Pool Houses: From Laps to Naps

Articles

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  Floating Pool

  There was once a steel-decked river barge, decommissioned and idle in Morgan City, Louisiana. Lonely and unused, it was purchased by the Neptune Foundation, a not-for-profit that constructs movable…

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  Pooling Our Resources

  After disappearing almost 70 years ago, the New York floating pool is making a comeback.

Products

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  Pools Collection

  One of our favorite booths at Dwell on Design was the small space occupied by Fleet Objects, a Vancouver-based studio specializing in delicate ceramics and jewelry. Pools is a series of stoneware…

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  Thermo Kitty Mat

  The K&H Thermo-Kitty Mat is an affordable heated sleeping mat with a dual thermostat heater buried beneath soft foam to make a comfortable napping place for cats. The surface of the bed will…

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  125 Swimming Pools Print

  Oh what we would've done for just a single swimming pool this bright, sunny, and surprisingly warm holiday weekend in San Francisco! Bay Area artist Jenny Odell took 125 of the chlorinated beauts…

Dwell Collection

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  A Look at Swimming Pools

  The swelter of summer is just about upon us—beat the heat with this roundup of swimming pools from issues past.

Events

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  Steampunk Across the Pond

  With names like Dr. Grimm, Datamancer, and Mad Uncle Cliff working in media ranging from gas masks to brass goggles and hot-air engines, the artists of the Steampunk movement are bringing their…

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  Staged Reading of "A False Solution" at The Blank Theatre

  On April 25, 2011, The Blank Theatre in Los Angeles presents a staged reading by Oren Safdie of A False Solution at 8:00pm. The third in a trilogy that is set in the world of contemporary…

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  Tiny Houses by Mimi Zeiger

  Loud Paper Magazine founder and frequent Dwell contributor Mimi Zeiger will sign copies of Tiny Houses, her newly released book from Rizzoli that features diminutive homes under 1,000 square feet.