Bias Block : Walnut This handmade walnut block is not only rich and beautiful but practical for catching juices when carving the holiday bird or roast.

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The owners found this cabin, built in 1959, after looking to fix up a "weird 70s contemporary,

Braun HL 70 desktop fan by Reinhold Weiss amd Jurgen Greubel (1971) in white. According to Kapos, "The design is a revision of Weiss's iconic HL 1 Multiwind desk fan issued a decade earlier, registering Braun's shift of the late 60's from 'New Objectivism' towards what might be called technological expressivism. Pristine white replaces the austere palate of greys; form is reduced to the primitive cylinder; functional controls are simplified; a transparent cradle, giving a gravity defying appearance, replaces the fixed stem and base arrangement of the earlier design." This object is held in MoMA's permanent collection; this example is fully functional and in excellent condition, and comes with packaging for £200.

Generations of family have lived on this wooded, waterfront site, where architect Will Randolph has built a weekend getaway for less than $70,000.

Manufactured with up to 70 percent recycled steel, the hybrid prefab Graham Residence by Blue Sky Building System limits construction waste to the factory, where it's recycled.

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“I’ve done shelves in front of windows here and there throughout my life,” says Lanigan, who grew up in a hippie commune in the ‘70s, where plants were always hanging in the windows. “I grew up in a geodesic dome my parents built. That organic ‘70s design is very much a touchstone for me.” Beside nostalgia, this choice offers extra accessible shelving and blocks a boring driveway view while still letting in light.

Nicholas Beggs and Joyce Prestes in the living area of their new home in São Paulo. The ’70s property was redesigned by Arkitito. The rug on the floor, by Rodrigo Ohtake, complements the bright yellow wall in the background.

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The "IDCA 70" documentary can be heard by two visitors at once. Photo by James Ewing.

Perpetually Devastated spent a long time looking specifically for a 1968 Airstream for the Dunhams. This model features rectangular windows. (In the later ‘60s and early ‘70s, they become oval.)

The bedroom/studio shares a wall with the bedroom/office. New York, New York Dwell Magazine : November / December 2017

A collection of art and design resources are stored on bookshelves. Jersey City, New Jersey Dwell Magazine : September / October 2017

LAMAS designed a quartet of bunkbeds large enough for adults. - North Hatley, Quebec Dwell Magazine : July / August 2017

High ceilings and clerestory windows fill the public rooms with light. - Tehachapi Mountains, California Dwell Magazine : November / December 2017

A Penobscot Bay swing hangs beside the dining table in the porch. - Rockport, Massachusetts Dwell Magazine : November / December 2017

The carport screen is dotted with different-size openings, some louvered. - Austin, Texas Dwell Magazine : November / December 2017

A series of black Muuto chairs—Fiber, Cover, Nerd, and Visu—surrounds a 70/70 table and white Ambit pendants, both by TAF Architects for Muuto.

The living area floats atop a deeply recessed steel-reinforced concrete block structure. Tasmania, Australia Dwell Magazine : September / October 2017

Verona chairs from Structube surround a vintage dining table. - North Hatley, Quebec Dwell Magazine : July / August 2017

The living room, office, and kitchen are sunken into the concrete floor, providing delineation in the open plan. - Cupertino, California Dwell Magazine : September / October 2017

Another variation on the pattern, designed by architect Tim Bade, appears on the brushed-aluminum guardrail. - Austin, Texas Dwell Magazine : November / December 2017

The bed in Olia's studio slides into the space beneath the raised floor in Peter's office. New York, New York Dwell Magazine : November / December 2017

Inspired by Russian and Finnish designs, the fireplace harvests hot air by sending it into the basement and radiating it into the room. - Tehachapi Mountains, California Dwell Magazine : November / December 2017

The living room is defined by a large birch plywood television console, designed by architect, Miguel Marcelino. - Lisbon, Portugal Dwell Magazine : July / August 2017

Firewood abounds at this historic homestead that was converted from a neglected farm in rural Germany into a sustainable and modern vacation village by an artist couple from Amsterdam. The sauna is powered by the stacked firewood outside, which keeps it at 70 degrees -- a warm, enveloping temperature that is gentler on the circulatory system.

A sleek version of the traditional parrilla, or grill, handcrafted by Oficios Asociados, has pride of place on the patio counter. - Buenos Aires, Argentina Dwell Magazine : September / October 2017

Harper sits on the porch just off the entrance. James notes that the children spend their time “swimming in the dam, feeding the chickens, and riding their ponies or bikes. It’s really just the simple stuff that we had when we grew up in the late ’70s and ’80s."

Such wood-burning stoves like the cast-iron Venax are popular in Brazil, particularly in the countryside. - Pato Branco, Brazil Dwell Magazine : November / December 2017

Conversation pit : Charles the architect add the same in his family cabin .. we tough it was a good way of bringing back the 70’

Harper sits on the porch just off the entrance. James notes that the children spend their time “swimming in the dam, feeding the chickens, and riding their ponies or bikes. It’s really just the simple stuff that we had when we grew up in the late ’70s and ’80s.