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Q&A: Trailblazing Detroit Designer Ruth Adler Schnee
At 98, Ruth Adler Schnee reflects on the important names she’s known—Wright, Klee, Eames, Calder—and the career she’s led.
Before & After: A Pavilion-Like Addition Opens Up a São Paulo Home for Three Generations
A 1940s bungalow gets a porous, vine-covered backyard unit that gives the family more space to work on their creative projects.
Inspiring Icons: Ruth Asawa
Multidisciplinary creative studio Studio Marcus Hay opines about the modernist sculpture artist.
Cozy Up in a Nordic-Inspired Retreat Reborn From Ruins
Perched at the southern tip of the Kyle of Tongue, this exquisitely renovated holiday home mixes traditional Scottish...
You Can Rent Architect A. Quincy Jones’s Incredibly Charismatic Home and Studio in L.A.
Designed with his partner Ruth Schneider, the Laurel Canyon duplex sprouts organically from the hillside.
A Prefab Passive House Takes Root in the Catskills
Assembled in just two weeks, the idyllic retreat near Woodstock, New York, realizes a couple’s dream of rural living.
Dwell 24: Ayako Aratani and Evan Fay
Ayako Aratani, 34, and Evan Fay, 29, are studio partners determined to go their own ways.
One of Arizona’s Most Architecturally Significant Homes Just Hit the Market for $2M
Built in 1975, the Ramada House is widely considered to be one of the most significant residences in the Grand Canyon State.
A Landmark Exhibition Explores Ruth Asawa’s Creative Legacy Over Six Decades
On view at SFMOMA, the modernist artist’s first posthumous retrospective takes a look back at her illustrious career through more...
A Cannabis Magnate Snatches Up the Lloyd Wright-Designed Sowden House in L.A.
CBD entrepreneur Dan Goldfarb and his wife Jenny Landers plan to turn the legendary neo-Mayan home into a hub for hemp-based...
Using Color for Good: Q&A with Designer Ruth Lande Shuman
Industrial designer Ruth Lande Shuman, who founded the nonprofit Publicolor, expounds on color’s emotional value.
Ski Lift
This New York turned ski bum took a little piece of the city to the mountains, and never looked back.
This Mountain Retreat in Alaska Offers a Stylish Escape From Extreme Conditions
A remote, hexagonal lodge in the Alaskan wilderness invites adventurous guests to take refuge from the elements.
This Renovated Garage is the Ultimate Modern Party Space
A vacation home’s renovated garage fuses art and architecture.
7 Romantic Palm Springs Getaways
Looking for the perfect Valentine's Day gift for your special someone? Plan a trip to Palm Springs for rest and relaxation in...
Ruth De Jong’s Weekend of Art Installations and Outdoor Adventures in the Berkshires
The production designer behind Jordan Peele’s sci-fi thriller ‘Nope’ shares her favorite spots from her trip to the bucolic...
This Michigan Couple Found Out They Own the Last Standing Home by Alexander Girard
When the new residents of the suburban Detroit midcentury started looking into the property’s origins, not even architecture...
10 Iconic Case Study Houses in Southern California
The midcentury residential architecture experiment shaped American home design much beyond the postwar era.
Do You Need to Worry About VOCs?
Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are all around us, but part of the solution to this problem is as easy as opening a window.
Architect Albert Lanier’s Redwood House in San Francisco Gets a Spirited Renovation
Designed in 1974 by the husband of famed artist Ruth Asawa, the Noe Valley residence features fresh new finishes and an expanded...
A Bookstore Made from Remainders
It's rare to hear about a new bookstore opening anywhere these days, but the Stories Bookstore and Café, in the eclectic Los...
Live from the Floor: Touch and Inhabitat
There's an epic amount to be browsed through on the Dwell on Design show floor this year, and we're all having a blast checking...
Uniformity of Design
Where do typography, fashion, and history come together every spring, summer, and fall? On pro baseball uniforms, is where.
The Smarties-Colored Shingles on This Toronto Home Look Sweet Enough to Eat
The renovated row house’s cheery new color palette starts at the street with a bubble-gum pink facade.
Hatch Cottage
The Hatch Cottage is both a gorgeous example of American modern architecture and a peaceful retreat located in a pristine...
This Pioneering Midcentury Prefab Just Hit the Market for Less Than $1M
Set in Indiana, the Frost House’s original furniture and built-ins by Paul McCobb and Knoll will make you want to throw on a...
A Love Letter to the “She-Devil” Mansion, a Barbie Dreamhouse Turned Villain’s Lair
In the 1989 comedy, the gaudy Long Island home of Meryl Streep’s character captures everything I love about romance novels in one...
The Power of Paint
Students are redesigning their environment under the guidance of Publicolor, a nonprofit organization founded in 1996 by...
Wanna Feel Like It’s 1952 All the Time? Consider Moving Into This Midcentury Time Capsule
Asking $2M, the hilltop residence is remarkably well preserved—with vintage furnishings, original fixtures, and shag carpeting.
A Rare Glimpse Inside the New SFMOMA
Buyer Beware
Bad design can be not just unattractive but unhealthy. Steer clear of this trio of second-rate offerings.
The Forgotten History of America's Most Creative College
A comprehensive new exhibit sheds light on the diverse body of work that came out of a short-lived but mythic liberal arts...
Architect Barbara Bestor
The latest in our Three Buildings series is an architect we've admired for some time: Barbara Bestor.
How Trees Destroyed by the L.A. Fires Are Being Recycled Into New Lumber
Angel City Lumber says it will likely be able to produce enough low-cost, millwork-grade board for 500 rebuilt homes—and provide...
Tastemaker, the Decorator Matching Service Delivered to Your Home
Tastemaker, the online interior design service that matches you to the right interior designer and then delivers a custom...
New York Design Gallery Chamber is a Cabinet of Curiosities
A new gallery in New York's HL23 building pairs design objects old and new.
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