A Resilient Residence Replaces a Home Destroyed by Wildfire in Northern California
After a devastating blaze, a Napa Valley couple rebuild with durability in mind.
A Quirky Boutique Hotel Takes Over a Presbyterian Church in East Nashville
Every stay at this colorful converted church helps Nashville’s homeless community with free housing, showers, and meals.
The Nonprofit That's Using Seat Belts and Super Bowl Banners to Fix Up Indianapolis
People for Urban Progress upcycles cast-off urban hardware back into the community.
Vitruvi’s Diffuser Looks as Good as It Makes Your Room Smell
Give your home a sensory lift with this sculptural stone diffuser.
Here’s What You Need to Know About the Juneteenth Flag
The red, white, and blue Juneteenth flag commemorates the end of slavery in the U.S., which came over two years after the...
The Colorful History of the Rainbow Flag
On the heels of a landmark Supreme Court decision, we trace how the rainbow flag has symbolized LGBTQ pride for over 40 years.
Child’s Play: Designing a Polished, All-Ages Playscape
Can a home that encourages creativity, exploration, and fun still look grown-up?
Create Your Personal Oasis With U by Moen Shower
A new cloud-based, smart shower system by Moen allows you to customize, save, and remotely control your showers for the perfect,...
Casper’s New $129 Lamp Promises to Help You Get a Better Night’s Sleep
Mattress startup Casper introduces a smart lamp designed to promote healthier sleep.
Dwell 24: Mei-Lan Tan and Victor Lefebvre
Although UMÉ Studio is based in California, the story of its founders, Mei-Lan Tan, 28, and Victor Lefebvre, 32, is international...
Project Room’s Winning Streetlight Design Beckons a Brighter Future for Los Angeles
The L.A.-based collective brings the city its first new streetlight design in more than 60 years.
A Random Detour Leads an Expat Couple to Discover Their Future Home in Costa Rica
Architect and homeowner Richard Hammond, along with his wife Daniela, transform two half-built structures that he discovered...
Inspecting Gadgets
These days, a growing number of gizmos contain both a cell phone and a PDA.
An Artist Transforms a Joshua Tree Cabin Into a Surrealism-Inspired Rental
Taking cues from the otherworldly landscape of Joshua Tree National Park in California, artist Shawn Button crafts an immersive...
Get Smarter
The story of the smart home has yet to be written—one early adopter explains why.
How to Integrate Smart Lighting into Your Home
The firm OneButton specializes in creating custom technology solutions for spaces ranging from offices to residences.
Acclaimed Pastry Chef and Activist Paola Velez Envisions the Kitchen of the Future
Velez recently helped lead the world’s largest bake sale—which raised $2 million for social justice causes.
Family Heirloom: A Musician Makes His Home in a Restored 1968 Airstream Land Yacht
Musician and designer August Hausman transforms his dad’s old trailer into a cozy minimalist space that goes big on the details.
What Role Do iBuyers Play in a Volatile Real Estate Market?
The growth of tech-driven “instant buyers” speaks to their potential, but Zillow’s recent exit reveals the algorithms’...
12 Lighting Designers You Should Follow on Instagram Right Now
Their designs are, well, lit.
A Brooklyn Couple Rehabilitate a 19th-Century Duplex
A couple gets their hands dirty in Brooklyn by rehabilitating a 19th-century tenement to reveal decades of layers and scores of...
Here Are 40 Things You Can Do if You’re “Social Distancing” at Home
2020 is canceled due to the new coronavirus—but here’s your opportunity to take advantage of time spent at home.
9 Home Gadgets From CES 2020 You Won’t Want to Miss
From an adorable robot shaped like a ball to an invisible smart door lock, here are nine fun, useful, and stylish gadgets we...
How to Build an Affordable America
There are as many solutions to the country’s housing crisis as there are causes. We need them all.
A 19th-Century Farmhouse in Eastern Germany Gets New Tricks With an Ecologically Minded Update
Located in an outlying village three hours north of Berlin, the remote property—which until recently lacked potable water—was...
Over 80 Years Later, Fallingwater Still Has Lessons to Teach Us
Completed in 1938, Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater is as relevant as ever—and it’s a model of architectural conservancy.
True Hollywood Story
For over seventy years, through 7,000 photography sessions, and with 70,000 negatives, Julius Shulman captured the elusive spirit...
Meet the Dwell 24: Two Dozen Up-and-Coming Designers to Watch in 2018
Drawing from countless submissions, innumerable visits to fairs and galleries, and—yes—Instagram, we bring together two dozen of...
My House: An Interior Designer Nods to the English Countryside in Her Berkeley Home
Clara Jung of Banner Day Interiors mixes vintage and contemporary pieces in her sunny hideaway.
The Comforts of Evil
It is possible that in the depths of Hades, the devil indeed sits on a baroque throne made from the horns of endangered species,...
Hulger’s Pappa Phone Is a Wooden Gadget Done Right
If you're a Skype, Vonage or some other manner of VoIP user, Hulger has a ligneous treat for you.
Doshi Levien: Myth and Material
The Design Duo of Doshi Levien has succeeded again: the British design team has produced a compelling collection of work melding...
Let This Tiny Speaker Be the Star of Your Next Shower Solo or Dinner Party
It’s currently on sale for $68.
A Schoolhouse Electric Christmas
There is nothing quite like soaking in the warmth of vintage, nostalgic Christmas cheer.
Friday Finds 11.11.2009
Dwellians have contributed en masse this week to shower you with goodly links, all garnered from the ether of the Interweb.
Moving Violations
Can you spot the 11 infractions in this modern house?

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