Watch: A Conversation With Decluttering Guru Marie Kondo
We interview the organizing expert about the art of tidying up and her new collaboration with minimalist brand Cuyana.
A Conversation With Berlin Architect Diébédo Francis Kéré
The visionary architect talks about his home village in Burkina Faso and his lodgepole pine-log pavilion at Tippet Rise Art...
“It’s All About Emotion”: A Conversation With Peter Zumthor
The Swiss architect discusses his design for a British vacation retreat and his notoriously contemplative working process.
A Conversation With L.A.’s Chief Design Officer Christopher Hawthorne
The city’s chief design officer explains why Los Angeles is America’s creative capital and what the mayor is doing to make...
The Conversation Pit Makes a Much-Appreciated Comeback at an Ultramodern Home in Cupertino
A glass house floats at the edge of Silicon Valley.
The Conversation Pit Makes a Big Comeback in These Fabulous Sunken Living Spaces
Step down into the history of the conversation pit—from its heyday to its recent revival—with some contemporary examples of the...
A Conversation With New Orleans Designer, Planner, Teacher and Activist Amy Stelly
The Louisiana native explains how cities can heal the wounds of racist development—without accelerating gentrification.
Tune Into The Modern Architect Podcast For a Conversation With Dwell Founder Lara Deam
Dwell CEO and founder Lara Deam tells The Modern Architect how she arrived at her obsession for design, and how the magazine...
A Harry Weese–Designed Home With a Conversation Pit Asks $899K Outside Chicago
Situated on a 3.3-acre riverside lot in DeKalb, Illinois, the 1977 residence includes a full-height stone fireplace and a...
At Lasvit’s New Czech Headquarters, the Past and Present Are in Conversation at Every Turn
Prague architects OV-A won the competition for the glass manufacturer’s unconventional, four-building work hub situated in a...
Uncomfortable Conversations
Picture this: You’re standing on the subway.
Glass House Conversations
Philip Johnson and David Whitney used to invite great minds from the architecture, design, and art worlds to the Johnson-designed...
A Conversation with Stefan Sagmeister
Artist and designer Jennifer Morla recently caught up with Stefan Sagmeister in San Francisco after an event hosted by...
A Conversation with André Mack
André Mack’s career has taken a varied and unusual path.
Yves Behar in Conversation
Among other great sessions at Dwell on Design, we're looking forward to a conversation with designer extraordinaire, Yves Behar.
Dwell Conversations: Prefab's Progress
In our Dec/Jan 2013 Prefab issue, we visited two Bay Area prefab homes built on unconventional sites, discovering along the way...
Dwell Conversations in DC Tonight!
Tonight I’ll be hosting the next Dwell Conversation, Designing Diplomacy, a panel discussion on the intersection of design and...
Knoll Inspiration: In Conversation With Jon Naar
The photographer recalls his years at Knoll with Massimo Vignelli
Knoll Inspiration: In Conversation with David Adjaye
David Adjaye speaks with Knoll about his venture into textile design
Knoll Inspiration: In Conversation with Helen Risom
In Conversation: Dorothy Cosonas on the Odyssey Collection
The KnollTextiles Creative Director shares the influences behind her latest designs
The Atrium Is the Star of This $3.1 Million ’70s Texas Home—Or Is It the Conversation Pit?
Designed by architect Jack Stehling, the five-bedroom brick residence comes with a triple-height living area and a sunken lounge.
Q&A: Neri Oxman Sees Buildings of the Future as Being Designed More Like Organisms Than Machines
A conversation with architect, artist, and MIT Media Lab professor Neri Oxman.
7 Incredible Home Offices of Designers and Architects
Creativity stems from a balance of work and life, connectivity and retreat, conversation and solitude.
Whipping Up a New Recipe for Furniture: A Conversation With Samuel Ross
In his latest exhibition, the designer glazes steel and stone tables with honey, turmeric, and milk, creating new flavors that...
Breaking the Mold: A Conversation With Architect, Artist, and Iconoclast Gaetano Pesce
As Los Angeles MOCA explores the work of Gaetano Pesce, Dwell sits down with the master of material.
“I Want You to Feel Cheated”: A Conversation with Lee Bey
A month into his new ‘Chicago Sun-Times’ column, one of America’s last architecture critics reflects on his work, and its fragile...
The Conversation Pit Makes a Comeback at This Family’s South Africa Home
Its outdoor gathering space squares with other modernist touches, like a flat roof, exciting brickwork, and large-format windows...
This Renovated Victorian in Melbourne Literally Says “Hello” to Passersby
Revamped and expanded to accommodate a home and artist’s studio, Hello House is a true conversation starter.
Dwell's New Look
Behind the Dwell Magazine Redesign
38 Modern Sofas That Your Guests Will Covet
As the centerpiece of the living room, the sofa presents a ripe design opportunity—and design challenge.
Three Interwoven L.A. Homes Imagine a More Neighborly Future
A trio of homes in the Hollywood Hills promote communal living with shared outdoor spaces.
10 Brewpubs That Have Tapped the Art of Modern Design
Enjoying a bit of conversation over a beer is a pastime that goes back centuries, and today, new iterations of the proverbial...
Quick Hits: A Conversation Pit–Inspired Sofa, Swedish Stacking Chairs, and a Leather Table
A brief scan of design items worth grabbing, including an eclectic oil-stick painting and a vintage smoked Lucite lamp.
A New Box Set Captures Harry Bertoia at the Sonambient Barn
Late in life, designer and artist Harry Bertoia built hundreds of sound-making sculptures, clusters of thin metal rods that...
A Contemporary Beach Retreat on California's Central Coast Asks $2.3M
Designed by architect James H. Maul in 1971 for his own family, this oceanside residence in Morro Bay is on the market for the...

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