9 Unusual Modern BathroomsDon't just tile the bathroom floor: tile the walls and ceiling, too. No windows? No problem! Mirrored walls? Why not!
Two Designers Sharpen Up This Former Pencil FactoryA pair of designers and their twin girls inhabit a converted loft, filling it with serious design savvy and a hefty dose of...
The Lakeside Getaway That Entertains All AgesA family matriarch enlisted an architect, an interior designer, a builder, and a landscape architect to help realize her vision...
The Iconic Home That Still Looks as Good as NewCharles Gwathmey’s residential masterpiece, a modest but pioneering home for his parents in the Hamptons, looks as fresh today as...
Nelson Byrd Woltz Harnesses the Natural ElementsThe landscape architecture firm carves out a vertical garden for a New York City residence and, in the process, creates a nest...
Imagine if Moholy-Nagy Made JewelryUnder the tutelage of the Bauhaus master, Margaret De Patta trailblazed the American studio jewelry movement with wearable art.
A Designer Brings Her Bold Brand of Texas Modern to this Atlanta Family HomeDesigner Barbara Hill applies her polished take on minimalism to a traditional 1920s abode in Atlanta for a transplanted...
An Idyllic Rhode Island Summer Cottage Is the Perfect Escape for a New York FamilyA family escapes their urban environs to a vacation home attuned to its coastal landscape.
A Cramped Attic Became a Sunny Dining Room in this Renovation of a Copenhagen TudorA furniture designer carves out a modern family home in a renovated 1925 structure on the outskirts of Copenhagen.
The Modern Home with Southern CharmA metal-and-cedar home rises on farmland in East Tennessee.
Brooklyn Home Keeps its Historic Bones While Getting a Much Needed Interior UpdateA creative couple flips the script on their family home, a former workman’s cottage on the northern edge of Brooklyn.
Maxim MaximovThe Russian designer has developed a functionalism-meets-poetry approach.
Margrethe OdgaardProlific designer Margrethe Odgaard displays impressive color acumen.
The Complete Dwell Guide to Eames ShellspottingYeah, yeah: We know. Dwell homeowners love an Eames shell chair, and our readers love to point out just how much.
Head to 1960s Japan via AvroKO-Designed Restaurant in Chicago's West LoopAvroKO—the hospitality design firm with serious muscle—expands its growing empire with an inaugural project in Chicago, Momotaro.
The Brightly Colored World of Designers Scholten & BaijingsThe reigning couple of color has made an indelibly saturated mark on the furniture scene of today.
First-Ever Virgin Hotel Opens Stateside in ChicagoVirgin hires Rockwell Group Europe to rethink the hotel room paradigm for its entry into the hospitality field, a modern hotel in...
Meet the George Nelson Associate Who Designed the Dunkin’ Donuts LogoThe industrial designer and Pratt Institute graduate teaches at her alma mater, instilling midcentury rigor in the creators of...
Anniversary Gifts for Design Lovers: How to Celebrate Each MilestoneWho says traditional anniversary presents have to hew to the norm? We’ve rounded up eight unusual takes on classic gifts for your...
Head to Arkansas for What May Be America's Coolest Art and Design HotelArchitect Deborah Berke designs a modern retreat in Bentonville, Arkansas, for 21c, a hotel mini-empire blending art, design, and...
Editors' Essentials: 5 Excellent Easy ChairsChoosing your living room's go-to lounging piece just got easier with these editor-approved easy chairs.
Wearable Vintage Memphis Jewelry Taps Into Postmodern RevivalA studio jewelry manufacturer founded in the 1980s opens its vault, selling the remaining stock from a trove of brooches,...
August Delves Further Into The Internet of Things with WiFi Connection, Private APIContinuing the success of August, the Yves Béhar-designed blockbuster into the keyless entry market, rigorous industrial design...
Date Night for Architects: New York's Newest Restaurant with Design CredA restrained interior by architect Annabelle Selldorf adds gravitas to restaurateur Danny Meyer's latest hotspot, Marta, inside...
Aalto Isn't the Only Finnish Modernist: Meet Ilmari TapiovaaraLooking at back at the varied career of Finnish furniture designer Ilmari Tapiovaara.
Ask the Expert: Gift-Buying Tips from Ambra MeddaAmbra Medda, cofounder and creative director of design resource L’ArcoBaleno, tells us what home goods she treasures.
Cute Couple Alert: Modern Prefab Poolhouse Addition to a 1920s Sears Kit HouseA Boston family chose a double dose of prefab for an addition to their home in the Massachusetts countryside.
An Updated Design Hostel for the Belgian Socialists of YesteryearAn old Art Deco building in Ghent, Belgium—and former headquarters for a Socialist newspaper—sees new life as a design-y hostel...
Lee Broom's Logic-Defying Marble Tube LightThe British designer's elevated exploration of marble—seen in a series of exquisite lighting pieces—makes its U.S. debut at The...
How to Take a Dwell PhotoDwell architecture and interiors photographer Matthew Williams offers his expert opinion on how to frame a shot and the best time...
Eye-Popping Jewelry Designed by Postmodern ArchitectsPeter Eisenman, Hans Hollein, and Robert Venturi join Ettore Sottsass and more in Rizzoli's 1980s paean to postmodern jewelry...
Universally Easy Bathroom Accessories Ideal for Renovators of All AgesSabi's irresistibly cute accessories line kits out a bathroom with universal ease.
Break Out of a Shell Chair Rut with Muuto's Wood Eco-Fiber VersionTalking to designers Iskos—Berlin about their revolutionary eco-friendly composite used for Muuto's new Eames-inspired Fiber...
Roman and Williams Bring the Badlands to New York City Restaurant SceneThe duo behind renowned New York City studio Roman and Williams give Dwell a first look at the interior they designed for Upland,...
This Floating Pool for the East River Is Closer to Reality Than You ThinkA motivated group of young architects is working toward constructing a massive floating pool for the New York City public.
Finding the Perfect Yellow Shade for NYC Taxi CabsNew York’s newest taxi design proposes a dressed-up version of the classic yellow cab with a standardized hue.