The Travel Issue: Finding Home in Faraway Places
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Dwell's annual travel issue offers ideas for design trips around the world, from the lakes of Vermont to the grasslands of Mongolia, and ways to bring a sense of adventure back to your living room.
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Editor’s Letter: The Travel Issue 2025
Welcome to our annual exploration of destination homes around the world.
By William Hanley - 4 days ago
How Gio Ponti Shaped the Style of Modern Leisure
In the mid-20th century, the prolific Italian architect designed elegant railcars, cruise ships, and cliffside hotels that formed a distinct travel aesthetic.
Glassware Traditions We Love From Around the World—and Their Modern Interpretations
Whether it’s Murano or Czech crystal, there’s a beloved form out there that’s right for you. We collected contemporary pieces for your home that find inspiration in the classics.
What It’s Like to Live in a Pop Culture Landmark
Whether you’re a superfan, a savvy businessperson, or not quite sure what you’re getting yourself into, the experience of owning a movie-famous pad is hard to put a price tag on.
Phish Bassist Mike Gordon’s Home Studio Is Just as Psychedelic as You’d Expect
The musician bucked convention with his new space, channeling the playful rigor that’s been central to his decades-long career.
The Case Against Glass Houses
The transparent box is the ideal of modern living, but hardly ideal for modern living.
Before & After: In the Caribbean, a Couple Bring an Old Wooden Prefab Back to Shipshape Condition
Jennifer and Kenard Bunkley fixed up the former sailing clubhouse and outfitted it for spending time with their relatives in the Dominican Republic.
A South Bronx Garden Offers a Place for New York’s Immigrant Communities to Keep Traditions Alive
Local restaurateurs, a community land trust, and a design nonprofit teamed up to create H.earth, a refuge in a neighborhood long abused by the city.
Construction Diary: How Two Artists Turned a Cabin Outside Joshua Tree Into a Clear-Minded Retreat
They invite creatives to stay and work at the 1950s homestead structure, which they restored piece by piece with objects gifted, thrifted, and found.
They Turned a Traditional Kyoto Townhouse Into a Hub for Creatives
A photographer and set designer revitalized a pre-1950s machiya to connect travelers with local artistry, including photo books on display in the home.
An Unconventional Toronto Development Offers a Template for “Gentle Density”
The experimental condo project provides a proof of concept for how new multifamily houses can integrate into their neighborhoods.
One Night in Atlantis, the Resort of Mythical Possibility
Now in its third decade, the luxury Bahamas getaway is designed to offer a sanitized version of hedonism on a grand scale. I went to see how it lives up to the lore.
In Mongolia, a Traditional Housing Type Meets the Changing Realities of Its Residents
The country’s seminomadic herders have used tentlike, portable homes for millennia.
This Glassy Getaway in the Mountains of Japan Is Not Your Typical Cabin
Architect Rei Mitsui drew inspiration from ancient structures to create a two-winged home with a sunken living area and a steeply pitched roofline.
Our Favorite House Museums, From Kyoto to Queens
We picked some of the best places to see how design luminaries and artists around the world really lived.
Why an Architect Keeps Hand-Carved Icelandic Birds on Her Shelf
London-based Sigrún Sumarliðadóttir recalls how her collection started with gifts from her parents and became touchstones of her work.