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Rising Above It All
Set atop a 1908 warehouse in the Courtenay Precinct of Wellington, New Zealand, the three apartments by Architecture Workshop glow like lanterns at dusk, signaling a new day for this once-seedy...
written by: Jaime Gillinphotos by: Richard Powers01.17.09 -
Site Unseen
An unvisited ocean-facing plot of land, a couple of architect neighbors, and one giant leap of faith have netted a pair of erstwhile Londoners a dream home of their own in northeast Australia.
written by: Jaime Gillinphotos by: Richard Powers02.28.09 -
Terunobu Fujimori
A modern eccentric with an architectural sensibility drawn from ancient Japanese traditions, Terunobu Fujimori designs projects that are exercises in playful experimentation and sophisticated craft.
written by: Jaime Gillinphotos by: Adam Friedberg04.14.09 -
Net Assets
Argentinean materials, a roiling economy, and a pinch of personal tumult served as the recipe for furniture designer Alejandro Sticotti’s Buenos Aires oasis.
written by: Jaime Gillinphotos by: Cristóbal Palma06.17.09 -
The New Pioneers
In the land of large mountain lodge wannabes, two California natives tuck Utah’s first LEED for Homes–rated house onto the side of Emigration Canyon.
written by: Jaime Gillinphotos by: Dustin Aksland07.01.10 -
Hong Kong's Upper House Hotel
I was recently in Hong Kong, and had the opportunity to check out the new Upper House hotel. Every bit of the hotel was designed by Andre Fu, the 35-year-old founder of the burgeoning Hong Kong...
written by: Jaime Gillin07.14.10 -
The View From Phoenix
Earlier this week, I spent two days in Phoenix, reporting a story for Dwell's upcoming December/January issue. My second afternoon, local architects Cy Keener and Jay Atherton offered to take me on...
written by: Jaime Gillin07.30.10 -
Alex Randall's Trippy Lighting
Alex Randall is not your typical lighting designer. In lieu of new materials, the British lighting designer raids salvage yards and taxidermy shops to create truly innovative and often creepy ...
written by: Jaime Gillin08.12.10 -
James Dyson Award Finalists
The James Dyson Award, which "seeks to single out the best in problem-solving student design," recently announced their regional finalists, selected from over 500 submission entries. The...
written by: Jaime Gillin08.13.10 -
Re:Crafted, by Marc Kristal
I finally got my hands on a copy of contributing editor Marc Kristal's lush new book, Re:Crafted: Interpretations of Craft in Contemporary Architecture and Interiors, which was published by the...
written by: Jaime Gillin09.02.10 -
Inside Woodshop
Last week I trekked to San Francisco's foggy Outer Sunset neighborhood to check out Woodshop, a collective of four artist and designers who came together through a shared interest in craft, design...
written by: Jaime Gillin09.13.10 -
John Pawson: Plain Space
"John Pawson Plain Space," a retrospective of British architect John Pawson's work, is on view at London's Design Museum until January 2011. Coinciding with the exhibition, Phaidon Press...
written by: Jaime Gillin09.30.10 -
Listening There: Scenes From Ghana
Two years ago, Mabel O. Wilson and Peter Tolkin traveled through Ghana, visiting the cities and documenting the architecture that had been erected over a thirty-year period, beginning in the late...
written by: Jaime Gillin10.05.10 -
Free City Shop, Los Angeles
Nina Garduno recently opened her shop Free City—a mix between an actual store and a design commune–on Highland Avenue in Hollywood. She started the company in 2002, inspired by her ...
written by: Jaime Gillin11.01.10 -
Alejandro Sticotti's Teahouse
I met with the Argentinian architect and furniture designer Alejandro Sticotti a few months ago while he was in San Francisco, and he showed me photos he'd snapped the previous week, while on...
written by: Jaime Gillin11.04.10 -
Startin' Spartan
When Jay Atherton and Cy Keener met in grad school at the University of California, Berkeley, they discovered in each other a rare constellation of common interests: minimalist architecture, rock...
written by: Jaime Gillinphotos by: Ye Rin Mok11.22.10 -
Pulltab's Mini Vertical Garden
Enlisted to renovate an apartment in Manhattan's East Village, architects Melissa Baker and Jon Handley, partners at the firm pulltab design, took inspiration from the city's plethora of...
written by: Jaime Gillin11.23.10 -
An Attic Studio in Stockholm
In a 495-square-foot attic in the Söder neighborhood of Stockholm, interior designer Jimmy Schonning—a local celebrity for his role in the Swedish TV shows "Finally at Home"...
written by: Jaime Gillin01.13.11 -
Maison & Objet 2011: Part One
Hello from Paris! Right after my flight landed, I made a beeline from Charles de Gaulle Airport to Nord Villepinte, where the famed design fair Maison & Objet is held twice a year. I had no...
written by: Jaime Gillin01.23.11 -
Maison & Objet: Part 2
I'm just back from Paris, and still processing all the exciting new furnishings, accessories, and objets I spied at Maison & Objet over the weekend. In case you missed my first dispatch, check...
written by: Jaime Gillin01.27.11 -
Maison & Objet: Part 3
Welcome to my third and final installment of highlights from Maison & Objet 2011. You can find the first two here and here. This one is a chunky, motley assortment of LED lights,...
written by: Jaime Gillin01.31.11 -
Pup Tent!
Last year, the AIA Small Project Award went to what is most likely the smallest house ever to win the award: the Pup Tent by the New York-based firm Slade Architecture. Made from a single four-by...
written by: Jaime Gillin02.03.11 -
All Together Now
When Svetlin Krastev and Dessi Nikolova had their second child, they saw two options: Go broke buying a bigger apartment, or renovate their existing 620-square-foot home.
written by: Jaime Gillinphotos by: David Allee02.06.11 -
An Architect's Pop-Up Book
One of the perks of being a Dwell editor are the various fun surprises that appear in the mail—newly published books, the occasional small product, even the random staple gun (yes, really)....
written by: Jaime Gillin02.15.11 -
A New View on the Glass House
We've all seen images of the Glass House, the iconic architectural landmark that Philip Johnson built in New Canaan, Connecticut in 1949. Breaking from the traditional view on the property,...
written by: Jaime Gillin03.14.11
