This Home Proclaims Wheelchair Access Shouldn’t End Outdoors
A barrier-free house enables a family to come together amid the vineyards in Northern California.
Designed to Handle the Heat and More
A thoroughly modern house in Baton Rouge owes its sleek and sustainable form to its vernacular roots.
A Midcentury Home’s Past Mistakes Are Finally Corrected
Plagued by remodeling pitfalls, two tenacious homeowners reinvent a soggy 1960s residence outside Seattle as a modern masterpiece.
This Bungalow is Anything but Basic
A 1940s bungalow literally raised the roof in Vancouver.
IRIS Skateboards
Tucked away in the western fringes of San Francisco, where the city meets the sea, you’ll find the headquarters of Iris...
This House Gets Better with Age
An architect creates a long-term home for his parents around a glass enclosure built to celebrate Northwestern wilderness.
Uncle Knows Best
A niece seeks out her uncle to design a home for her family in Ecuador.
A Couple Takes an Unassuming Plot of Land and Calls it Home
After a long day at the office together, this pair relaxes in upstate New York.
Imagine if Moholy-Nagy Made Jewelry
Under the tutelage of the Bauhaus master, Margaret De Patta trailblazed the American studio jewelry movement with wearable art.
Photo of the Week: A Designer’s Dream Eichler Project
Each week, we tap into Dwell's Instagram community to bring you the most captivating design and architecture shots of the week.
This Silver Lake Shop Redefines the General Store
Looking for mid-century furniture? Design tomes? Earrings? An LP? Sunset Junction’s Mohawk General Store lives up to its name.
A Sliced-Up House Comes Together Again
This bisected 17th-century house in the Swiss Alps transforms into a 970-square-foot home for a British designer and his family.
16 Groundbreaking Dutch Designers to Know Now
An exhibition heralds a new wave of Dutch designers plying technology and craft.
Ronan Bouroullec on Why a Good Design Feels Like Being in Love
Prolific design duo Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec are launching a slew of products at this year's Salone del Mobile fair.
An Industrial Designer's House Blends Economy and Simplicity
This house In Portland, Oregon, makes the most out of its material palette.
A Comfortable Patio with a Sharp Design
In coastal Norway, a guesthouse serves as a sculptural refuge.
You Won't Be Calling This House a "Man Cave"
A Hollywood bungalow reinvents the bachelor pad.
"A Home Should Never Feel Like a Hotel Lobby"
Designer Jaime Hayon offers a personal tour of his home in Valencia, Spain, sharing his design thinking along the way.
A Family Goes Somewhere Over the Rainbow
A spiral staircase provides a prismatic path from floor to floor in this London home.
Forging a Connection to the Texas Skies One Window at a Time
It can’t be denied that windows play a key role in ensuring that a home blends seamlessly with its environment.
Camping with Dad Just Got Cooler
A father and son built an off-grid cabin in the Wisconsin woods.
Five Tips for Young Architects
Why Thorsten Deckler, co-founder of 26’10 South Architects, says sharpening your creative skills starts with looking outside the...
Ever Wanted to Live in an Art Gallery?
In a Melbourne suburb, a family of four does just that.
Make Your Parents Happy by Building Them a House
This seaside New Zealand house is a family affair.
A Little Apartment Gets a Solid Renovation
The budget was nearly as tight as the space in this cheerful 516-square-foot flat in Bratislava.
Daft Punk Could Play at This House
A DJ booth is just one amenity packed into this 2,000-square-foot Venice Beach surf shack that architect Barbara Bestor devised...
A Minimal Yet Mighty Brooklyn Apartment
A couple takes a minimalist approach to their Brooklyn apartment, focusing on supple materials, subtle gradations of color, and...
Photo of the Week: Rocking Walnut in All the Right Ways
Each week, we tap into Dwell's Instagram community to bring you the most captivating design and architecture shots of the week.
How a Bungalow Went from Bland to Brilliant
When artists Ramona Trent and Anthony Pearson teamed up with architects Escher GuneWardena for a full-scale renovation, they...
A House Worthy of James Bond and More
Quintessential California architect John Lautner’s Elrod House, set high above Palm Springs, is nothing short of concrete poetry.
This Shape-Shifting Tokyo Apartment Lets an Architect Work From Home
The 940-square-foot unit makes the most of every inch, taking inspiration from sliding panels that divide spaces in traditional...
Love at First Sight
A couple buys an original Art Nouveau apartment right on the spot in Barcelona.
San Diego Teaches Us How Micro-Living Can Thrive
A professor takes the first step toward creating a new model for the city.
The Obstacles That Drive Wheelchair Users Crazy
An architect imagines solutions to the accessibility problems in our buildings.
The Lighting Designer Who Has Melded Form with Function for Decades
When it comes to lighting design, the vital role that technology plays can sometimes be forgotten.
This Factory Switches Out Cattle-Fodder for Furniture
A family brings out the best in a neglected space to build their home in Belgium.