David A. Greene
Dave has contributed to Dwell since its inception. He's a CalArts dropout, a former art critic for The New Yorker, and a producer of comedies on TV. He lives in, and writes from, Los Angeles.
Cardboard Chic
As news of the Greatest Financial Crisis Since the Great Depression sinks in, it's a good time to be reminded that things could be worse.
Color Test
You read Dwell. You like to think that you have a good eye for design. But how good is your eye really?
Art Deco Saved (For Now)
Who says you can't fight City Hall? In my Los Angeles neighborhood of Silver Lake, a 1936 Streamline Moderne gas station was saved from the wrecking ball last week, by a coterie of community activists, hipsters, and architecture aficionados.
Upside-Down Houses
Upside-down houses have been on my mind lately. Like playing a golf hole backwards or turning a painting on its side, seeing a house topsy-turvy causes us to see the ubiquitous in a new and (hopefully) enlightening way.
Chevy Volt Finally Unveiled
So the guys who killed the electric car have brought it back to life, and you can have one—in 2011 (actually, late 2010). On Tuesday, GM finally revealed the Chevy Volt, their long-anticipated hybrid that (maybe) absolves them of yanking the EV-1 off the road. Ye Olde EV-1 seated two and got 50 miles out of a charge of its lead-acid (and later nickel-hydride) battery; the new Volt seats 4 and will get 50 miles from a charge of its massive lithium-ion battery (which adds about $10,000 to the rumored $40,000 price tag).
New York's New Face
"Most architecture in any age is crap, and today’s crap isn’t as bad as yesterday’s." That's a juicy pull-quote from "The Glass Stampede," critic Justin Davidson's compulsively readable review of the last decade-and-a-half of new construction in Manhattan and environs, in the most recent New York magazine.
New Honda Hybrid
The 2010 car model year (which starts in calendar year 2009) promises to be an exciting one, with the debut of a revamped Toyota Prius, and Honda's long-awaited entry into the stand-alone hybrid market.
Let's Get Small
This week I'm staying in Sebastopol, California, home of the Tiny Tumbleweed House Co, recently featured in a New York Times article about the new "trend" of tiny houses. (Meaning less than 1,000 square feet—sometimes much less.)
Modern Toddler Cot
Here's the thing about being parents with design sense and a sensible budget: There's no middle ground.
