In the lively lakeside neighborhood of Hou Hai in Beijing, there's a new boutique hotel that blends traditional Chinese...

What is a neighborhood but an amalgam of the people who live therein? New York City certainly knows the drill, but so does...

New York City-based Studio Tack transforms a 1950s motel into a modern property that incorporates local culture into its...

OF House by Studio Otto Felix celebrates natural materials and indoor/outdoor living outside the city of Campinas.

A central glass atrium brings natural light and glimpses of nature to all three floors.

In Hong Kong's Happy Valley—where land is scarce and living spaces are usually pretty small—multi-disciplinary design practice...

Led by AR Architects, the update mixes Brazilian Brutalism with contemporary cool.

Gundrún Lilja Gunnlaugsdóttir of Studio Bility takes us on a guided tour of the city by the smoky bay: Reykjavík, Iceland.

Perched lightly on the land, these prefab homes celebrate the beautiful landscapes of Northern California.

These impressive homes from the Dwell community deserve a standing ovation.

By capturing natural light and adding svelte, custom furniture, JCPCDR rescues a dark, dated apartment in the 4th arrondissement.

London's buzzing bar scene offers everything from art deco lounges, to industrial supper clubs, to hip watering holes.

In a 4,000-person village known for epic windsurfing vacations, Atelier Branco builds a striking courtyard home.

Wielding design as a tool for empowering underserved communities, these visionary Black architects and designers are paving the...

A 200-year-old factory in Umbria is transformed into an inviting home by designer Paola Navone.

Rediscovering the elusive Tangier abode of former Knoll President Yves Vidal

Located in an outlying village three hours north of Berlin, the remote property—which until recently lacked potable water—was...

Gallery owner Hilario Galguera escorts us through Mexico City, walking the line of life and death, problem and promise.

“Beginners,” a new film by Mike Mills starring Ewan McGregor, Christopher Plummer, and Melanie Laurent, takes place in the Los...

A cosmopolitan design mecca with a distinctive urban vibe—Tokyo is one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world and...

Cross the border from New York State into Canada, and you’ll find yourself in Montréal, a cosmopolitan city with a European flair...

Dwell traveled to Turkey’s most cosmopolitan city for the first annual Istanbul Design Biennial, discovering a modern heart...

Taking the reigns as 2014’s Design Capital of The Year, Cape Town is happening.

The 1986 bestseller by architect Witold Rybczynski informed my steadfast belief that beauty actually isn’t what matters most when...

Effective airport designs are often underappreciated, as it is easy to take them for granted when things go smoothly.

Design studio Holloway Li riffed on the city’s nightlife in revamping an apartment inside a Victorian.

Rows of warm-hued squares wrap pillars and form built-ins that bring a soft sheen to the formerly gray space.

From Marble to mobili, Italy has been a, if not the, design mecca for the last century. Here's why.

In 1985, the Sprague Electric Mill in North Adams, Massachusetts, closed down.

The founders of Nokken applied their backgrounds in high-end hospitality to bring upscale touches to their units, which start at...

Architect Gert Wingårdh creates a passionately outfitted vacation home for two midcentury furniture dealers on the western coast...

There are many famous structures we associate with Le Corbusier (Chandigarh in India, Villa Savoye in France, the United Nations...

The legendary men’s lifestyle magazine endorsed radical designs of the time, and another type of voyeurism: the domestic kind.

Architect Gert Wingårdh creates a passionately outfitted vacation home for two midcentury furniture dealers on the western coast...

These designers believe that dining out definitely shouldn’t make you feel like you’re staying in.

Plus, her top tips and tricks on how to upkeep your rugs.