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15 Herman Miller Projects That Have Changed Our Way of Living
In the pages of Phaidon’s “Herman Miller: A Way of Living,” we find the evolution of the legendary furniture company—and its...
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...
Designed to Disappear: The Case For the Minimal Kitchen
Brought together by a shared heritage in Bauhaus principles, architect Dan Brunn and Bosch carry the torch for simple, clean, and...
This “No Footprint” Prefab Embraces Tropical Modernism and Sustainable Design
A 1,600-square-foot home in Costa Rica takes advantage of passive cooling techniques to tread lightly on the land it sits on.
Take a Tour Through California With This Week's Top 5 Homes
Ah, the Golden State! From the mountains to the ocean, these California homes take modern architecture and design to the next...
Omer Arbel
Omer Arbel is a Vancouver–based architect and designer who creates spaces and objects in equal measure.
Here’s What We Can Learn From Japanese Prefab Homes
Thanks to cutting-edge design, mass production, and customization, prefabricated housing is common practice in Japan.
This Revamped Terrace House Has a Porthole Window for the Owner’s Cat
Atlas Architects crafts a sanctuary for a librarian and her cat in Melbourne, Australia.
Q&A: Fine Rug Designer Ben Soleimani Launches a New Venture
Fourth-generation rug purveyor Ben Soleimani’s direct-to-consumer brand aims to change the way we shop for home furnishings.
How IKEA Founder Ingvar Kamprad Built an Empire Out of Swedish Resourcefulness
To create a better everyday life for the many people—such was the vision of Ingvar Kamprad, who founded IKEA when he was only 17.
High Schoolers in Seattle Build a Tiny Library That Makes Room for Everyone
The new Estelita’s Library is an open and inclusive space where activism is encouraged through community engagement and the...
Designer Sean Brown’s Toronto Apartment Elevates the Y2K Aesthetic
The creator of the beloved CD rug mixes business and pleasure, treating his own digs as a life-size vision board for his home...
Going Circular Is the New Green—Here’s How Home Goods Companies Are Closing the Loop
From IKEA to Emeco, a growing number of businesses are slashing waste by putting it straight back into production.
Is a Sustainable Suburbia Still Possible Post-Pandemic?
In 2010, Dwell took a look at four radical plans to reshape and retrofit spaces outside of our cities.
Modern Mixed Use in San Diego
When Im and David Schafer moved in together they faced the challenge of combining the contents of David’s 880-square-foot loft...
Big City, Little Loft
New York City is the nation’s capital of cramped quarters.
In Times of Crisis, Hostile Architecture Poses a Bigger Threat Than Ever
The coronavirus and social upheaval are creating a new breeding ground for hostile design that’s even more insidious than the...
The Lofting of America
It seems that everyone is vying for a bit of exposed brickwork.
Ask the Expert: Gift-Buying Tips from Design Curator Ronald T. Labaco
MAD Museum curator Ronald Labaco shares the products he can't live without.
With More Than 40,000 Objects, the New Eames Institute Will Show Much More Than Just Chairs
The organization founded by Charles and Ray's family opens its new Bay Area headquarters to the public this month.
MoMA Design Store Windows: littleBits by Ayah Bdeir
“Electronics are beautiful,” says engineer and artist Ayah Bdeir.
Budget Breakdown: This Sears Kit Home in Houston Originally Cost $1,299. It Just Got a $368K Glow Up
A family expands the 1920s prefab with a two-level addition, introducing storage solutions, a primary suite, and a powder room...
Tiny Teaks
Good things come in small packages, like Danish modernism in Dansk-emblazoned boxes.
Cooper Hewitt Creates an Immersive Utopia at the First London Design Biennale
Cooper Hewitt’s Immersion Room, an interactive showcase of wallpapers dating back to the 18th century, will represent the United...
Last Chance: Lessons from Modernism
Modern-minded New Yorkers have just a few more days to swing by Cooper Union’s Lessons From Modernism: Environmental Design...
Design Hotels Book: 2010 Edition
The best part of traveling is rarely the hotel.
Le Corbusier at the New York MoMA
An exhibit opening at MoMA next weekend will give Modernist pioneer Le Corbusier his just dues.
Dutch Graphic Design Master Karel Martens Opens His First Solo U.S. Exhibition
New Yorkers, you have two weeks to see "Karel Martens: Recent Work," on view at Chinatown gallery P! through October 30.
Ai Weiwei’s Washington Moment
He’s been jailed, beaten, and most recently, had his design firm, Fake Cultural Development, shut down by Chinese authorities.
Knoll Inspiration: The Answer is Risom
Discover the story behind the original Knoll collection, the 600 Series and 650 Line
Go With the Flow
Along the ever-expanding coastline of Hawaii’s Big Island, an architect and his family exchange fast-paced city life for a...
This Space-Age Pod Wants to Be Your New ADU, Office, or Off-Grid Micro-Home
The $107K Ecocapsule is equipped for the top of a mountain or your backyard.
Alessi's Fall/Winter Collection
The business of product design is a family affair for Matteo Alessi, Director of Trade Marketing and International Development at...
From Textiles and Scents, to Posters and a 3D-Printed Pavilion, the Cooper Hewitt Design Triennial Ponders Beauty
Curator Ellen Lupton walks us through a few of the highlights from "Beauty," the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum’s...
London Design Guide by Max Fraser
It is perhaps a bit ironic that the official guide to the London Design Festival was fairly poorly designed—the maps in the back...

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