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A Young Couple Enliven a Viennese Apartment With Vivid Tile and Clever Cabinetry
It was no small feat to hoist 6,000 pounds of zellige into this rooftop home—but the result was worth the lift.
Design Icon: 8 Buildings by Hans Hollein
The late, Pritzker-winning Viennese architect was a key proponent of postmodernism.
An Underground Speakeasy in Vienna Is Turned Into a Chic Cocktail Lounge
During the renovation of a heritage building from the late-18th century in Vienna, a former speakeasy is uncovered and...
Ask an Expert: How Do I Make My Home More Energy-Efficient?
Three eco-conscious designers share simple ways to boost your home's energy efficiency.
The Penthouse Has Landed
In Vienna, a dazzling penthouse by Delugan Meissl has boldly inserted itself between traditional rooftops of the city’s Wieden...
Shape-Shifting Architecture: 10 Buildings That Move or Change Form
In the design world, there's been a lot of interesting talk about “smart” architecture lately—particularly what's involved in...
The Fruit Bowl Manifesto
The introduction to Dwell’s debut issue in October 2000 articulates our vision of what great design should be.
Phoning Home
I've been in Norway for the last week, and though I've seen all sorts of top drawer design, from the clever houses by Jarmund...
Dwell Reflects on Frank Lloyd Wright in Honor of the 150th Anniversary of His Birth
It's no secret that Frank Lloyd Wright has received his fair share of coverage over the years at Dwell—and rightfully so,...
My Dad, Richard Neutra, Through the Lens of a Landmark Psychological Study
The legendary architect’s youngest son examines his father’s internal architecture, weighing the findings from a 1958 UC Berkeley...
Q&A: How “Beginners” Depicted the L.A. of Richard Neutra, Deco Hotels, and Spanish Bungalows
Writer/director Mike Mills and starring actor Ewan McGregor discuss how the 2011 film incorporated modernist designs like...
This Kinetic Installation Is a Meditation on Time
Viennese design studio mischer’traxler created the Isochrone installation during an artist residency in the Austrian countryside.
Seeking $5.8M, This Topsy-Turvy Venice Beach Home Will Make Your Head Spin
The Tectonic House is the first project built by famed firm Coop Himmelblau in the United States.
A New York Shop with Austrian Design Sensibility
Two Viennese expats open a New York City shop stocked with furniture, lighting, and accessories from their home country and...
Iconic Perspectives: Richard Neutra's VDL Studio & Residences
When we were first welcomed into the Neutra VDL Studio and Residences in the L.A. neighborhood of Silver Lake, one of the first...
An Introduction to Restaurant Design
Eating has always been a sociable event, from primitive campfire cooking to reclining on lectuli at lavish Greek and Roman...
Monobloc Blues
The secret history of a plastic classic that doesn’t sit quite right.
Retrofitting for Sustainability
I'm writing this a few hours away from the opening of Viennese architect Susanne Zottl's new exhibition at SCI-Arc, A Styrofoam...
From the Archive: What It’s Like to Live in a Neutra—Two of Them
Historian Thomas S. Hines didn’t just write the seminal monograph of Richard Neutra’s work, he called the architect’s modernist...
15 Fresh Ideas for Replacing Your White Kitchen Cabinets
Rethink the white kitchen and consider these colorful, modern options instead.

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