Space Living: Astro Home
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Suspended Habitation
“This was really a parameter-driven project,” explains Lukasz Kos, a Toronto-based designer and cofounder of the architecture firm Testroom. “That is, I had to let the trees…
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Preview: Reclaimed Space
Among the highlights at last year's Dwell on Design was a cozy modular home created by Reclaimed Space, who hauled their one-of-a-kind structure made from reclaimed and repurposed materials all…
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A Place to Stand
Designed for her parents and generations to come, Amanda Yates's seaside New Zealand house is "somewhere between architecture and landscape" but firmly rooted in family life.
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Superstructures in Space
Some of the coolest architecture in the world is actually off-world: hovering above us in space, placed into orbit by international space programs both public and private. These satellites and…
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Split Ring Key Blank
Designer Scott Amron has successfully streamlined the stuff you stick in your pocket. This combination ring-and-key comes as a blank that can be cut to fit most any lock, then simply slip the rest…
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Hot Plates
Too hungry to take the time to heat up your leftovers? Pile these melamine plates high, and you can just pretend your food is coming straight off the gas cooker coils (turkey sandwiches taste…
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Bold Color, Small Space
From private residences to commercial spaces, there are myriad ways to harness the power of the palette. In this video series, Dwell delves into creative ways in which color can play an…
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Office Space
We sifted through some past issues to find images of what some may argue to be the hardest working room in the house.
Videos
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Ecofabulous and Reclaimed Space at Dwell on Design 2009
Reclaimed Space, an Austin–based company that manufactures portable, sustainable living spaces, and Ecofabulous.com collaborate on the design for a 400-square-foot structure set up on the floor of…
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Bold Color, Small Space: The Min Loft
Craig and Jean Min, owners of LA Mill coffee boutique in Los Angeles, share their story of using a vibrant palette to enliven their temporary home—a 950-square-foot downtown loft apartment…
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Dwell and Nate Berkus Tackle Small Space
Dwell Executive Editor Amanda Dameron appeared on The Nate Berkus Show, November 3rd, to share modern design tips with Nate’s viewers. The show was devoted to our November Issue theme, Small Spaces…
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Maximize Space in a Tiny Bathroom
We have remodeled a tiny half bath under the stairs. To make the most of what little space we have we decided to use the stud spaces for as much storage as possible. A recessed medicine cabinet…
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Stainless-Steel Kitchen Islands: Ideal for Small Kitchens
When the Stonorovs set out to design their 400-square-foot house in Oakland for themselves and their young toddler, the kitchen required particular attention. They found a kitchen…
Events
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NASA Astronaut Speaks about Recent Hubble Repair Mission
Dr. John Grunsfeld, a NASA astronaut and a Chicago native, will discuss and showcase images from his recent 13-day trip to the International Space Station for the final servicing mission for the…
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Branded Spaces
The Branded Spaces 2011 is an international conference on branded rooms organized by the Karlshochschule International University. More than 30 speakers from 15 countries will illuminate brand…
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Place Making: Installations at Hayes & Octavia
Witness the transformation from space to place as the first of three installations are built at proxy, in the heart of Hayes Valley. Join Andy Vogt, a sculptor working with wood in creating an…
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Superstructures in Space
Some of the coolest architecture in the world…
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Split Ring Key Blank
by Scott AmronDesigner Scott Amron has successfully…
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Hot Plates
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Thanks for the article and pictures.
I love it... it must feel so strange to sleep in space. I guess there's no real difference between side, back, front or whatever.
Hi. We are 6th graders at CMS in NC. This year we designed our own space pants, it was fun! We put bungee cords, socks and velcro. Our teacher Ms. Craven read the Astro Home artical and it gave us much information about the I.S.S. We viewed the pictures from NASA, they were very cool!!!!!! =) Ms. Craven's sixth grade science class.
This was very helpful to our study in space. We have been working on space pants and it has been very fun and exciting! When we looked through these pictures, it is very hard to imagine what it would like to sleep in space. There are soooooooooooooo many things that were so interesting that it is unexplainable. Thanks, Mrs. Craven's Red Group. ( 2nd Class.)
Going to space has been my childhood dream. Space has always been an area of interest for me and I will try my level best to make my dream come true. Moreover these pictures gives a good idea of the living in a space craft. It is really a work of a genius!!
Thank you for such an informative article! I found your observations and descriptions of life in a space station so interesting and well written.It really gives an idea of the day to day operations on a human scale. I may have been written for kids, but I enjoyed it's straight-forward language and gave me a nice sense of your experience. cheers!
I love these quotes: "The station is getting old. It has a rough life in the harsh glare of space. Station is only 10 years old, which means the hostile space environment accelerates the aging process. Too bad we don't have spacecraft botox injections. *kidding* "It’s the freakiest construction project that the human race has ever built." I started work on Station in 1986, fresh out of grad school. We struggled (often against ourselves) in the process of getting Station into orbit, but what a magnificent feat of mankind. We pieced it together module by module, cable by cable, battery by battery IN SPACE -- all within the context of international cooperation among multiple languages and cultures and geographic locations. We've succeeded despite the odds for failure. Bravo!
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