Oslo-based Norwegian designer Daniel Rybakken explores how light affects people’s moods. We love: His experiments with simulated daylight and the six-and-a-half-foot-long Counterbalance light.

Luceplan commissioned up-and-coming Norwegian designer Daniel Rybakken for this streamlined Compendium floor lamp.

Night shot of daylight entrance, Stockholm, 2010. Photo by Kalle Sanner and Daniel Rybakken of Norway.

Counterbalance by Daniel Rybakken

There are no closets and no minibars in the guest rooms, reflecting the designers' minimalist approach. Features include a curved wooden headboard and a hammock hanging from the ceiling. Unfinished ceilings reveal partitions of the old structure, even down to the screws.

HAY’s Tann Toothbrushes by Andreas Engesvik with Daniel Rybakken (2016).

An installation of conceptual artist Daniel Buren's work at the Palais Royal.

Composed of primarily steel, this prefab home has sufficient outdoor space. Photo by: Daniel Hennessy

Kiila is a minimalist collection created by Oslo-based designer Daniel Rybakken for Artek. Rybakken’s Kiila system includes a unique wedge-shaped joint (Kiila translates as ‘wedge’ in Finnish) made from powder-coated metal onto which solid wooden legs are fitted. They are secured with metal pins which double as hanging pegs on the coat stand and coat rack. Rybakken has purposefully kept all aspects of the construction visible; “How the pieces are produced is put on display. These are transparent designs; nothing is hidden from the user.” The Kiila family of objects is robust, designed for longevity. This quality has been articulated visually in the heft of the wooden rods used; they are unapologetically heavy. Inventing a system of construction, rather than designing individual pieces, pays homage to the origins of some of Aalto’s most famous designs.

Hand Made Mirror is a minimal mirror created by Oslo-based designer Daniel Rybakken. The mirror is created by Daniel Rybakken in massive aluminum, hand carved and polished with a brass bracket insert. The item was presented at Spazio Rossana Orlandi during Salone del Mobile in Milan 2016. With the Hand Made Mirror, the designer wanted to explore the possibility of using techniques and visual expressions found and used on other materials, on a material like aluminum. The mirror is carved and shaped by hand as if chiselled out of a massive block of wood or stone. This almost organic, un-uniform appearance becomes a stark contract to the mirrors perfectly plane face. A 180° rotatable brass insert includes keyholes for wall mounting.

In the living area of Daniel Rozensztroch’s Paris apartment, an Eames La Chaise and a butterfly chair complement a Moroccan Berber rug.

Daniel Libeskind, V – Horizontal, from the series Chamber Works: Architectural Meditations on Themes from Heraclitus, 1983.

124° is a minimal mirror created by Oslo-based designer Daniel Rybakken for Artek. The 124° wall-mounted mirrors have an unmistakable sculptural quality. Two faces are placed 124 degrees apart creating an unexpected dual-aspect reflection of the surrounding space. The mirrors are functional objects designed for use, made from mirror polished sheet steel, and are available in three different variations including one with an integrated wooden shelf. They are also an evolution of Rybakken’s extensive work around the subjects of natural light and image and as such they punctuate the wall with their strong form, curious reflected image and fragments of refracted light. The mirrors have endless applications; they might be hung in a hallway, bedroom, bathroom or on any wall that might be enhanced by their form and qualities, alternatively they can be used freestanding on a table, shelf or horizontal surface.

"The Trailer" is a 1952 22-foot Silver Creek Clipper completely converted into a 112 euro-per-night room. The trailer redesign was overseen by Hansjorg Kofler and is referred to as "the island" of the hotel. The Airstream was completely stripped and refitted with thermal insulation, soundproofing, A/C, wifi, and hot water.

Using public art as a platfrom for preservation is what Marc Armengaud, a founding member and director of the AWP office for territorial reconfiguration, adds to the pool of ideas. For example, Daniel Buren created Les Anneaux to call attention to sprawl and give an identity to an estuary connecting two cities along the La Loire estuary in France.

2001: Daniel Libeskind with Arup Libeskind’s aluminum origami, entitled 18 Turns, was engaging, a jointed metal sculpture that viewers wanted to pick up and twist Photograph © 2001 Sylvain Deleu

Be sure to join Daniel Libeskind in conversation with Dwell's Amanda Dameron at the inaugural Dwell on Design NY conference on October 9, 2014. Photo by Ilan Besor.

As artistic director of Parisian shop Merci, Rozensztroch travels the world gathering objects.

The original ensuite featured an awkward triangular shower, and was, as Daniel recalls, “the size of a closet. It looked like a powder room.” Clever use of millwork redirected the light from the skylight away from the bedroom and into the bathroom.

The hotel harvests bees on the roof and makes use of the honey in its bakery.

Daniel Hulsbergen (Design Academy Eindhoven, graduated), Centerpiece series, 2010. These sculptural vases meld two traditional Dutch crafts, the printed Delft Blue vase and handcrafted wicker braiding. This is complemented by a very modern ethos: sustainability through reuse.

The clean, simple aesthetic of the lobby includes Katakana chairs and design pieces from Donna Wilson. There is also an original Jugendstil couch, which has converted into a swing. You can sit at the tasteful bar and coffee shop, taking in the beautiful view through the preserved glass facade of the building.

Chabada Chairs, Daniel Rode, 2008.

Statement Bike Rack by Daniel Sculnick This bike rack not only stores your bike off the ground, it also passes as a piece of art when it's on its own.

Daniel Shea, who's shot a kitchen renovation in Connecticut and a renovated historic house in Charleston for Dwell, got this shot of an interesting architectural landmark in Dallas. Follow photographer Daniel P. Shea on Instagram at @danielpshea.

The front garden at the Hotel Daniel is the epitome of urban gardening. Guests can roam free and pick their own vegetables and grapes. The garden is also filled with tomatoes, cucumbers, pumpkins, and herbs.

"The exterior's cedar rain screen provides a clean form without the sometimes clunky junctions of what is a simply a cost-effective steel shed behind," Daniel says. "The panels can be unscrewed and oiled." Daniel uses Dryden WoodOil on the panels when needed.

“Daniel knew what he wanted, and that made it easy for the materials,” says Bernardo.)

Joaquin Altamirano and Silvia Martín worked with Daniel Bergman Vázquez of Estudio Untercio to create an open-plan oasis in an apartment building in central Madrid. Estudio Untercio designed the medium-density fiberboard cupboards, which are coated with lacquer paint matching the ceramic-porcelain countertops. The tubular hood above the island is by Teka.

Brit and Daniel embraced elements that were original to the A-frame—like the wood stove.

Web bookcase by Daniel Libeskind for Poliform (2014) This sturdy Corian bookcase is both a functional storage unit and a sculptural centerpiece.

Glass vases by Michael Ruh, and ceramic vases by Daniel Reynolds, both for The New Craftsmen.

With reclaimed materials and an open, airy design, Casa Iporanga by architect Daniel Fromer melds with its verdant surroundings.

Daniel de Bruin’s THIS NEW TECHNOLOGY is the world's first analog 3D printer, made of metal parts, weights, and a single bent wire that is "coded" to make different shapes. It is an ironic foil to computerized 3D printers that make things swiftly and efficiently.