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Dwell Home Venice: Part 19
In this series, Sebastian Mariscal designs a home in Venice, California, that brings the outside in. We track the project from start to finish with future resident Michael Sylvester. Part 19, March...
written by: Michael Sylvester05.07.13 -
SFMade Week 2013
San Francisco's manufacturing tradition is getting a jump start thanks to SFMade, a weeklong celebration of makers in the City by the Bay. Though the region's thriving tech industry regularly nabs...
written by: Diana Budds05.06.13 -
Second Floor Living
Whether it’s a first apartment or a penthouse in the sky, these notoriously small spaces can house big style. Click through the slideshow to see some of our favorite fancy flats.
written by: Olivia Martin05.06.13 -
SFMade Week 2013
San Francisco's manufacturing tradition is getting a jump start thanks to SFMade, a weeklong celebration of makers in the City by the Bay. Though the region's thriving tech industry regularly nabs...
05.06.13 -
Designer Close-Up: Paratoner
The interior designers at four-year-old firm Paratoner hung their shingle in Istanbul’s Tophane neighborhood—the city’s oldest industrial zone—amid a slew of art galleries, dilapidated wooden...
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7 Modern Lighting Fixtures
Lighting has come a long way from the dangerous oil lamps of colonial times. One thing hasn't changed, however: the fact that we would be shrouded in darkness without these convenient sources of...
05.06.13 -
Michigan Modern: Design that Shaped America
The campus of Cranbrook Educational Community will welcome experts from around the world as the State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO), Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA)...
05.06.13 -
Logotypes by Two Times Elliott
We're quite keen on these seven simple, kinetic logotypes by Notting Hill, London-based design consultancy, Two Times Elliott. Explore some more design and typography here!
written by: Eujin Rhee05.06.13 -
Photographer Jodi Coleman's Urban Graphics
Photographer Jodi Coleman, based in Portland, Oregon has a new abstract photography series on the unseen objects on the street that the rest of us tend to ignore. Here's a taste of her new work,...
written by: Anna Goldwater Alexander05.06.13 -
Site of the Day: Lightly
Australian home wares studio Lightly creates sweet and simple products.
written by: Olivia Martin05.06.13 -
A Green Wall in Silicon Valley
Bay Meadows, billed as a "progressive new urban village," is starting to take shape in San Mateo, south of San Francisco.
written by: Jaime Gillin05.06.13 -
Scandinavian Design on the Docket
Peep a few of our favorite finds in a major Scandinavian design auction happening in Chicago on May 16, 2013.
written by: Kelsey Keith05.06.13 -
Alexander McQueen and the Meaning of Life
I did not attend “Savage Beauty,” the Alexander McQueen exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, thinking that I would fall to my knees and weep at the recognition of some finite and indefinable...
written by: Alice Driver05.04.13 -
Destination of the Week: Istanbul
As writer Shonquis Moreno put it, after traveling to Turkey’s most cosmopolitan city for the first annual Istanbul Design Biennial, "Istanbul is a city of chaos, improvisation, and irony, where a...
written by: Jaime Gillin05.03.13 -
Amazing Modern Backyard Office
When it comes to DIY ingenuity, we applaud Scott Dorman of Marietta, Georgia, for designing, overseeing, and erecting a modern office/shed that makes a striking addition to his backyard. Click...
written by: Aaron Britt05.03.13 -
Frieze Art Fair: 7 Things Not to Be Missed
The Frieze Art Fair made quite the first impression last spring when it hopped the pond for its inaugural New York exhibition. Ever since, we’ve been jonesin’ to get back in the massive snaking...
written by: Sara Carpenter05.03.13 -
A Week in Review: 7 Great Reads You May Have Missed
Each week Dwell.com delivers more than 50 original posts, articles, and interviews focused on the latest in modern design. We wouldn't want you to miss a thing, so we've pulled together our top...
written by: Megan Hamaker05.03.13 -
Kitchens We Love: Part 2
As previously explored in 20 Modern Kitchens We Love and Dwell's Coolest Kitchens, we take a look at five more well-lit, spacious beauties that are bound to inspire even a professional chef.
written by: Jami Smith05.03.13 -
Color Story: Purple
From a renovated cottage in England to a family home in Brooklyn, these six modern homes make the last letter on the color wheel look regal by its creative insertions indoors and out. And for more...
written by: Ivane Soyombo05.03.13 -
Friday Finds 05.03.13
After a long hiatus, we are elated to say that Friday Finds is back in action! From a jazz-soaked film soundtrack to vintage magazine covers, enjoy this hearty offering of our staff's picks found...
written by: Eujin Rhee05.03.13 -
Become a Dwell Insider: Get the scoop on furniture trends from a Dwell Editor
Come and celebrate our new furniture issue with Dwell Deputy Editor Jaime Gillin at Room & Board in San Francisco. The issue pays homage to the exciting spectrum of modern...
05.03.13 -
5 Modern Beach Accessories
It's too darn hot and half of us in Dwell's San Francisco office almost took the N-Judah straight to the beach on our lunch break. With beach-going on the brain, we thought we'd put together some...
written by: Megan Hamaker05.03.13 -
Spirit of Space's Architectural Films
Not long ago we posted Chicago-based architectural film company Spirit of Space's great pair video's on architect Steven Holl's Daeyang Gallery and Home in Seoul. We were so taken with their work,...
written by: Aaron Britt05.03.13 -
Family House with a Secret Room
This house on Lake Wenatchee in Washington was designed to be "cozy for two and comfortable for a crowd," as architect John DeForest puts it—thanks in part to a hidden media room.
written by: Jaime Gillin05.03.13 -
Textiles by Petel
Look no further than San Francisco–based Petel for unique and colorful throw pillows, tote bags, and accessories crafted from hand-woven African textiles. The brainchild of husband-and-wife team...
written by: Diana Budds05.03.13
