Based in San Francisco, Deborah Bishop has written for Dwell almost since the first issue hit the newsstands. She also writes frequently about art, craft, and other stuff that comes her way, and remains an enthusiastic consumer of books made from dead trees.

From the Archive: A Dilapidated Garage Down a Hill Became a Playful Retreat for Kids
Architect Cary Bernstein cleared out the spiders, carved out some extra square footage, and ensured there’d be ample storage...
From the Archive: How Robert Royston Became a Pioneer of Modernist Landscape Architecture
A year before his death, the visionary designer and his disciples reflected on how he created some of the most intimate,...
From the Archive: The Swimming Pool That Changed the World
Designed in 1948 by Thomas Dolliver Church, the kidney pool—and its artistic ethos—got everyone hooked on the hedonistic...