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Collection by Olivia Martin

Preview: The July/August Made in America Issue!

Dwell goes coast to coast with our annual Made in America issue. We share the newest US-made products and up-and-coming designers that keep our local industries buzzing. Plus, we visit homes in Alaska, Hawaii, Kansas, and even Breaking Bad star Bryan Cranston’s beach home in San Diego. Find it on newsstands now or order a digital edition. And, enjoy a sneak peek here!

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The charred cedar exterior gently basks in the Alaskan sun.
The charred cedar exterior gently basks in the Alaskan sun.
Into the Fold A pair of Slovakian expats open the doors (and enormous roof!) to their airy Hawaiian home. Photos by: Cristobal Palma
Into the Fold A pair of Slovakian expats open the doors (and enormous roof!) to their airy Hawaiian home. Photos by: Cristobal Palma
We Love New York A Tribeca loft stays sunny with a series of ingenious skylights and a couple’s collection of Americana. Photos by: João Canziani
We Love New York A Tribeca loft stays sunny with a series of ingenious skylights and a couple’s collection of Americana. Photos by: João Canziani
It’s a Family Affair A pair of brothers built a LEED-certified home in San Diego for all three of the generations in their family. Photos by: Ye Rin Mok
It’s a Family Affair A pair of brothers built a LEED-certified home in San Diego for all three of the generations in their family. Photos by: Ye Rin Mok
Bryan Cranston and his wife, Robin Dearden, relax on a Lagune sofa by Roche Bobois. The couple’s home occupies a beachfront site that they’ve owned for several years. The original structure, affectionately dubbed the “love shack” was born as 1940s-era military housing that in subsequent decades became an uneven hodgepodge that defied local permits and was slowly sinking into the sand.
Bryan Cranston and his wife, Robin Dearden, relax on a Lagune sofa by Roche Bobois. The couple’s home occupies a beachfront site that they’ve owned for several years. The original structure, affectionately dubbed the “love shack” was born as 1940s-era military housing that in subsequent decades became an uneven hodgepodge that defied local permits and was slowly sinking into the sand.
Roger and Mary Downey’s 3,200-square-foot rammed-earth home seems to float next to the forest along the Rio Grande in Corrales, New Mexico. While the home’s design and materials nod to the neighboring adobe farmhouses and agricultural sheds, architect Efthimios Maniatis of Studio eM Design calls them an amalgam of “modern contemporary regionalism,” governed by Roger’s strict mandate for minimalism.
Roger and Mary Downey’s 3,200-square-foot rammed-earth home seems to float next to the forest along the Rio Grande in Corrales, New Mexico. While the home’s design and materials nod to the neighboring adobe farmhouses and agricultural sheds, architect Efthimios Maniatis of Studio eM Design calls them an amalgam of “modern contemporary regionalism,” governed by Roger’s strict mandate for minimalism.
Michael James Moran and Celia Gibson demonstrate shou-sugi-ban, a Japanese wood burning technique.
Michael James Moran and Celia Gibson demonstrate shou-sugi-ban, a Japanese wood burning technique.