Seven Historic Warehouses Are Now a Sumptuous New Orleans Hotel
Named the Eliza Jane after a pioneering publisher, this new boutique hotel just two blocks west of the French Quarter is full of...
An Exhibit on Italian Designer Ettore Sottsass Highlights His Colorful Work and Rebellious Ways
While Italian architect and designer Ettore Sottsass is best known for his work with the Memphis Group throughout the 1980s, his...
5 Reasons Why American Modernist Paul McCobb’s Designs Are Relevant Once Again
Simple and lithe in spirit, the midcentury legend’s most popular designs are back—and they pack the same revelatory punch today.
Journey by Design: A Local’s Guide to Venice During the 2017 Biennale
Follow us as we share insights and tips on how to eat, sightsee, and speak like a Venetian during this year's Biennale.
The Right Track
With nearly a half century of architectural experience, Peter Cohen designed this ingenious spine-and-module home for him and his...
Boundless Bauhaus: Its Origins and 7 Definitive Works You Need to Know
On its 100th anniversary, everyone’s talking about the Bauhaus. Here’s what you need to know about the milestone design movement.
The Lofting of America
It seems that everyone is vying for a bit of exposed brickwork.
My Dad, Richard Neutra, Through the Lens of a Landmark Psychological Study
The legendary architect’s youngest son examines his father’s internal architecture, weighing the findings from a 1958 UC Berkeley...
DWR Limited for the Holidays
Looking for a singular kind of gift to give or to get this holiday season? You're in luck because the people behind the DWR...
Quick Hits: An Inflated Steel Mirror, Vintage Italian Ashtrays, and an Oversize Ottoman
A brief scan of design items worth grabbing, including a revamped 1970s sofa and a limited-edition ceramic pitcher.
A Brief History of the Cool Office
Whether you intend it or not, your office furniture is saying something about your business’ values. Make sure you’re listening.
Photographer Steve Reczkowski Reviews 5 Digital Cameras
Not all pictures are worth a thousand words.
The Dwell 24: Borgi Bastormagi
Whether designers Nada Borgi and Etienne Bastormagi are working on public projects or producing furniture on a smaller scale, the...
IBM Selectric Turns 50
The IBM Selectric typewriter, that splendid icon of American industrial design devised by the eminent Eliot Noyes, turns 50...
Un'Introduzione al Disegno Italiano
From Marble to mobili, Italy has been a, if not the, design mecca for the last century. Here's why.
How “A Complete Unknown” Recreated a Long-Lost New York
Bags of trash, the smell of hot dogs, and replica of Bob Dylan's apartment with a gas stove—production designer François Audouy...
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.
Putting Industrial Style Design into Your Living Space
How adding industrial style furnishings can bring a bit of factory floor to your decor.
Those Who Watch From Fire Towers
The last remaining U.S. Forest Service lookouts spend months spotting wildfires from century-old cabins situated on high...
An Introduction to Product Design
Last night I went to a corner liquor store to buy some toothpaste.
Friday Finds 10.21.11
This week, the Dwell office was abuzz with saxophone playing KJs, Star Trek the Next Generation, vintage design finds, babies who...
In Beyoncé’s “Renaissance,” Heaven Is a Place in the Club
On her seventh solo album, the singer explores every corner of late-20th-century nightclubs, which offered joyous spaces for...
“Fixer Upper: The Hotel” Is More Magnolia-fication of Waco, Texas—Minus the Shiplap
We might not have needed another spin-off from the Gaineses, but at least their latest, documenting the transformation a 1920s...
The People Obsessed With Using Obsolete, Y2K Technology—as Decor
From Zoomers who never used it, to Millennials who miss it, early aughts tech has captured the aesthetic eye of those yearning...