Oakland Aesthetics
Perfectly content in San Francisco, the Pfeiffers couldn't help falling in love with a charming mid-century house, across the Bay...
Part of an Epic Expansion, London’s V&A Museum Paves its Courtyard With 11,000 Porcelain Tiles
RIBA Stirling Prize-winning architect Amanda Levete and her firm AL_A has just completed Exhibition Road Quarter, the largest...
Grab This Updated Midcentury Home in Oakland For $799K
This thoughtfully remodeled midcentury in the Bay Area won't be on the market for long.
A Dreamy Midcentury in Oakland Is Seeking a New Owner For $1.4M
Grab this wood-clad 1963 midcentury home with stunning South Bay views before it's too late.
A Sunny, Updated Eichler in Oakland Just Listed for $1.3M
Oakland’s Sequoyah Hills neighborhood holds the city’s only Eichler tract—and it’s one of the smallest in the Bay Area.
Reinhold Messner: A Man and His Museums
We met with the mountaineering legend in the Dolomites, where the late architecture icon Dame Zaha Hadid designed the last of...
This Pristine Eichler in Oakland, California, Just Fetched $2.2 Million
Designed by architects A. Quincy Jones and Frederick Emmons, the 1965 twin-gable home went for well over its asking price.
This Otherworldly Museum in China Is Buried Beneath the Earth
Hidden between the sea and the sand, the UCCA Dune Art Museum is a sanctuary for nature and art.
A Cane Chair Takes Pride of Place in a West Oakland Plant Shop
Kalu Gebreyohannes and J’Maica Roxanne of Blk Girls Green House share why they find the chair both powerful and beautiful.
A Remodeled Ranch-Style Home in Oakland Gains Both Space and Midcentury Charisma
In the Bay Area, a 1950s low-rise home is adapted over time to meet its owner’s lifestyle at every turn.
My House: Amid a Pandemic, a Restaurateur Rebuilds Her Career and Life in Oakland
Sequoia Del Hoyo leaves the beloved diner she helped open to launch a Mediterranean-inspired meal delivery service, testing...
An Architect Built a 16,700-Square-Foot Museum That Happens to Be a Home
This is how an art enthusiast convinced Arturo Grimaldi and Leonardo Nacht to create a private gallery that doubles as a...
Catch ‘The World of Charles and Ray Eames’ at the End of its Tour in Oakland
After an acclaimed, three-year tour, The World of Charles and Ray Eames exhibit lands at the Oakland Museum of California,...
Alvar Aalto's Artistic Bent at the Vitra Design Museum
A new Vitra Design Museum exhibit re-examines Finnish designer Alvar Aalto's influences and creations.
Spend Your Days Working From Home in This Handsomely Renovated Oakland Loft for $1.2M
Designed by pioneering live/work architect Tom Dolan, the open residence features a floating staircase and a street-level...
The Oakland Home Where “Mother” of Mother’s Cookies Once Lived Asks $1.4M
Its current owners have since renovated the 1920s Spanish-style residence to include vibrantly colored tile, top-notch...
Preview: The Designer Is In
You know you've got one, tucked deep within your house. Maybe you keep it locked up tight so you don't have to see it. But...
This Vacation Rental is a Living Museum of Midcentury Eastern European Design
For your next vacation, why not travel through history to a time-capsule of an inn in the former Yugoslavia?
A Museum-Like Glass Pavilion Brightens a Sprawling Jackson Hole Estate
CLB Architects’ contemporary revamp of a guest house amplifies the serene natural surroundings.
Before & After: Another A. Quincy Jones Eichler Is Returned to its Former Glory in Oakland
A designer couple restored and are now ready to part ways with this midcentury home for $1.55M.
Jean Nouvel’s National Museum of Qatar Mimics a Desert Rose
A striking show of Qatar’s cultural and financial power, the mega-museum designed by Atelier Jean Nouvel mimics a desert rose, a...
Norway’s Newest Museum Opens Today—and it Spirals Over a Rushing River
Set in the sprawling, wooded Kistefos sculpture park—just 50 miles north of Oslo—The Twist by Bjarke Ingels Group connects the...
Preview: Arthur Rubinfeld
As president of global development at Starbucks, architect Arthur Rubinfeld and his team are responsible for everything you love...
Preview: Reclaimed Space
Among the highlights at last year's Dwell on Design was a cozy modular home created by Reclaimed Space, who hauled their...
Frank Lloyd Wright’s Unbuilt Predecessor to the Guggenheim Museum Comes to Life
Through photorealistic renderings, Spanish architect David Romero resurrects one of Frank Lloyd Wright’s unrealized designs for a...
Home Tour Preview
One of the most exciting elements of any Dwell on Design is the home tours.
Preview the '131-Day House'
Our July/August issue (on newsstands now) focuses on the work of talented female architects who found creative ways to solve...
Preview: Design and the Media
Want to see your work in print—or pixels? It's all in the pitch.
The Ramen Shop in Oakland
Nestled in the foodie-friendly neighborhood of North Oakland is a far cry from the ramen that you’ve come to know throughout your...
First Look: A Gigantic Lawn Just Popped Up Inside the National Building Museum
The National Building Museum's latest block party installation is a sprawling “Lawn” that channels the spirit of summer.
Transformers of the Modern House: Albert Frey and Lina Bo Bardi at the Palm Springs Art Museum
An exhibition at the Palm Springs Art Museum presents a refreshing look at the modern home through the lens of Italian-Brazilian...
Dwell on Design: Prefab Preview
A perennial subject at Dwell on Design, prefab housing takes the show floor by storm this year.
Airbnb Comes Home Preview
One of the most exciting companies to enter the domestic sphere in the last five years is Airbnb.
Airbnb Comes Home Preview
One of the most exciting companies to enter the domestic sphere in the last five years is Airbnb.
Preview: Modern Lifestyle Lounge
Modern design isn't just for mature, Marcel Breuer-loving adults.

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