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Such Great Heights
By taking advantage of economies of scale, a Houston native and a pair of mod-minded developers team up to create nine affordable row houses in the Houston Heights.
written by: Dan Okophotos by: Jack Thompson01.11.13 -
Standing Room Only: The Vignelli Subway Map
This Tuesday, we hopped a train for Brooklyn Heights. Destination: The New York Transit Museum, where a talk about the historic Vignelli subway map was being held. If you haven’t yet been, take...
written by: Sara Carpenter03.01.13 -
Best Modern Desert Houses
Few climates offer the extreme heat and extreme cold (all in one day) of the desert. Throw in the fact that they're sparsely populated, offer few municipal services, and are often in the middle of...
written by: Aaron Britt03.20.13 -
Best Western: Our Favorite Modern Homes in Texas
In our latest regional round-up—hope you caught our posts on New England and Belgium—we turn our attentions to Texas, an outsize state with a notorious maverick streak. From an affordable clutch of...
written by: Aaron Britt03.28.13 -
Rios Clementi Hale's Nowita Residence
After living in what was once a poky little Venice, California, bungalow for nearly 20 years, married architects Frank Clementi and Julie Smith-Clementi of the Los Angeles-firm Rios Clementi Hale...
written by: Aaron Brittphotos by: Undine Pröhl04.09.13 -
Janne Saario's Modern Skate Parks
We've reported on modern skate parks before, but rarely have we seen such a perfect marriage of skating and landscape design as the one embodied by the Finnish Janne Saario. Saario started skating...
written by: Aaron Britt04.19.13 -
Best Norwegian Design
Scandinavia's contribution to modern architecture and design is colossal, with Norway taking a critical role. From the modfathers of yesteryear like Pritzker-winner Sverre Fehn to the new crop of...
written by: Aaron Britt04.22.13 -
Amazing Product Design from the Federal
If you were asked to name the world's design nexuses, Ottawa wouldn't exactly come tripping off your tongue. Yet the Canadian capital has birthed the Federal (get it?), an exciting new player in...
written by: Aaron Britt04.26.13 -
Most Stylish Architect in History: Le Corbusier
Genius, pioneer, visionary, tyrant. All fairly describe the Swiss architect Le Corbusier. But should we add style maven to the list? His eyewear has pretty much defined the profession of...
written by: Aaron Britt05.09.13 -
Blik's Baseball Wall Decals
A month into the season and you're probably thinking to yourself, "How on earth do I get my love of baseball further into my decor? Should I frame and hang another Steve Garvey jersey? Is there a...
written by: Aaron Britt04.30.13 -
Phloem Studio's Peninsula Chair
Not long ago we took a look at deft joinery and fine form of the Laura desk by Portland, Oregon's Phloem Studio. Today, we've got an exclusive look (and a great video by Alex Olavarria of Quimby TV...
written by: Aaron Britt05.13.13 -
Lincoln Center Inside Out
Lincoln Center Inside Out is a new book chronicling Diller Scofidio + Renfro's renovation of the famed New York City venue. Not only does it tell the story of the firm's fantastic and arduous...
written by: Aaron Britt05.14.13 -
Things Come Apart by Todd McLellan
In last week's Friday Finds, photo director Anna Alexander clued us into the amazing work of photographer Todd McLellan. His new book Things Come Apart is an astounding work of deconstruction, both...
written by: Aaron Britt05.08.13 -
Copper Black Mugs from welovekaoru
We first came across ceramist and designer Kaoru Parry of welovekaoru in London in 2011 at the Shoreditch collective Luna & Curious. In addition to offering a lovely spot of afternoon tea to a...
written by: Aaron Britt05.17.13 -
Modern Furniture Kids Can Draw On
How many design-minded parents have cried out in terror as their Sharpie-wielding toddler angles through the left-ajar baby gate and heads directly for the Womb chair? Fear not, gentle parents, for...
written by: Aaron Britt06.10.13 -
Amazing Modern Backyard Office
When it comes to DIY ingenuity, we applaud Scott Dorman of Marietta, Georgia, for designing, overseeing, and erecting a modern office/shed that makes a striking addition to his backyard. Click...
written by: Aaron Britt05.03.13 -
9 Amazing Modern Houses by Paul Archer
We're big fans of British architect Paul Archer, so much so that we ran a story on the incredible Green Orchard house he designed for his parents in our June 2013 issue. Naturally we were thrilled...
written by: Aaron Britt06.14.13 -
David Stone Martin's Mid-Century Jazz Prints
Few art forms felt as thoroughly modern at mid-century as jazz. And the graphics that accompanied and adorned those classic albums were often just as experimental and exuberant. Illustrator David...
written by: Aaron Britt06.11.13 -
Mason Jar French Press
Portland, Oregon, has long been famous for its DIY culture and fussy foodies. Bucket, a Portland-based design firm founded by Bryan Kappa and Rob Story, has found the perfect synthesis of Stumptown...
written by: Aaron Britt05.20.13 -
Photographer Focus: Rebecca Daniels
Rebecca Daniels is an architectural photographer based in San Francisco, mainly commissioned by local architects to shoot their latest project. She has a beautiful eye for abstract details, shapes,...
written by: Anna Goldwater Alexanderphotos by: Rebecca Daniels03.12.13 -
Hotel Focus: Ale House Inn
A former brewery warehouse has taken on a new life as a modern luxury hotel in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Located amongst the cobblestone streets of Portsmouth, the Ale House Inn was purchased by...
written by: Anna Goldwater Alexanderphotos by: Philip Case Cohen03.14.13 -
Hotel Focus: Hotel Palomar Philadelphia
The latest luxury boutique hotel in Philadelphia is Hotel Palomar in historic Rittenhouse Square. Yes, it's Kimpton, but Kimpton Hotels never ever let you down. The best part of this resting spot,...
written by: Anna Goldwater Alexander03.20.13 -
Photographer We Love: Noah Webb
Noah Webb has been photographing architecture and people's homes for Dwell for about ten years. We just commissioned him again for a project in our upcoming special Prefab issue. His latest...
written by: Anna Goldwater Alexander04.04.13 -
Photographer Nicholas Alan Cope's Black and White L.A.
For the past seven years, Los Angeles based architecture photographer Nicholas Alan Cope has been capturing the striking modernist cityscape the City of Angels has to offer and recently assembled...
written by: Anna Goldwater Alexanderphotos by: Nicholas Alan Cope03.29.13 -
Photographer Eirik Johnson's Barrow Cabins
In the summer of 2010, photographer Eirik Johnson adventured to the most northern stretch of the United States to capture several hunting cabins in Barrow, Alaska. He returned in winter 2012 during...
written by: Anna Goldwater Alexanderphotos by: Eirik Johnson04.11.13
