An overview of the Dwell Outdoor section, which encompasses over 25,000 square feet and more than 50 exhibitors.

Shades of Green Landscape Architecture designed this striking walkway using climbing vines and metal arches by Terra Trellis.

This fun, modular piece furniture by Drift Studio offers a playful storage solution for kids' rooms.

A highlight of the Outdoor section—always with a line out the door—are the three fully furnished prefab houses, by Livinghomes and Ecofabulous; Sustain Mini-Homes; and Connect Homes, pictured here.

Quench Design, an exhibition showcasing designers from Queensland, Australia, won Best in Show.

Hard Goods's modern Muskoka chair won first place in the very competitive Furniture category.

Best Outdoor Product went to the G Pod.

Best New Product went to the Cabrio Wall Bed by CLEI, distributed by Resource Furniture.

Miele's "super booth" featured live kitchen demos on one half and their new upright vacuum on the other.

The ever-popular Murphy bed gets a mod update in the Cabrio Wall Bed by CLEI distributed by Resource Furniture .

The show floor as it looked Thursday, June 21, at about 3:00 p.m.

Two people take a break on Oyler Wu's screenplay installation.

The roving robot from Whiteyboard, a maker of paint you can draw on with whiteboard pens—a less dusty option to chalkboard-paint walls.

At the Dwell Materials Lab, show goers had the opportunity to touch, feel, and learn about common—and not so common—construction materials.

More from the Materials Lab.

Laguna Beach–based Cerno demonstrates their wall sconce/reading lamp combo.

More ceramics spotted on the show floor.

Wolf's Steam Oven won the top spot in the kitchen category. See it at booth #1235.

Over at booth #714, San Francisco's Urbio exhibited their magnetic vertical garden, which nabbed Best Accessory.

Noble Environmental Technologies wins for its post-consumer "cardboard" called ECOR.

An assortment of office chairs.

Two show goers recline in a G Pod by Mars Labs.

The winners of the 2011 Swiss Design Prize were shown in the U.S. for the first time at Dwell on Design. A pair of knitted vessels by Senior Design Factory caught the eye of these passersby.

Lighting by David Trubridge.

The Watch Out Pendant by Jason Bird of luxxbox shown in the Quench Design booth. The booth was a collaborative effort between six Australian designers and attracted hordes of visitors all weekend long.

More goodies from Quench Design, including a writing desk by Alexander Lotersztain for Derlot Editions and Björn Rust's GS-1 glass speakers at right.

Senior Editor Kelsey Keith moderates a panel on women and architecture, which sparked a lively discourse with members of the audience.

Last but not least: unusually sleek solar panels by Lumos, shown here as a shade structure/garage. They're super-efficient and surprisingly affordable—shown here sheltering a new electric car from Infiniti, Dwell on Design's presenting auto sponsor.

Designer Jason Wu collaborated with Brizo on this sleek matte black faucet.

The Art Center College for Design, based in Pasadena, packed its booth full of design goodies, from the heavily engineered (breathing mask, powder-coated steel stool for toddlers) to the organic (wooden lights, a pair of sandals flatcut from a piece of leather).

Another view of the award-winning Cricket Trailer on the Dwell on Design show floor.

The owners of Wallter, husband-wife team Max and Linda Geiser.

A modern riff on the classic Windsor chair, the Colt High Back by O&G Studio is made in Warren, Rhode Island. Seen here in black, it also comes in a poppy blue and yellow.

When it comes to grilling, Kalamazoo's Hybrid Fire Gril offers a lot of flexibility within its sturdy stainless-steel shell. You can opt for charcoal, gas, or a natural wood flame.

Architecture for Humanity's Cameron Sinclair signs copies of his book after his keynote address.

I moderated a panel talk with Nicola Stäubli (along with two other young Swiss who won 2011's Swiss Design Prize) and learned a lot about his "Reversible" chair prototype. It's made of metal tubing that can be re-assembled into two leg configurations, shown here in its lounge arrangement at left and its dining chair form at right. The fabric cover is removable, and as a product, it's simple and ingenious.