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12 Seconds with Konstantin Grcic
Yesterday we at Dwell had the honor of welcoming designer Konstantin Grcic and Josef Kaiser, president of Vitra, to our offices. We'll be posting our interview with the duo on Dwell.com soon, but...
written by: Jaime Gillin05.07.13 -
Dwell’s Tips for Modern Travelers
The Dwell editors travel far and wide searching for the newest designs to bring into each issue. See our favorite spots and modern havens around the globe with our must-read city guides.
written by: Olivia Martin05.07.13 -
International Style at Dwell on Design
The international presence at Dwell on Design has grown exponentially since the show began in 2006. Exhibitors from Finland to France, presenters from New Zealand to Norway, and attendees from all...
written by: Kristen W. Terry05.07.13 -
Lighting Design by Asaf Weinbroom
Hailing from a small country with a small industry, Israeli industrial designer Asaf Weinbroom is bringing some warmth and experimentalism to his one-of-a-kind lighting designs. Produced using a...
written by: Eujin Rhee05.07.13 -
Philip Kennicott Wins Pulitzer Prize
In mid-April, 2013, Washington Post columnist Philip Kennicott won the Pulitzer Prize for criticism. Naturally we're thrilled that Kennicott, who frequently writes about architecture for the Post,...
written by: Aaron Britt05.07.13 -
Moleskine Detour: Q&A with GamFratesi
Have you ever wanted to peek inside the notebooks of your favorite designers? In The Detour Book: The Moleskine notebook experience, readers are privy to a stunning collection of more than 250...
written by: Stine Gam05.07.13 -
Mod Storage Accessories from Nomess Copenhagen
Stack it, store it, fold it, and hang it all with yet another Scandinavian design company we love. Nomess Copenhagen specializes in easy-on-the-eyes storage solutions, and here are just a few that...
written by: Kelsey Keith05.07.13 -
6 Product Designs by Danish Company Essey
In the design world, products often only bear a slight resemblance to their function, if at all. Danish company Essey was founded around the concept of using symbolism to promote a given function...
written by: Ivane Soyombo05.07.13 -
5 Outdoor Campers
With summer just around the corner, there is no better time and place to plan an outdoor excursion. Take a look at these five functional and sustainable housing units, that embrace nature's charm.
written by: Jami Smith05.07.13 -
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...
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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)...
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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
