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Explore - Furniture Design
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Six Chairs to Check Out
From a contemporary geometric fir wood frame with copper joints, to a minimalist powder-coated structure, these six well crafted chairs are bound to make you take a seat!
written by: Jami Smith06.04.13 -
Modern Furniture Focus: Chairs
These eight modern chairs offer a contemporary spin on an age-old piece of furniture.
04.15.13 -
9 Space-Saving Stackable Designs
Crunched for space? A tiny house needn't skimp on good design. Here are nine stackable pieces that stow away neatly when not in use. Find more modern small-space products here.
04.11.13 -
Modern Furniture Focus: Shelves
To help minimize clutter, take a look at these nine modern shevling options to outfit your home.
04.10.13 -
Modern Furniture Focus: Stools
Looking for new discreet seating options in your home? Take a look at these eight noteworthy and functional stools.
04.09.13 -
Gilding the Lilypad
Make restrained neutrals pop by adding a mix of high-end items, from a reissued 1920s side table with hidden compartments to wallpaper trimmed in bronze. Plus: new work from the late Eva Zeisel.
02.28.13 -
Color Riot
We love bright hues, whether the color scheme references mid-century tastes or nods to a more contemporary palette. We’ve collected six brilliant objects that work together or apart.
02.26.13 -
Shape Shifters
Incorporating a wide array of geometries—like a pendant lamp inspired by the Fibonacci sequence or six-sided acoustic wall tiles—is a sure thing for playing up visual interest in an interior.
02.25.13 -
Piping Hot
Even the fluffiest sofa looks sporty and tailored when outlined in crisp edging. Whether zigzagged, contrast-stitched, or piped, the latest trend in upholstered furniture has us examining the seams.
written by: Kelsey Keith12.19.12 -
Made in the USA
From sea to shining sea, the United States holds a wide stratum of makers. Here we’ve collected the newest products from our favorite welders, weavers, and woodworkers, to name just a few.
written by: Kelsey Keith09.10.12 -
On Deck
Lounge long and prosper in this selection of modish outdoor chairs that are as welcome on the patio as spring itself.
written by: William Bostwick05.01.12 -
Hide & Seek
Even the sleekist modernist accumulates stuff in need of a hiding spot, and the hold-all furniture we spotted on recent travels to the Stockholm and Paris design fairs prove that it’s not a...
written by: Kelsey Keith04.13.12 -
Get Out!
The sun is shining; birds are chirping; it's too darn hot inside, so go ahead and make yourself comfortable with these backyard accessories.
written by: Jordan Kushins06.01.11 -
10 Benches
April showers have brought May flowers and now is the ideal time to retreat to the outdoors and idle away spring's sunny afternoons. We've rounded up ten of our favorite benches that form the...
written by: Miyoko Ohtake05.03.10 -
18 Dining Tables
Pull up a chair and feast on this collection of tables, prepared using only the freshest ingredients from our archives.
04.04.10 -
Desk Set
In this slideshow we return to a simpler time, when a modern desk could remain unencumbered by snarls of cords, food-flecked keyboards or errant mouse pads. From pieces by Nakashima to Breuer, we...
written by: Amanda Dameron02.22.10 -
Mid-Century Furniture for Kids
Twee Womb chairs and tiny Tulip tables are not a recent fad invented by design blogs and enterprising modern furniture manufacturers—kid-size replicas of iconic pieces have always been de...
written by: Amanda Dameron01.22.10 -
Milan 2009: Sofas
Earlier this year, Dwell editors traveled to the Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan and came back with their lists and pics of the best new designs from around the world. Here are their...
08.15.09 -
Coming Home
Famed photographer Bruce Weber branches out into the world of video with this fun-filled romp for Dedon's new outdoor collection.
03.24.10 -
Hopper Table
The Hopper table is a turbocharged version of the traditional picnic table, with modern materials (powder-coated aluminum, iroko wood), a bent form that facilitates easy entry and egress, and four...




















