Writer and Editor. Author, Twenty Over Eighty: Conversations on a Lifetime in Architecture and Design (Princeton Architectural Press, 2016). Visiting instructor, Pratt Institute. Tell me something good: aileenkwun@gmail.com

Marble Madness
For the husband-and-wife founders of Calico Wallpaper, work meets life at their rental flat in Brooklyn’s Red Hook.
A Look at Klaus Wittkugel, East Germany's Most Prolific Graphic Designer
On view through February 21 at New York's P! gallery, a new show explores the politics of Cold War-era graphic design with a...
A Rooftop Garden Completes This Urban Pastoral Home
Building on the site of a former one-car garage, an architect creates his family’s home in an evolving, industrial neighborhood...
Chilean Architect Alejandro Aravena Wins This Year's Pritzker Prize
We revisit the remarkable, socially engaged work of Alejandro Aravena on the occasion of the announcement of his Pritzker Prize,...
Pablo León de la Barra on Art, Architecture, and the Public Role of Museums
On the tails of organizing a complex and ambitious survey of contemporary Latin American art, the architectural historian and...
A Portland Store That Hosts Workshops for Local Craftsmen and Makers
A beacon for artisanal wares, Beam & Anchor spreads its roots on the quieter, industrial side of Portland’s tracks.
A Shipping Container Home in Pennsylvania Embraces Its Rugged Industrial Origins
A couple builds a new home, repurposing a series of 11 shipping containers and an existing concrete foundation to maximal effect.
What's An Incubator? Find Out This Weekend At Dwell on Design
Our New York edition of Dwell on Design returns this weekend, Oct. 2–4 at Skylight Clarkson Sq. In anticipation of our three-day...
Three Leading Design Galleries Weigh in At Dwell on Design NY
Our New York edition of Dwell on Design returns in a few short weeks, Oct. 2–4 at Skylight Clarkson Sq. In anticipation of our...
Design Guru Murray Moss Launches an Auction With Paddle8
The New York design impresario, consultant, and pioneering eye of the '90s and early aughts auctions off items from his former...
Danish Brand HAY Brings Its Mini Market to the USA
The popular yet hard-to-find Danish brand with a cult following launches an in-store concept at New York's MoMA Design Store.
The Designer of the Iconic Tripp Trapp Chair Discusses His Most Famous Work
Peter Opsvik, a longtime specialist of ergonomics, reflects on his 1972 design.
These Picture-Perfect Mirrors are Made for the Selfie Era
Whether wall-mounted, freestanding, or handheld, these adventurous sculptural shapes and accents have us reflecting upon the...
Rising Designer Tamer Nakişçi Sets Up Shop Following a Win at ICFF
On the tails of a winning tabletop design, an emerging Turkish talent looks to the future to establish his own brand.
Q&A With British Designer Thomas Heatherwick
We caught up with Thomas Heatherwick, eponymous founder of the London-based studio, at the opening of his retrospective...
An Exhibition on an Iconic Modernist Opens at The Glass House
On view all summer, a new exhibition at Philip Johnson's Glass House provides the first survey to explore the relationship...