Born February 3 in Kuortane, Finland, Alvar Aalto brought a harmonious balance of function and grace to everything he designed.

Among the static furniture displays of the 22nd annual International Contemporary Furniture Fair, which opened at New York's...

Designed in 1933 by Alvar Aalto, the Artek Stool 60 is the definition of functionalist furniture design.

More than 80 years after their introduction, Alvar Aalto's stools for Artek retain their currency and remain perennial favorites.

Yrjö Kukkapuro, one of Finland’s design legends, is primed for an international resurgence thanks to a new furniture...

Alvar Aalto, one of Finland’s greatest architects, made modernist masterpieces with a human touch.

With a monochromatic makeover, a pair of designers revive a common Brooklyn brownstone apartment.

Clean lines, natural materials, and high-end design infuse new life and warmth into a historic villa in Copenhagen.

We share the must-see exhibitions, installations, and events from Stockholm Design Week and the 70th celebration of the Stockholm...

After a much-needed renovation, the multihyphenate creative’s 646-square-foot flat embraces a confident color palette and clever...

Independent design shops are hubs for creative communities. Here, we celebrate some of our favorites across the United States.

For the Finnish furniture company Artek, packaging is a medium for its message of enduring design.

"You can take the principles of what something stands for and use them in a completely new way.

Boldly declaring “One Chair Is Enough,” Artek, the Finnish company founded in part by legendary architect Alvar Aalto, today...

Looking at back at the varied career of Finnish furniture designer Ilmari Tapiovaara.

Our editors share the latest from the Salone Internazionale del Mobile. [Update: day one, day two, and day three!]

It's the 90th anniversary of an object that proved natural forms can still be rational and modern.

There are these two brothers with last name Jacobs.

New York's growing epicenter for design inspiration is less Meatpacking District or even Williamsburg as of late.

We square off the contrasting styles of the Osso Chair by Bourellecs for Mattiazzi and the Artek's Sedia 1 Chair by Enzo Mari.

While most Dwell readers know Artek as the Finnish design company founded by Alvar and Aino Aalto, there's another Artek not too...

Austere, a concept store touting Scandinavian design at every scale, opened in 2014 in Los Angeles.

The German designer talks about the futuristic visions in his Vitra exhibition and the thrill of making irritating furniture.

Without altering its turn-of-the-20th-century facade, architect Christopher Polly transformed the rear of this Newtown,...

From Dwell's editorial, photo, and design teams, this week's round-up of blog sightings includes several stellar photographic...

A design collaboration between European furniture manufacturer Vitra and lifestyle voyeur Freunde von Freunden lays out a...

Asolidplan turns a dark and dated dwelling into a light and bright family home with Scandinavian vibes.

A look at the making of Dwell’s June 2014 feature story on the house and studio of the pioneering postmodernist interior...

The Finnish designer’s persistent quest for functional forms and manufacturing processes has been at the center of his iconic and...

At Milan Design Week 2015, experimentation with materials, an ongoing obsession with Memphis, biomorphic forms, and interest in...

A new book from the grandson of the celebrated Finnish architects draws on never-before-published letters and photographs to tell...

Lichen designer Christine Espinal filled her first trip with visits to dimly lit vinyl bars and a mall known for its wealth of...

An apartment overlooking the High Line in New York City captures views of a constantly changing urban landscape.

Inspired by a David Hockney painting, Grant Straghan colors his London home in soothing tones of seafoam and rose.

After World War II, Chicago’s design elite flocked to Aspen for ski and summer holidays, galvanizing the then-sleepy alpine...