Paper Trail
A couple’s quest to reinvent wallcoverings takes them from New York to the Ozarks.
A Colorful Apartment Inspired by Paper Patterns Used in Fashion
For the young homeowner, a French-educated fashion designer, Waterfrom Design created a colorful, sophisticated apartment...
25 Chic Pots and Planters to Instantly Upgrade Your Greenery
Refresh your indoor garden with these sculptural planters, pots, and stands.
Honeycomb Paper Covers a Skylight in This Hip Japanese Restaurant
A chic, Kappo-style restaurant in Singapore features a softly skylit dining area with washi paper overhead.
A Memphis Co-Founder's Bold New Paper Goods
If you’re a fan of the Memphis design movement that made major waves in the Italian design scene of the 1980s, you’ll be rushing...
Process: Watch a 147-Year-Old Paper Mill Produce a “Black Licorice” Roll
French Paper, a sixth-generation business in Michigan, endures in the digital age.
Wallpaper Your Way to a Whimsical Home With Rifle Paper Co.’s New Offerings
Rifle Paper Co. teams up with York Wallcoverings to bring you a glittering collection of fantastical wallpapers.
Going to Pot
Container gardening is often the only option for apartment dwellers longing for some greenery in their lives and soil under their...
Rock, Paper, Scissors
Black Shack Architects design a modern motocross shelter in an elemental way.
Pot + Pantry
Last week I stopped into Pot + Pantry, Donna Suh Wageman's new kitchenwares shop in San Francisco's Mission District.
A Bolder Key Holder
We recently received a letter from Dwell reader Paula Pollachek asking for suggestions for a container in which to “collect all...
10 Classic Midcentury Pieces That Will Never Go Out of Style
These timeless, iconic midcentury furnishings will elevate the look of any space—and they’ll earn you brownie points from anyone...
Recycled Paper Lights
I recently came across the work of Pia Wüstenberg, a German-born designer whose recent obsession is transforming piles of waste...
14 Stylish Compost Bins That Don’t Look Like Garbage
Turn your kitchen scraps into green gold with these sleek, stylish, and affordable composting bins.
This Designer Is Building Electronics with Paper
Coralie Gourguechon's paper objects will make you see technology in a whole new way.
The Next-Generation Paper Plate
I'm currently planning a party (ok, wedding) and have been coming across lots of interesting paper party supplies—including these...
A Trip Around the World in Five Pots
Seek out these ceramics traditions in your summer travels—or consider their contemporary alternatives, instead.
Caraway Launches Cheery Kitchen Linens That Make Cooking Fun
The too-cool cookware brand delves into the world of sustainable, affordable kitchen linens.
A Major Renovation Opens Up a Brooklyn Loft Apartment
A tech executive renovates a 1980s loft in a former paper factory.
Kickstarter of the Week: Lantern Pho Pot
Sleep easy pho fans, the most ingenious modern soup dish has arrived.
Pasta Pot by Patrick Jouin for Alessi
French designer Patrick Jouin and famed Michelin-starred French chef Alain Ducasse spent three years working together to create...
Q&A with Paper Engineer Matt Shlian
Apophenia: the experience of seeing meaningful patterns or connections in random or meaningless data.
Rock, Paper, Circuits: Pulplites Lamps
The Vancouver design duo Dear Human finds an illuminating use for recycled paper.
Baron Fig Launches Infinity—a Limited Edition Vanguard Notebook
NYC-based Baron Fig continues to innovate with thoughtful products designed to propel the creative process forward.
Gardening Products: Modern Portable Planter Pots
Today’s planters are smarter than ever. They breathe, they drain, and some even light up. So whether your thumb is as green as...
Not Ready For a Prefab House? How About a Prefab Kitchen.
Kitchen systems are a lot like prefab housing: they're designed to be modular but they're endlessly customizable—not that that's...
Molded Poly Seats Made from Paper
Most modern furniture aficionados are loyal to the classic molded shell chairs, cast in brightly colored plastic and formed into...
Plant Stylist Hilton Carter’s Serendipitous Flea Market Find
For the designer, the wooden tiger head–turned–plant holder signifies life’s fateful coincidences.
10 Functional Pieces For Small Space Living
Multifunctional furniture can make a small space a lot more livable.
Comp Brings Composition Notebooks into the 21st Century
Beautiful paper, a lay-flat binding, and fresh design details help bring this composition notebook Kickstarter into the 21st...
From Pot Fillers to Steam Showers, These Kitchen and Bathroom Upgrades Might Be Worth Splashing Out
You don't technically need them...but maybe you do?
Our Favorite Outdoor Products for a Breezy Beach Retreat
The picks include a chartreuse-yellow woven bench swing by Paola Lenti and an outdoor pouffe by Maria Vinka.
The Best New Outdoor Products for City Living
The selection includes Philippe Starck’s chunky outdoor chair and BoConcept’s bulbous flower pots.
Danish Design in Copenhagen Micro-Neighborhood Paper Island
Norm Architects retrofitted an old warehouse in an up-and-coming enclave of the Copenhagen harbor for Danish furniture company...
11 Air Purifiers That Will Help You Breathe Easy During Sneeze Season
Zap dust, bacteria, smoke, and other pollutants with these state-of-the-art air purifiers that are also easy on the eyes.
Everything You Need to Make Over Your Backyard, According to a Landscape Design Firm
The masterminds behind Manscapers share their expertise on the heels of releasing their first book.

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