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  1. New Piano for Gardner Museum
    House Tours

    New Piano for Gardner Museum

    Boston's venerable Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum—founded in 1903 by a lady art patron and obsessive collector of antiquities—has been one of the city's crown cultural jewels for the...

    written by: Kelsey Keith
    01.17.12

  2. Best of Paris: 2012 Maison & Objet
    Travel Reports

    Best of Paris: 2012 Maison & Objet

    Maison & Objet, the annual winter design show in Paris, ended last week, and it's taken seven whole days to catch our collective breath and clean off our camera's memory card. The immeubles...

    written by: Kelsey Keith
    02.01.12

  3. Brooklyn Botanic's New 'Do
    Outdoor

    Brooklyn Botanic's New 'Do

    Last week, as spring's balmy temperatures took a temporary dip into glacier territory, the two founding partners of architecture and urbanism firm Weiss/Manfredi led a hard hat tour of their new...

    written by: Kelsey Keith
    04.05.12

  4. ICFF 2012: Picks from Javits Center
    Travel Reports

    ICFF 2012: Picks from Javits Center

    This week we're digging deep into our favorites objets de design spotted at the 2012 International Contemporary Furniture Fair in New York, from satellite events to the show floor at Javits Center....

    written by: Kelsey Keith
    05.23.12

  5. ICFF 2012: Offsite Design Exhibitions
    Travel Reports

    ICFF 2012: Offsite Design Exhibitions

    Each spring, New York Design Week gets bigger and better thanks in part to an ever-expanding roster at ICFF (more on that here) as well as the dedication of several local organizations presenting...

    written by: Kelsey Keith
    05.24.12

  6. The NoMad Hotel, New York
    Hotels

    The NoMad Hotel, New York

    One block away from the scene-making New York outpost of the Ace Hotel, in a district mostly known for its wholesale garment industry, is a Beaux Arts showstopper anchoring the corner of Broadway...

    written by: Kelsey Keith
    06.05.12

  7. Georgia Peach
    House Tours

    Georgia Peach

    Designer Barbara Hill applies her polished take on minimalism to a traditional 1920s abode in Atlanta for a transplanted Houston family.

    written by: Kelsey Keith
    photos by: Gregory Miller
    06.14.12

  8. Designing Women
    In The Modern World

    Designing Women

    Blazing a trail through the canon of design, these 25 artisans worked to make some of the modern era’s most recognizable furniture, lighting, and objects. From the sculptural pottery of Eva...

    written by: Kelsey Keith
    01.02.09

  9. Dwell on Design 2012: Furniture and Accessories
    Dwell on Design

    Dwell on Design 2012: Furniture and Accessories

    This year's Dwell on Design had some tricks up its sleeve in the form of several oversized booths touting interactive demonstrations from young designers. (Here's to you, Swiss Design Prize, Art...

    written by: Kelsey Keith
    06.26.12

  10. LGBT Synagogue in New York by ARO
    House Tours

    LGBT Synagogue in New York by ARO

    One week ago, as New Yorkers celebrated Pride Week, Architecture Research Office (ARO) announced its plans for a new synagogue, built for the 40-year-old LGBT religious institution Congregation...

    written by: Kelsey Keith
    07.03.12

  11. New from Resource Furniture
    Product of the Day

    New from Resource Furniture

    Right before Hurricane Sandy swept into New York and its environs, we paid a visit to the midtown showroom of Resource Furniture. Resource Furniture is a frequent exhibitor at Dwell on Design, and...

    written by: Kelsey Keith
    11.21.12

  12. Finn Juhl Centennial at Designmuseum Danmark

    Finn Juhl Centennial at Designmuseum Danmark

    This fall we had the opportunity to pay a visit to Copenhagen, Denmark, where design buffs and locals alike are honoring what would have been the 100th birthday of one of the most influential (and...

    written by: Kelsey Keith
    11.27.12

  13. Pratt Institute at 125
    Event Spotlight

    Pratt Institute at 125

    Last week marked the opening of a new Pratt Institute exhibition celebrating 125 iconic works of art and design made by the school's alumni and faculty over the last 125 years. At turns...

    written by: Kelsey Keith
    12.03.12

  14. Holiday Gift Picks from Mociun
    Post

    Holiday Gift Picks from Mociun

    Caitlin Mociun has been a Brooklyn design fixture since graduating from RISD with a BFA in textile design. Her Bauhaus-inspired clothing collections put her on the map, but she's now focusing on...

    written by: Kelsey Keith
    12.17.12

  15. A Lakeside Prefab in New Jersey
    My House

    A Lakeside Prefab in New Jersey

    A New Zealand expat and her son use their prefabricated lakeside New Jersey retreat as an outdoorsy counterpoint to city life.

    written by: Kelsey Keith
    photos by: Mark Mahaney
    12.20.12

  16. Richard Meier's Practice at 50
    Profiles

    Richard Meier's Practice at 50

    One of the New York Five and American modernism's most-celebrated architects is celebrating his 50th year in practice in 2013. We checked in with Richard Meier to hear his thoughts on prefab, what...

    written by: Kelsey Keith
    01.15.13

  17. Wendell Castle's Volumes
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    Wendell Castle's Volumes

    Published to coincide with designer, artist, and visionary Wendell Castle's 80th birthday at the end of 2012, writer Alastair Gordon's biographical monograph of Castle's work is a juicy read, full...

    written by: Kelsey Keith
    02.06.13

  18. County Government Votes to Save Rudolph's Modernist Hallmark
    Post

    County Government Votes to Save Rudolph's Modernist Hallmark

    Good news for fans of Brutalism, poured-concrete construction, Paul Rudolph, and/or rabble-rousing against local bureaucracies. After more than a year of debate, the powers that be in Goshen, New...

    written by: Kelsey Keith
    photos by: Chris Mottalini
    02.12.13

  19. 10 Modern Gables
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    10 Modern Gables

    You'll never tear us away from the flat-roof modernism so prevalent in Dwell's pages over the last 12 years; nor would we try to eschew touting the glory of mid-century housing typologies. That...

    written by: Kelsey Keith
    02.15.13

  20. Shop Talk: 10 New Pieces from Totokaelo Art—Object
    Post

    Shop Talk: 10 New Pieces from Totokaelo Art—Object

    Seattle-based readers (and online shoppers with a passion for fashion) may be well aware of Totokaelo, the Capitol Hill-based purveyor of avant-garde design. Last June, founder Jill Wenger opened a...

    written by: Kelsey Keith
    02.27.13

  21. Kitchen We Love: Catskills Farmhouse
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    Kitchen We Love: Catskills Farmhouse

    A self-taught designer with a respect for both new and old embarked upon a solo mission to resuscitate a 19th-century homestead in upstate New York. In the process, he carved out a stunningly...

    written by: Kelsey Keith
    photos by: Mark Mahaney
    03.14.13

  22. Six Stairs to Savor
    Post

    Six Stairs to Savor

    When getting from here to there, the journey is just as important as the destination. We hope that's true for interior spaces as well as lifechanging travel experiences, and with that in mind, we...

    written by: Kelsey Keith
    03.21.13

  23. Cozy Swedish Living Room We Love
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    Cozy Swedish Living Room We Love

    Swedish architect Per Bornstein’s house, from our Small Spaces issue, sits on a hill between a large forested park and Gothenburg’s former industrial area, a welcome addition to a previously...

    written by: Kelsey Keith
    photos by: Pia Ulin
    03.21.13

  24. Lofty Living: Stockholm Bedroom
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    Lofty Living: Stockholm Bedroom

    In a 495-square-foot attic in the Söder neighborhood of Stockholm, interior designer Jimmy Schönning—a local celebrity for his role in the Swedish TV shows "Finally at Home" and "Styling Emergency"...

    written by: Kelsey Keith
    04.01.13

  25. 5 Surprising Vignelli Designs
    Latest

    5 Surprising Vignelli Designs

    Industrial and graphic designers Massimo and Lella Vignelli are giants in their field. (You may know them for any number of instantly recognizable design objects, from the New York City transit...

    written by: Kelsey Keith
    04.02.13

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