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When not writing, Miyoko Ohtake can be found cooking, training for her next marathon, and enjoying all that the City by the Bay and the great outdoors have to offer.

USA Fellows Announced
The United States Artists announced the USA Fellows on December 14. The goal of the fellowship program is to support the arts by...
Grass Mirror
The architects at Paris-based studio H20 Architects know how to maximize space--and in their latest design, the Grass Mirror,...
This Weekend: 12.10-12.13
This weekend sees the closing of a number of exhibitions around the world.
Baltimore Tree House
The wooden structure next to Laurie and Peter Stubbs' house outside Baltimore is made out of trees and is nestled in the woods...
This Weekend: 12.03-12.06
This weekend features a whole host of openings and closings across the United States, from the first days of Detour: Architcture...
This Weekend: 11.26-11.29
Whereas last weekend was one of openings, this weekend is one for catching shows before they close.
Kilo Design + BIG + Skibsted Ideation
Exciting news in the design world: Danish powerhouse designer firms Kilo Design (headed by Lars Holme Larsen), BIG (led by Bjarke...
This Weekend: 11.19-11.22
This week we're highlighting a slew of show openings around the world and in the United States focusing on big-name designers and...
Toronto, Ontario
Toronto, Ontario, is one metropolis that never ceases to amaze me with its never-ceasing construction.
Young Guns: Best New Practices 2009
In 2005, the AIA New York launched the New Practices program to showcase promising new and emerging architectural firms.
Events this Weekend: 11.5-11.8
The days are getting shorter, the nights are darker earlier, and with rain forecasted around the country this weekend, there's no...
Miguel Nelson of Woolly Pocket
The path to a better world isn't through pavers but via plants, says artist and Woolly Pocket founder Miguel Nelson.
Architect Leo Mieles
Leo Miele’s Georgian Bay Cottage was one of five first-class cabins we featured in our November 2009 Concepts feature—which...
First-Class Cabins
From the familiar log model to Swiss chalets and Swedish friggebods, cabins are the simplest of structures, made from local...
The Map as Art
A map is most often understood as a directional devise to help you navigate from Point A to Point B. Author Katherine Harmon has...
Events this Weekend: 10.29-11.1
This week, we’re featuring two events and one exhibition closing happening (on three continents, no less) this weekend in the...
2009 People's Design Award Winner
After a month of online voting, the winner of the 2009 People’s Design Award was announced last night at the Cooper-Hewitt,...
Events This Weekend: 10.22-10.25
This weekend’s art, architecture, and design events features a typography exhibition opening in Los Angeles, the end of both...
Buffalo, New York
Last week I traveled back East to my hometown of Buffalo, New York.
Events This Weekend: 10.16-10.18
I’m in Buffalo this week visiting friends and family—and getting the chance to check out the new visitors’ center at Frank Lloyd...
Events this Weekend: 10.8-10.11
Welcome to the second installment of Out and About, our weekly round-up of art and architecture events and exhibitions around the...
Events This Weekend: 10.2-10.4
Each month in Dwell, we highlight the best of what’s happening In the Modern World in art and architecture, with a listing of our...
Noe Valley Renovation
It's rare that in a resident-architect collaboration, the resident picks the more dramatic design scheme than the architect.
Yale School of Architecture Exhibits
School's back in session and university galleries are filling up again with works worth studying.
Big Design in Little China
In downtown Los Angeles, nonprofit worker turned design-savvy entrepreneur Willard Ford turned the historic Kim Sing Theatre into...
By the Book
This modern log cabin from architecture students at Auburn University was designed to be completed for $20,000—an admirable...
The Shipping Muse
Shipping containers are ubiquitous in Houston, though unlike the four that make up this new home, they’re usually filled with...
2010 Calendar from Linda and Harriett
At Dwell, we're often living in several months at once: Our October 2009 issue hits newsstands next week but we're already busy...
Park Street Renovation
The renovation of Katie and John Eller's Park Street Residence in the Bernal Heights neighborhood of San Francisco began with a...
Pacific Heights Remodel
In the Pacific Heights neighborhood of San Francisco, what started off as a decorating job turned into a full-blown renovation...
Artecnica Fall 2009 Collection
This week, Los Angeles-design firm Artecnica launched its Fall 2009 Collection at the New York International Gift Fair.
Less is...
Less is more. Or maybe, less is a bore. Perhaps, less is only more when more is no good.
Design Taste
When we go out to eat, the environs are are often as much of a consideration as the food—if we just wanted to satisfy our hunger...
Ten Darling Apartment Buildings
When you live in an apartment, the surrounding city becomes an extension of your home. The nearby parks act as your backyard.
The Self-Sufficient City
In modern home design, going green is no longer the exception but the norm.
Ron Arad: No Discipline Preview
Israeli-born British designer and architect Ron Arad has made a name for himself pushing the boundaries of forms and materials,...
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