Reburbia Voting Begins Today!
The time has come! Online voting for the best of the Reburbia competition finalists begins today.
This Seaside Home Offers Comfort and Views for Today’s Modern Family
A top-to-bottom renovation prioritizes large expanses of glass to frame picture-perfect views of the property’s charming New...
Cast Your Votes For Dwell’s Best of Design 2018 Awards
Our first-ever Best of Design Awards recognize the most inspiring projects in seven categories: Dwelling, Renovation, Prefab,...
Work Begins on a New Airport at Machu Picchu, Sparking Protests
Construction has begun on a controversial airport near the Incan citadel, but naysayers are worried about the future of the...
4 Easy Ways to Make Your Home Smarter Today
These low-fuss products bring automation into your home without compromising on design.
Smooth Sailing: The Cruise Ship’s Evolution From the 1800s to Today
From the no-frills vessel to the modernist liner, and the ’90s megaship to today’s boutique offerings, the cruise ship has come a...
Reburbia Design Competition
With the current housing crisis, the sub-prime mortgage meltdown, and rising energy costs, the future of suburbia looks bleak.
Reburbia Winners Announced!
We are delighted to announce the winners of the 2009 Reburbia Competition, sponsored jointly by Dwell and Inhabitat.
Flutes, Chili Peppers, and Frying Pans: How Symbols Enable 900 Million to Vote in India
The emblems of India's political parties make voting ballots easy to decode—even for those who can't read or write.
Each Day at This Floating Home Begins With a Swim, Just Two Feet From Bed
After three years ashore, a Copenhagen couple return to the city’s waterways on a floating home for two.
Norway’s Newest Museum Opens Today—and it Spirals Over a Rushing River
Set in the sprawling, wooded Kistefos sculpture park—just 50 miles north of Oslo—The Twist by Bjarke Ingels Group connects the...
Reminder: Reburbia Ends Friday!
If you haven't yet submitted your entries to the Reburbia competition, time is running out! This Friday, July 31, is the last day...
A Quick Guide to New York’s Hudson Yards, the $25 Billion Mini-City Opening Today
Impressive, edgy—and yes, Instagram-worthy—here are the highlights of the sprawling, multipurpose campus opening in Manhattan...
We Found the Best Prime Day Deals So You Don’t Have To
The sale event of the year begins today—here are our favorite products.
Green Space Today
It's not the most obvious task to take the green path when renovating, building, or choosing products to buy.
Workers at Snøhetta Vote Against Unionizing
The architecture firm would have been one of the first in the U.S. to organize in decades.
Top 9 Objects of 2020
A mug reinvented 100 ways and a Bauhaus beehive are among the nominees in this year’s Dwell Design Awards.
The Bay Lights Begins Tonight!
If you're in the San Francisco Bay Area tonight, you won't want to miss the debut of The Bay Lights, the largest scale LED light...
Modern World Awards: Vote Now
This year at Dwell on Design we're awarding our first ever Modern World Awards to the designs that move, inspire, and elate us....
Cast a Vote in the Greener Gadgets Competition
Later this month, the second annual Greener Gadgets Conference will take place in New York City, promising as always to convene...
Editor’s Letter: America Today
Renovations rethink the past, new architecture helps people in the present, and progressive planning plots a better future: It’s...
Sustainable Strides in Today's Architecture
Having explored issues of sustainability in the postmodern era, we turn to the measurable strides evident in today's best modern...
Discuss: How can we instill an appreciation of good design in today’s young ones?
If we want to see positive and responsible design practices flourish in our communities, it has to start at the roots.
Lou Switzer on Diversity in Design Today
For our March interiors issue, currently on newsstands, we looked at superbly-designed rooms from all over the world.
Los Angeles Funds 38 New Affordable Housing Projects to Help the Homeless
In 2016, L.A. citizens voted to fund 10,000 new affordable housing units citywide.
High Design: 10 Pipes You’d Proudly Display on the Coffee Table
In honor of 4/20, we’re celebrating the too-cool-for-school pipes elevating today’s cannabis industry.
A Primal Space Gets a Swanky, Modern Twist in This Turkish Cave Loft
Material imperfections mimic nature in the design of this weekend getaway.
12 Modern Ryokans in Japan For the Ultimate R&R
Today’s ryokans are putting a modern spin on a dependable format, helping carry the hotels forward into yet another millennium.
Meet the Good Guys Trying to Hack Your Smart Home
Hidden among the many benefits of a Smart Home are subtle vulnerabilities that today’s security researchers are just beginning to...
Who Wore it Best? Two Remote Cabins Are Clad in Shou Sugi Ban
The Japanese technique of preserving and antiquing wood makes for a bold finish—especially against the palette of the great...
Q&A with Textile Designer Jack Lenor Larsen
We chat with the masterful weaver, textile designer, and gardener whose global aesthetic continues to reverberate and influence...
A Midcentury Home Keeps the History Alive
With new owners, a locally-renowned midcentury home in Los Angeles begins a fresh chapter.
Acclaimed Architect Risa Boyer Reinvents Indoor/Outdoor Living
Having recently celebrated her firm’s 10th anniversary in Portland, Oregon, Risa Boyer is wholly invested in her local AIA...
France Requires All New Public Buildings to Contain 50% Wood
While the Trump Administration is poised to mandate neoclassical architecture, France is building for a sustainable future.
9 Brilliant Black Designers and Architects You Should Know
Today’s top black designers and architects tell us about their design philosophies—and speak about diversity in the field—for...
Shop for Good: Brooklinen Is Donating 100% of Profits to Habitat for Humanity
This weekend, get 10% off all orders while giving back to the community.

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