A look at the small reading nook located on the level between the bedroom and ground floor.

Mini Lumio+ by Max Gunawan for Lumio, $125 at hellolumio.com An extra lightweight companion to the original Lumio, a literal book light created by architect Max Gunawan, the mini Lumio+ achieves the same spellbinding LED effect as its predecessor, while also providing a portable means to charge electronics.

The orange his-and-hers lamps in the bedroom came from Högner's sister's childhood bedroom. "My sister prefers new things," said Högner. "But my dad can't throw anything out.

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80 years In 1934, Piero Boffi left his job with aircraft manufacturer Caproni and established Boffi, a kitchen and bathroom company dedicated to craft-like quality. Joe Colombo's 1963 Minikitchen, a large multi-functional trolley, remains one of Boffi's most popular products. Photo courtesy of Boffi.

"This is the Mini-Library in Baltic birch, it's really practical and the scale is good for kids." -Sophie Demenge

Bovee uses the small desk at the foot of the couple's bed for freelance writing projects.

For a subtler statement, the Mini Single sconce consists of a single drum style luminaire that hangs from a wall-mounted power feed. Throughout the collection, the LED luminaires are available in eleven different styles, so you’re sure to find the perfect configuration for your home.

Mini Stacked by JDS Architects, from $99

Bathroom of the Freunde von Freunden X Vitra Apartment Hanging plants and an open shower accentuate the bathroom’s light, airy layout. Sink by Alape, shower and fixtures by Dallmer and Dornbracht. Photo by Steve Herud

The dining room addition, which increased the total square footage to 2,700, features a Semi pendant by Bonderup & Thorup for Gubi and a table and chairs from Atelier Arking.

Windows range from the smallest of square portholes to wall-sized cinematic expanses of glass, as seen in the dining room.

A smaller version of a design classic, this lamp plays with contrasts: What looks like a cool block of ice heats up when the light is switched on. The Block Lamp has won numerous awards and is part of MoMA’s permanent collection.

“You go down a hall and turn left to go to bed, to block noise from the living room,” Jones says. “And each space in the house looks out onto something different, in all directions.” The bed is custom-made by Jones, which is covered with linens from Bespoke Design in Victoria, B.C. A black Tolomeo mini table lamp sits on the nightstand.

Marc Newson: Mini Lockheed Lounge

This tactile case ($33.99) made of felt features a sleeve for an iPad Mini, as well as compartments for key accessories like headphones and chargers.

This year, skip the relentless rows of big-name toy stores and check out Dwell's selection of fun holiday gifts for the mini modernists on your list. Even for the pickiest kid, these unique finds are bound to be the talk of the playground.

The hands-down must have for the modern nursery is the Mini-e!! The Mini-e is a child sized replica sharing the same aesthetics as the classic Eames 1950s lounge chair and ottoman. For parents who want to keep the modern design of their home flowing through the nursery, this is for them. Photo from Little Nest

Yeehaw Mini Trees Letterpress Cards, set of 8, $20 Available at Etsy

The Diana Mini JIYU, with lens cap.

Leroy tools around on his mini turbo tractor while munching on a gigantic cookie; his parents look on with envy.

Inside, a Cubic Mini wood stove warms the cozy 8' x 12' space.

2x Glass Bowl by Assembly Broken glass shards are embedded—and blunted—in this deceptively safe bowl that’s mouth-blown, molded, cut, and polished.

Anna Lynett Moss and Farrah Sit unveiled two glass tables and two leather-and-metal chairs at NYC Design Week 2015.

Like New York City, the fair is organized as a grid of blocks, punctuated by open spaces that provide places of social interaction. Also meant to combat "fair fatigue," Bade Stageberg Cox's L x W x D benches, extraordinarily simple in geometry, are "activated" only once they are populated by people sitting, lounging, or reclining on them.

The home is made of 42 unique cross-laminated timber panels. The smallest panel is 450 millimeters x 1500 millimeters, and the largest panel is the entire southern wall—14.4 meters x 2.3 meters. The cantilevered ground floor at the rear of the home was made possible by the strength of these panels.

The smallest of the lot, this wall-mounted light and plug is due out in 2010.

This product is not only a space-saver for the kitchen, it IS the kitchen. The All-in-one Mini Kitchen by Adriano Conti is one compact little package, perfect for those "efficiency" apartments.

Yet another example of Pune's pastel-colored homes.

A C-Frame catamaran currently docked in Prague’s Holesovice neighborhood, Port X is a buoyant dwelling for modular, modern living. Prague’s Atelier SAD finished the concept last fall, collaborating with a company that develops sailing boats to fabricate its curved exterior.

“It’s oriented for the river," says architect Adam Jirkal. “It doesn’t have an engine. We wanted it to be as low to the water as possible, to really work with the water.”