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  1. Back in Black
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    Back in Black

    Black is the color (or absence of color, rather) of choice for these twelve homes from San Francisco to Berlin to Tokyo and beyond.

    written by: Diana Budds
    02.15.13

  2. Color Story: Red
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    Color Story: Red

    Did you know that red was the first color after black and white to be named? It has been found in cave paintings dating from 15,000 B.C., is the most frequently found color on national flags, and...

    written by: Diana Budds
    02.25.13

  3. Secret Garden
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    Secret Garden

    In Arlington, Virginia, architecture firm Höweler + Yoon contends with spatial and budgetary constraints to carve a microcourtyard, complete with Japanese maples and a cascading concrete fountain,...

    written by: Diana Budds
    03.05.13

  4. Collectors' Items
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    Collectors' Items

    Organization is key for the aficionados of crockery, records, cameras, and ceramics featured in the pages of Dwell. To prevent their growing collections from mushrooming into a chaotic mess, they...

    written by: Diana Budds
    03.18.13

  5. A Weekend Retreat in the Forest
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    A Weekend Retreat in the Forest

    Built on a challenging hillside site and tucked behind a thicket of trees, the Bridgman, Michigan, house designed by Scott Rappe provides a modern weekend retreat for a Chicago couple.

    written by: Diana Budds
    03.21.13

  6. lamesadevenn: Part Seven
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    lamesadevenn: Part Seven

    In this series, trace the story of lamesadevenn, a green live/work space in Santa Fe, New Mexico, created for two community groups, La Mesita and La Resolana. Rather than simply becoming a building...

    written by: Seth Biderman
    03.27.13

  7. A Mondrian-Inspired NYC Apartment
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    A Mondrian-Inspired NYC Apartment

    Taking cues from Piet Mondrian's iconic Broadway Boogie Woogie painting, architect and critic Joseph Giovannini recasts a New York City studio apartment.

    written by: Diana Budds
    photos by: Eduard Hueber
    03.28.13

  8. It's Musical in the Modern World
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    It's Musical in the Modern World

    Dwell has been exploring how acoustics factor into architecture, most recently in contributor William Hamilton's essay "The World of Sound" and in the forthcoming May issue on Steven Holl's Daeyang...

    written by: Diana Budds
    03.29.13

  9. Cut a Rug
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    Cut a Rug

    "That rug really tied the room together," says Walter Sobchak in the Big Lebowski. We here at Dwell have interviewed our fair share of designers over the years and many advise that rugs are the...

    written by: Diana Budds
    04.01.13

  10. International Style
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    International Style

    Our intrepid writers and editors have crossed oceans, traversed rugged terrain, and trekked around the globe in search of design-forward homes. The May 2013 Global Style issue hits newsstands April...

    written by: Diana Budds
    04.03.13

  11. A Look at Reading Nooks
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    A Look at Reading Nooks

    Building on the 8 Libraries We Love post, here are six reading nooks crafted for the modern bibliophile.

    written by: Diana Budds
    04.05.13

  12. Tumblr of the Week: Remash
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    Tumblr of the Week: Remash

    Featuring "architecture and other stuff for the visually inclined," Remash puts forth a selection of photographs culled from blogs like ArchDaily, Designboom, Dezeen, and ArchitectureAU. If your...

    written by: Diana Budds
    04.12.13

  13. Material Focus: Copper
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    Material Focus: Copper

    Warm, rosy-toned copper has fallen into favor with contemporary designers. Just as brass was au courant with designers last year, expect to see more of this material in furniture and products in...

    written by: Diana Budds
    04.10.13

  14. A Look at Google's Illustrated Logos
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    A Look at Google's Illustrated Logos

    We went down an Internet rabbit hole and unearthed Google Doodles—what the tech company dubs its illustrated logos that "celebrate holidays, anniversaries, and the lives of famous artists, pioneers...

    written by: Diana Budds
    04.17.13

  15. Tumblr of the Week: Subtilitas
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    Tumblr of the Week: Subtilitas

    Take a visual tour of Subtilitas, "a collection of images, moments, ideas, and spaces that inspire, inform, agitate, and influence a Los Angeles–based architectural designer."

    written by: Diana Budds
    04.22.13

  16. Electric Slides
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    Electric Slides

    Sliding glass doors and walls take center stage in these 10 homes that seamlessly transition between indoors and out. For more indoor-outdoor design ideas, pick up a copy of our April 2013 issue.

    written by: Diana Budds
    03.25.13

  17. Southern Comforts
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    Southern Comforts

    Take an armchair trek to Louisiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, and more through our slideshow of houses that showcase the best of southern living. For more regional architecture guides, click through...

    written by: Diana Budds
    05.01.13

  18. Tumblr of the Week: Wandrlustr
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    Tumblr of the Week: Wandrlustr

    Superstudio collages, counterculture architecture at its finest, 1970s Hollywood sirens, Googie signage, and photographs from the likes of Wim Wenders and Lee Friedlander. There's nothing not to...

    written by: Diana Budds
    05.01.13

  19. Balthazar Korab, 1926-2013
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    Balthazar Korab, 1926-2013

    Balthazar Korab—whose work and career we profiled in Dwell's Dec/Jan 2013 issue—passed away this week in Troy, Michigan, his hometown of many years. Korab was born in Hungary, escaped Budapest at...

    written by: Kelsey Keith
    01.16.13

  20. Bathroom Solutions: Smart Storage Design
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    Bathroom Solutions: Smart Storage Design

    We tackle the bathroom in this installment of the Smart Storage Design series. From sliding cabinets to brightly colored vanities to hidden hampers, there's no shortage of ingenious ideas in the...

    written by: Diana Budds
    05.08.13

  21. Modern Houses in America's Rust Belt
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    Modern Houses in America's Rust Belt

    With stops in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Cincinnati, Ohio; Buffalo, New York; Columbus, Indiana; and more, we take a closer look at gleaming modern homes in the country's rust belt. For more...

    written by: Diana Budds
    04.24.13

  22. Color Story: Yellow
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    Color Story: Yellow

    We continue our exploration of color in the modern home with this installment on bright, cheery yellow. As these seven projects show, a wash of yellow does wonders for interiors by providing a...

    written by: Diana Budds
    02.19.13

  23. Scandinavian Interiors on Pinterest
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    Scandinavian Interiors on Pinterest

    Inspired by the Vedbæk House, a former fishermen's cottage outside of Copenhagen, we've gathered a sampling of Scandinavian interiors from our Pinterest boards.

    written by: Diana Budds
    05.13.13

  24. A Modern Retreat in Rhode Island
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    A Modern Retreat in Rhode Island

    On a secluded plot of land in Watch Hill, Rhode Island, Brooklyn's Lubrano Ciavarra Architects crafts a modern weekend house designed to frame its landscape. Residents Paul and Sophie wanted to...

    written by: Diana Budds
    05.10.13

  25. Tumblr of the Week: Ryan Panos
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    Tumblr of the Week: Ryan Panos

    In his eponymous Tumblr, Ryan Panos offers a cool selection of high-contrast black-and-white photographs that depict the abstract and geometric side of architecture. These aren't your warm and cozy...

    written by: Diana Budds
    05.16.13

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