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A Week in Review: 7 Great Reads You May Have Missed

Each week Dwell.com delivers more than 50 original posts, articles, and interviews focused on the latest in modern design. We wouldn't want you to miss a thing, so we've pulled together our top stories of the week. Take a look and see what you might have missed.

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Kitchen ConfidentialFour years into his tenure at a former metal factory, revamped a decade ago by the architects BOB 361, architect Julien De Smedt is enjoying the pleasures of home. “I spend so much time in hotels and restaurants,” he says, “so I really like to cook when I’m here.” The founder and principal of JDS Architects splits his time between Brussels, Copenhagen, and New York, but finds himself more and more in his Belgian home. In the open kitchen, De Smedt installed stainless steel rolling carts from Ikea to stand in as the kitchen island. “The carts are the kind of thing you find around the Bowery in New York at restaurant suppliers,” he says, “which I didn’t know at the time, or I would have had some shipped over.” De Smedt cribbed the idea from a friend in New York who had something similar in his kitchen. The polypropylene curtains are what the Swedish army uses for winter camouflage.
Kitchen ConfidentialFour years into his tenure at a former metal factory, revamped a decade ago by the architects BOB 361, architect Julien De Smedt is enjoying the pleasures of home. “I spend so much time in hotels and restaurants,” he says, “so I really like to cook when I’m here.” The founder and principal of JDS Architects splits his time between Brussels, Copenhagen, and New York, but finds himself more and more in his Belgian home. In the open kitchen, De Smedt installed stainless steel rolling carts from Ikea to stand in as the kitchen island. “The carts are the kind of thing you find around the Bowery in New York at restaurant suppliers,” he says, “which I didn’t know at the time, or I would have had some shipped over.” De Smedt cribbed the idea from a friend in New York who had something similar in his kitchen. The polypropylene curtains are what the Swedish army uses for winter camouflage.
Kansas City architecture firm Kem Studio renovated a house on Kansas City's historic Janssen Place.
Kansas City architecture firm Kem Studio renovated a house on Kansas City's historic Janssen Place.
Sheepskin rugs set off Herman Miller’s Nelson Coconut Lounge chairs’ sleek shape perfectly.
Sheepskin rugs set off Herman Miller’s Nelson Coconut Lounge chairs’ sleek shape perfectly.
“A lot of kids might not be familiar with mid-century modernism,” says Clemente of the music festival's attendees, “but I think subconsciously it will make sense to them.” Clemente modeled the design of the installation on Neutra's Kaufmann House.
“A lot of kids might not be familiar with mid-century modernism,” says Clemente of the music festival's attendees, “but I think subconsciously it will make sense to them.” Clemente modeled the design of the installation on Neutra's Kaufmann House.
Hotel Antumalal, or "corral of the sun" in Spanish, is a masterpiece of design created by Jorge Elton, a disciple of Frank Lloyd Wright. Thanks to a recent renovation, the modernist retreat is as fashionable today as it was 61 years ago.
Hotel Antumalal, or "corral of the sun" in Spanish, is a masterpiece of design created by Jorge Elton, a disciple of Frank Lloyd Wright. Thanks to a recent renovation, the modernist retreat is as fashionable today as it was 61 years ago.
A medley of Ariele Alasko's headboard and wall panel designs displayed in her Bedstuy studio. Photo credit: Ariele Aslasko
A medley of Ariele Alasko's headboard and wall panel designs displayed in her Bedstuy studio. Photo credit: Ariele Aslasko