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River Davies is Dwell's Contributing Editor. Based in Brooklyn, they also write the newsletter Personal Space which covers culture, design, and life at home. personalspace.substack.com

NY Design Week’s Coolest Show Was a Feast of Night-Lights—And It’s Up for Two More Weeks
East coast galleries Dudd Haus and The Future Perfect turned a town house into a glowing spectacle of zany works from established...
At Lisbon Design Week, Designers From All Over Grappled With Portuguese Design’s Identity
Eighty exhibitions provided more than enough space for makers to reinterpret the country’s craft traditions—or offer a new vision...
Crawling Into a Tent Wasn’t the Only Memorable Moment from ICFF 2026
At the fair’s final May edition, I discovered cork veneer sconces, a new take on portable lighting, and yes, interesting outdoor...
One Night in Vipp’s First U.S. Guesthouse—a Monolithic Upstate New York Cabin
As a design editor, I was of course familiar with the Danish furniture brand’s portfolio of rentals curated with its minimalist...
Welcome to Paradise Palms, the Las Vegas Neighborhood Where Midcentury Preservation Is Priceless
Call it kitsch, or commitment to detail—in this community, a group of obsessives are passionately maintaining the design heritage...
How Far Into the Wild Can Hay’s Outdoors Gear Actually Take You?
Jasper Morrison and the Danish design brand just launched a collection that, at the least, will make your backyard a little more...
You Should Be Taking Reality TV Homes Way More Seriously
In “Dream Facades,” Dwell managing editor Jack Balderrama Morley unpacks the deeper meaning of the architecture on your favorite...
The 5 Lessons One Homeowner Learned Rebuilding After the Woolsey Fire
Malibu resident Lisa Nugent decided to honor—but update—her lost midcentury ranch with the design of her new build.
How They Pulled It Off: Converting an Old Brewery Into Their Own Live/Work Haven
In Amsterdam, an architect couple turned a historic building into the site of their firm’s offices—and added their own residence...
Inside the Tight-Knit Network of Heywood-Wakefield Obsessives
“I probably have enough to refinish till the day I die.”
How They Pulled It Off: A Glittering Snake Mosaic Fireplace in a Whimsical Parisian Apartment
“I really wanted to explore this animal and the pattern and the curve,” says the designer of the feature that became the...
How They Pulled It Off: Warming Up a Concrete Basement to Match a Plywood Home
When a family in Austin needed room to grow, Low Design Office gave them 1,000 square feet of subterranean space for a playroom...
How They Pulled It Off: A Built-in Tiled Bench That Honors the View
In Oakland, design studio Kalos Eidos creates structure in a tight living room with a custom seating solution.
Frank Lloyd Wright’s Surprising Superfan: The Founder of Domino’s Pizza?
One of the 20th-century architect’s biggest admirers is a somewhat unexpected—and similarly complicated—man.
The Hidden Meanings of Different Design Styles in “Severance”
As the show reveals more of the “outie” world beyond Lumon’s headquarters, the spaces the characters inhabit hint at clues to...
3 Years and Over $2 Million: What It Costs to Restore a Frank Lloyd Wright Home
America’s most famous architect inspires legions of fans. But taking on one of his projects is a big, big commitment.
The Year Childhood Nostalgia Took Over Our Homes
In 2023, it seems like everyone was trying to reconnect with their younger self.
What’s With TikTok’s LED Light Obsession?
The hugely popular multicolored strip lights, projectors, and sunset lamps build on the Tumblr-era string lights aesthetic, just...