Airbnb Cancels the Great Wall of China Contest
The Beijing Yanqing Cultural Commission puts a halt to Airbnb's plans to host guests in an ancient watchtower on the Great Wall...
Do You Have the Next Amazing Airbnb Listing? Enter Our Contest Now
Announcing the Undiscovered Airbnb contest: Dwell is looking the world over for the next great stay.
The Youngest Guns Contest
Once again, we're jostling our way into the hallowed halls of academia to ask for images of student-created work.
Sorapot Art Contest
The Sorapot by designer Joey Roth is a particularly beautiful teapot that has stirred up the design world (including Dwell, as a...
Inhabitat Contest: Enter Now!
Inhabitat is now hosting their second annual Spring Greening Contest, and you've only got three more days to get in on it.
DawnTown Miami Contest Winners
In a world of hypothetical architecture contests and imagined landscapes, one does thrill at the possibility that all these deft...
Dwell's Sweetest Contest Ever
Hey Dwell readers: Remember Coolhaus? They're the new architect-owned ice cream truck that's been driving around LA from sweet...
Inhabitat Spring Greening Contest
Whether or not you regard spring as an opportunity for spring cleaning, Inhabitat encourages you to do some spring greening, with...
Winner: Coolcapitals Cool Case Contest
This was a tough one! After much deliberation, our judges are excited to announce the grand-prize winner of the Coolcapitals Cool...
Live/Work Design Contest WInner
Dwell and Design Within Reach (DWR) proudly announced the winner of their Live/Work Design Contest at the 7th Annual Dwell on...
Bill Gates Announces Condom Design Contest
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is offering $100,000 to the designer who creates a condom that's more pleasurable to...
Contest Spotlights Four Innovative Sustainable Building Materials
The first annual Cradle to Cradle Product Innovation Challenge heralds four innovative, sustainable building materials.
Announcing the Love What You Do Contest Finalists
The votes are in! With your help, we have selected five finalists chosen from over 900 entries.
Here’s Your Once-in-a-Lifetime Chance to Spend a Night in the Louvre
On April 30, the lucky winner of an Airbnb contest and their guest will spend the night with Mona Lisa in the world-famous Musée...
Chicago Is Running a Design Contest to Create Infill Housing—Here’s a First Look at Submissions
Firms participating in the city’s Come Home Initiative, an effort to encourage much-needed development, are sharing these...
We’re Off to See the Waltons
FORMAT, a new music and arts festival, is the latest effort by the country's richest family to remake Northwest Arkansas in...
The World’s First High School Built Around a Skate Park Is in Malmö, Sweden
Bryggeriets Gymnasium offers courses in kickflips and bluntslides as part of its curriculum.
Project Room’s Winning Streetlight Design Beckons a Brighter Future for Los Angeles
The L.A.-based collective brings the city its first new streetlight design in more than 60 years.
Blu Dot’s Giving Away an Ultra Greasy ’72 El Camino Loaded With $10K of Goodies
For those that like to go fast, Blu Dot's Modern Heist contest features an American classic brimming with swag.
8 New Spire Designs That Could Crown the Notre Dame Cathedral
Check out what architects have dreamed up—then send us your designs with #dwellspire.
Dwell 24: Hanna Anonen
Since graduating in 2013 with a master's from Aalto University in applied art and design, Hanna Anonen, 29, has worked with...
These Winning Low-Rise Designs Are a Blueprint for Better Housing—and Better Living—in Los Angeles
The City of Los Angeles has announced the winners of its latest design contest, which crowdsourced innovative housing solutions...
These 7 Timber Homes Remind Us That Wood Knows No Bounds
Wood is one of the world’s oldest building materials—but as these contemporary homes show, there’s still room to grow.
Modern World Awards: Vote Now
This year at Dwell on Design we're awarding our first ever Modern World Awards to the designs that move, inspire, and elate us....
You Can Finally Buy an Ecocapsule Micro Home in the U.S.
The tiny pod home can harvest all of its own energy and water—and it just officially launched in Times Square during NYCxDesign.
Designer Doghouses Are Real—and Now You Can Win One
In celebration of National Dog Day on August 26, five modern doghouses are up for auction—and proceeds will benefit the ASPCA and...
Bird-Watchers Will Be Flying High Once This Stunning Tower Is Complete
The winning entry for a bird observational tower in Latvia sets a new bar for how these structures can be built.
A View To A Hill
Seven floors up, in an unassuming office building just shy of Chinatown, Dwell's San Francisco headquarters look out over the...
A New Home for More Than 49,000 Bauhaus Works Opens in Dessau
The Bauhaus Museum Dessau opens with thousands of never-before-displayed works.
Small Space Living by LifeEdited
For aesthetically beautiful minimalist, modern, and sleek design, less really can be more.

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