Off the Beaten Path

Articles

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  Superior Logic

  Prefab construction simplified the building process of this northern Wisconsin summer home, where all materials required ferrying across Lake Superior.

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  Floating House, Lake Huron

  On the edge of a tiny island accessible only by boat, this buoyant summer home lives the life aquatic.

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  Cinematic Retreat

  When separating the haves from the have-nots, owners of summer homes tend to reside enviably in the former category. Indeed, a select few seem to have no problem whatsoever turning the word “summer”…

Products

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  Riverstone Black Heart

  Silvery-black pebbles encased in a transparent resin remind us of Jennifer Lopez's movie The Cell—as though this could only exist in CGI.

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  Silver Lake Chair

  For the second season in a row, Patricia Urquiola designed one of our favorite Milan debuts that we're still ooohing and aaahing over. Last time it was the thick knits of Mangas, an…

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  Victor Armchair

  After a long day at work it would feel so good to sit down and settle back in black. Victor's FSC-certified maple frame gives a geometric edge to the soft Belgian linen cushions; This armchair was…

Dwell Collection

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  Materialism: Black Is Black

  We all live in a material world, but it is especially true for Material ConneXion. The pioneering international material-database and consulting agency has an ever-expanding library of over 4,500…

Video

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  On Shelter Island

  Husband-and-wife architecture team Yoshiko Sato and Michael Morris open the doors to their newly constructed home on Shelter Island in New York. The pair teamed up with Evans+Paul to fabricate a…