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Aaron writes the men’s style column “The Pocket Square” for the San Francisco Chronicle and has written for the New York Times, the Times Magazine, Newsweek, National Geographic and others.

Scotland: Day 3
I bid the fair city of Edinburgh farewell this morning as I boarded the train at Waverley Station.
Scotland: Day 2
Here's the latest from Edinburgh, Scotland, where I'm having a grand time seeing the design sights.
Architectural Tour of Baton Rouge
I was down in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, earlier this week to report on a house for the November issue of Dwell.
Words That Build by Norman Weinstein
I occasionally head over to ArchNewsNow to keep abreast of the latest happenings in the architectural press, but until today I...
10 Luxurious Linens
Sheets, duvets—heck, even an occasional sham.
San Francisco's New Bus Shelters
Though they're not exactly the hottest design news in town, my daily walk to work up Sansome Street from the Montgomery BART stop...
Wall Decals from Blik
Little adds a bit of visual spice to the walls like a pop of color.
Critics Love Critics
The Pulitzer Prizes were announced this week, with the prize for commentary going to Sarah Kaufman, a dance writer, of the...
Graphic Europe
"We are designers.
Architecture at the Movies: “Chloe”
The Toronto architect of the home featured in the erotic thriller discusses how it was chosen for the movie, and why, in cinema,...
When We Talk About Good Design
We assess whether the time-honored seal of approval has become a wax statue in a living lexicon.
IM Pei: Building China Modern
For those of you, like me, who missed out on Wednesday's broadcast premiere of the wonderful IM Pei: Building China Modern,...
2010 Pritzker: Sejima and Nishizawa
Kazuyo Sejima (just the second woman ever!) and Ryue Nishizawa of the Japanese architecture firm SANAA were awarded the 2010...
RIBA Winners
I was down in the mailroom today when I spied a copy of Architecture 09: RIBA Buildings of the Year, edited by Tony Chapman,...
Fjällräven's Kånken Computer Bag
I've long envied Dwell's Associate Art Director Brendan Callahan for a host of reasons, not least of which is his very cool...
Lawrence Halprin Oral History Project
As a San Franciscan I'm very fortunate to live every day with the work of landscape architecture pioneer Lawrence Halprin, who...
Camper Covers by Alfredo Häberli
Though the East Coast has been in the grip of serious winter weather, we here out west have been pummeled by quite a wet 2010.
Tucker Lamp by Tucker Waugh
I was perusing the perpetually well done output of Working Class Studio, a division of the Savannah College of Art and Design,...
American Trademarks
Eric Baker and Tyler Blik are a pair of noted graphic and identity designers, though perhaps their greatest legacy in American...
The Philosophy of Juxtaposed:Power
At a party last year I was chatting with Mike Simonian of the San Francisco design firm Mike and Maaike.
Greening San Francisco's Old Mint
Last year I had the chance to take a press preview of the Old Mint in San Francisco.
Shulman Print to Support VDL
Last week I went to visit Richard Neutra's 1938 Schiff house to hear his son Raymond talk about his career.
Neutra's Overway-Schiff House
Ensconced in the Marina neighborhood of San Francisco, the Schiff house was completed by Richard Neutra in 1938 for a pair of...
Design Hotels Book: 2010 Edition
The best part of traveling is rarely the hotel.
SFMOMA x Gap: Artists' T-Shirts
As part of their 75th anniversary celebration, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art has partnered with local retail giant Gap...
Grafik180: CityArt by Publique Living
Over the recent holidays I was out for a ramble here in San Francisco and happened into the shop ATYS.
Miami: Simpson Park Hammock
One of the best bits of design I saw in Miami, when I was there last month for Design Miami and Art Basel Miami Beach, was well...
Miami Modern Metropolis
Aaron Britt: Having been to Miami several times now, most recently for Design Miami and Art Basel Miami Beach just last month,...
Housemouse Doorstop
Last weekend I happened into the very fine San Francisco shop ATYS Design and came across this charming doorstop.
Konstantin Grcic: Decisive Design
Released at the end of last month, Konstantin Grcic: Decisive Design by the Art Institute of Chicago's design curator Zoë Ryan is...
San Diego, CA
Nestled on the Pacific coastline, between Los Angeles’s sprawl and the Mexican border, San Diego is a surprisingly design-forward...
DawnTown Miami Contest Winners
In a world of hypothetical architecture contests and imagined landscapes, one does thrill at the possibility that all these deft...
Wonders of the World
Though not strictly modern—well, not modern at all, really—the Wonders of the World series of books from Harvard Universtiy Press...
Preservation Recommended
Experts predict the future of preserving modern, postmodern, and contemporary design.
Rubell Collection: Donut Wall
I saw a lot of art and a lot of design amidst the Basel melee in Miami last week.
Design Miami: Recap
Design Miami wrapped up on Sunday, and all told I’d say the fair was a mixed bag.
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