jaunting all over the country as of late, rest assured they are still down to stock the larder of good old Friday Finds. Check out the links below to see where...
written by: Amanda Dameron05.22.09 -
101 Travel
From trains to planes, see how travel is inextricably linked to design. Plus is Philippe Starck coming to a Motel 6 near you?
written by: Sam Grawe05.27.09 -
Where the Sidewalk Ends
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...
written by: Deborah Bishop06.22.09 -
Putting the Motel in Hotels
When design hotels first appeared in the ’80s, with their stylish bars, big-name designers, and excessive tariffs, many of us could have been forgiven for thinking that they were merely...
written by: Iain Aitch05.26.09 -
Back on Track
What is it about trains that gets kids going gaga? Undoubtedly it has much to do with their wheels of steel, whistles, and distinc- tive chugga-chugga sound.
written by: Andrew Wagner05.26.09 -
2007: A Space Odyssey
Any cachet attached to the potential of space tourism was placed in dire straits when N’Sync heartthrob Lance Bass signed up to hitch a ride on a manned Russian rocket to the International...
written by: Dianna Dilworth05.26.09 -
Interview: Filmmaker Eric Bricker
A documentary screening at Dwell on Design zooms in for a close-up on 98-year-old architectural photographer Julius Shulman and his iconic images that came to define modernism and Los Angeles with...
written by: Alissa Walker05.27.09 -
101 Architects
From plans to personalites: Everything you need to know about working with an architect (well, almost).
written by: Andrew Wagner05.27.09 -
The Architectural Outsider
The architectural profession is shrouded in mystery. What goes on in those offices is as foreign to most people as what goes into making Spam. So Dwell asked an inquisitive non-architect for his...
written by: Robert Sullivan05.27.09 -
Five Questions About Working With Architects
The idea of building or renovating your home can be daunting. Design schemes flood your brain as you stare at an empty lot or cramped kitchen. How can you best translate those visions into reality?...
written by: Andrew Wagner05.27.09 -
Education by Design
Magnet schools are nothing new to the arts and sciences, but Miami's DASH looks to give high schoolers a head start in design.
written by: Robyn Dutraphotos by: Daniel De Souza05.28.09 -
101 Home Cooking
How did such a simple act become so complex? Dwell analyzes how to cut, cook, and enjoy your food - and the plate it;s served on.
written by: Sam Grawephotos by: Robert Schlatter05.28.09 -
Dining In, Dining Out
Once while dining at a minimal-chic German restaurant in San Francisco, my date marveled at the elegant simplicity of the mid-century-modern salt and pepper shakers on our table.
written by: Heather Bradleyphotos by: Robert Schlatter05.28.09 -
Iron Chef
The entire town of Solomonville, Arizona, heard their bickering, even through the thick walls of their adobe house, and they say that when my great-grandfather left my great-grandmother and lit out...
written by: Susan Guerrerophotos by: Robert Schlatter05.28.09 -
Yummy Interiors
These designers believe that dining out definitely shouldn’t make you feel like you’re staying in.
written by: Ken Scrudatophotos by: Robert Schlatter05.28.09 -
Dwell's Embassy Walking Tour
In May I led a walking tour of Washington DC's modern embassies. About 25 people in all, we wandered down the District's famed Embassy Row, and though we all marveled at the stately grandeur of...
written by: Aaron Britt07.13.09 -
Friday Finds 5.29.09
As May closes in on June, the Dwell offices are abuzz with preparation for Dwell on Design, which is now less than one month away. You'll be hearing more about it via Dwell.com and both of our...
written by: Sarah Rich05.29.09 -
Interview: Emily Pilloton of Project H
As an architect, industrial designer and writer, Emily Pilloton realized it wasn't enough to talk about design that made a difference—she had to do it herself. The Dwell on Design speaker...
written by: Alissa Walker06.02.09 -
Creating the Modern Stage
While in New York last week I made a stop into the Morgan Library to see the new show Creating the Modern Stage: Designs for Theater and Opera, on view until August 16th.
written by: Aaron Britt06.03.09 -
Building a Green Collar LA
Dwell in Design is a mere three weeks away and we're getting excited to welcome dozens of speakers and thousands of visitors to the LA Convention Center for the big weekend. On Friday June 26, the...
written by: Sarah Rich06.04.09








