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Cast Your Votes For Dwell’s Best of Design 2018 Awards
Our first-ever Best of Design Awards recognize the most inspiring projects in seven categories: Dwelling, Renovation, Prefab,...
Flutes, Chili Peppers, and Frying Pans: How Symbols Enable 900 Million to Vote in India
The emblems of India's political parties make voting ballots easy to decode—even for those who can't read or write.
Top 9 Objects of 2020
A mug reinvented 100 ways and a Bauhaus beehive are among the nominees in this year’s Dwell Design Awards.
Reburbia Voting Begins Today!
The time has come! Online voting for the best of the Reburbia competition finalists begins today.
Workers at Snøhetta Vote Against Unionizing
The architecture firm would have been one of the first in the U.S. to organize in decades.
Who Wore it Best? Two Remote Cabins Are Clad in Shou Sugi Ban
The Japanese technique of preserving and antiquing wood makes for a bold finish—especially against the palette of the great...
Modern World Awards: Vote Now
This year at Dwell on Design we're awarding our first ever Modern World Awards to the designs that move, inspire, and elate us....
Cast a Vote in the Greener Gadgets Competition
Later this month, the second annual Greener Gadgets Conference will take place in New York City, promising as always to convene...
Acclaimed Architect Risa Boyer Reinvents Indoor/Outdoor Living
Having recently celebrated her firm’s 10th anniversary in Portland, Oregon, Risa Boyer is wholly invested in her local AIA...
France Requires All New Public Buildings to Contain 50% Wood
While the Trump Administration is poised to mandate neoclassical architecture, France is building for a sustainable future.
Top 9 Bathrooms of 2020
From the whimsical to the austerely beautiful, the contenders in this year’s Dwell Design Awards are singular sanctuaries.
Top 9 Dwellings of 2020
The homes nominated for this year’s Dwell Design Awards represent the best in creative, context-driven design.
Top 9 Gardens of 2020
The verdant spaces nominated for the Dwell Design Awards bring these biophilic homes to life.
Top 9 Kitchens of 2020
The nominees for this year’s Dwell Design Awards are the epitome of style and function.
Top 9 Small Spaces of 2020
The nominees for this year’s Dwell Design Awards may be petite, but they pack a big punch.
A Tiny Cabin Boasts Big Views of the New Zealand Countryside
Voted New Zealand's Best Small Home in 2016, this petite retreat has been cleverly designed to sleep up to eight guests.
Famed Architect Josh Blumer Gets Creative With Sustainable Design
Inspired by creative discussion and sustainability, Santa Barbara–based Josh Blumer has built his reputation on crafting...
Renowned Architect Gisue Hariri Celebrates Culture Through Composition
Born in Iran and educated at Cornell University, Gisue Hariri and her sister, Mojgan Hariri, have earned international acclaim...
Announcing the 2020 Dwell Design Awards Finalists
Here are the front-runners for Community Pick across eight categories.
Frank Lloyd Wright’s School of Architecture Has Another Chance to Stay Open
After an overwhelming show of student support, Taliesin’s board of directors has rescinded a vote to shutter the school—but to...
Los Angeles Funds 38 New Affordable Housing Projects to Help the Homeless
In 2016, L.A. citizens voted to fund 10,000 new affordable housing units citywide.
“Blue’s Clues” Host Steve Burns Is Selling His Hip Brooklyn Address for $3.4M
Formerly a garage and woodshop, the loft-like home in Williamsburg has a serene courtyard and two rooftop terraces.
7 Preserved Modern Architecture Icons in Los Angeles
The Los Angeles Conservancy announced the recipients of its 34th Annual Preservation Awards, and has honored architect and Googie...
Submit Your Project to the 2020 Dwell Design Awards
Send us your best work in the Dwelling, Renovation, Prefab, Small Space, Garden, Kitchen, Bathroom, and Object categories by...
Here’s Why Midcentury America’s Most Popular Resort Town Might Ban Short-Term Home Rentals
Palm Springs thrives as a getaway, but lately an influx of people visiting through home-sharing services has some people...
How Tiny Pods Are the Future For Portland's Houseless Community
In the fall of 2015, the city of Portland, Oregon, declared a state of emergency on housing due to the high number of homeless...
A Modernist Cube Rises in the Ancient City of Casablanca
Balancing global styles with Moroccan standards, a geometric concrete home catches the eye without sticking out.
Untraditional in Marin
Tony and Rachel Sherman were simply trying to buy a house, but what they found instead was a foundation—a discovery that...
Affording America: Denver’s Albus Brooks Wants Cities to Incentivize Equitable Development
The Denver city council president–turned–private developer advocates for density, affordability, and bringing everyone to the...
Shop the 12 Best Places for Affordable Art You’ll Actually Want to Hang
Banish bare walls and boring art, and create your own envy-inducing gallery wall with these budget-friendly websites.
It Took a Neighborhood to Build This Beachside Bungalow
A California beach community rallies around a well-considered addition to its laid-back streets.
Shelf Life
Though he appears to live alone, this graphically inclined Parisian commissioned an apartment that deftly houses his many...
In L.A.’s Silver Lake Neighborhood, a Renovation Takes Advantage of Enviable Views
The outlook was incredible—the house not so much—but a couple saw the potential in a hillside fixer-upper.
Budget Breakdown: A Climbing Couple Turn a Delivery Van Into an Adventure Mobile for $8.5K
Charlie Low and Dale Comley spend a year converting a sunny, yellow Mercedes-Benz Sprinter for an epic rock climbing trip.
An International Style Midcentury Masterpiece in Denver Gets a Meticulous Update
A couple’s “obsessively responsible” renovation brings the wow factor back to a 1951 home that’s a rare landmark in Colorado.
Shelter From the Storm
After three years of legal wrangling, a Raleigh couple find peace in their modern dream home.
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