A Steel Staircase Merges Two Units Into One in Tribeca
Thanks to a complete renovation, two separate units are merged into a single residence to create a chic home for a growing family...
Drift Off in a Prefab Cabin at This Floating Hotel in France
Ten prefabricated cabins make up this floating hotel that offers privacy and relaxation in a fishing reserve in Avignon, France.
A New Book for Those Who Dream of Living in a Floating Home
Gestalten takes readers on board an array of floating dwellings across the globe that embrace beautiful and functional design.
This Award-Winning Cabin Is a Relaxing Antidote to City Living
Sited in a remote Canadian forest, a luxurious cabin rental embraces indoor/outdoor living.
The Ski Retreat for All Seasons
San Francisco–based designer Maca Huneeus created her family’s weekend retreat near Lake Tahoe with a relaxed, sophisticated...
72 Hours in Montreal
Quebec’s largest city may also be its most artistic; with 4 universities and a vibrant international community, it practically...
The Modern Renovated Home of Glee Star Jayma Mays
Armed with a keen eye for design and a yen for vintage furniture shopping, Glee star Jayma Mays and actor Adam Campbell...
A Derelict Barn Finds New Life as an Artist’s Studio in Iceland
Studio Bua turns a battered 1930s farm building into a 1,959-square-foot live/work space in the remote Breiðafjörður Nature...
Ready to Set Sail? Konga’s Newest Prefab Will Float Your Boat
The wood-paneled, solar-powered houseboat lets you putter around your favorite body of water in Scandinavian style.
Morphosis FLOAT House for NOLA
The Make It Right Foundation has gotten loads of press over the last few years, thanks in large part to its ultra-celebrity...
Dwell on Design: Prefab Preview
A perennial subject at Dwell on Design, prefab housing takes the show floor by storm this year.
The ADU Boom Has Begun. Is It Adding the Housing We Need?
Experts say affordable housing must come in many forms.
2014 Salone del Mobile Furniture Preview
Part one of our guide to what to see in Milan at the 2014 Salone Internazionale del Mobile fair—first up, onsite at the Rho...
5 Quirky Home Accents That’ll Spice Things Up
Including a colorful wall clock and some sexy lighting.
Waterpod: A Nomad Habitation for the Climate Changed Future
While scientists usually get the big headlines for research and forecasts related to global warming, many artists and designers...
Parking Day
After lunch today I ambled down to Spur (San Francisco Planning + Urban Research Association) to see how they, and the Great...
America's Regional Design
Sure, buying American is something to get behind—we're celebrating it all month long—but if for you buying local is about makers...
Rediscovering Icons of Norwegian Design
This blockbuster exhibit makes it clear that Norway shouldn’t be the lesser-known country in the world of Scandinavian design.
The First IPA-Specific Beer Glass
One of the oldest glassmakers of the world, Amberg, Germany-based Spiegelau will be releasing the first IPA-specific beer glass...
Why Estes Park, Colorado, Should be Your Next Nature-Filled Getaway
Colorado’s “original playground” has so many places to play.
An Unorthodox Houseboat in Sausalito Gives Its Owner Permission to Play
Architect Craig Steely drew from the area’s bohemian history and traditional Chinese motifs to create this unique floating haven.
A Family Ski Retreat That's a World Away from Cars
San Francisco–based designer Maca Huneeus created her family’s weekend retreat near Lake Tahoe with a relaxed, sophisticated...
Friday Finds 03.30.12
In this installment of Friday Finds, a look at tennis's most entertaining athlete, Pantone swatches that are good enough to eat,...
Friday Finds 11.5.2010
Lot's of great finds this week—from The Beatles to the Giants—to cruise you through the rest of the weekend. Enjoy!
Master Architects Lecture Series in San Diego to Honor Louis Kahn
I posted recently about a great looking spring lecture series at SCI-Arc in Los Angeles.
Budget Breakdown: In Rural Texas, a Couple Build an Off-Grid Forever Home for $1.68M
Designed by Murray Legge Architecture, the courtyard house is topped with a jagged roof that harvests solar energy and directs...
Did You Know the Visionary Behind the “Whole Earth Catalog” Lives on a Century-Old Tugboat?
Decades after he launched the revered counterculture almanac, Stewart Brand and his wife, Ryan Phelan, turned a derelict ship...
6 Beachside Bungalows on our Bucket List
We scoured the globe to pull together a guide of the best summer retreats.
A New York City Couple Embrace Retirement in a Converted Dairy Farm Upstate
Worrell Yeung creates a dark-green compound that feels private despite a busy road nearby.
The Suburbs Strike Back
Swedish prefab specialists Smedshammar + Holmberg are on a mission to rescue their compatriots from boring suburbs—and their...
Oslo, Norway
A sleepy capital perched by the sea, Oslo is in the midst of an architectural surge.
Justice for the Single Bed
There’s something intimate about its 38-by-75-inch footprint that larger sleeping setups can’t imitate.
How the “Sleepless in Seattle” Houseboat Gave the Hit Rom-Com a Dose of Realism
“Nora [Ephron] was really insistent on basing the movie in Seattle—and not for any reasons she could defend,” production designer...
We Tried the World’s First Dog Bed for Humans (and Unfortunately Loved It)
Plufl is a solution to a problem that doesn’t exist: What if a dog bed were big enough for humans?
The Bilbao Effect
In the last 15 years, many a postindustrial city has redefined itself as a design center.
Can a 3D-Printed Hotel and Residences Bring a New Dimension to Marfa?
Hotelier Liz Lambert has teamed up with Austin-based home builders Icon and architect Bjarke Ingels on a promise to transform the...

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