Classic Modernist House in Portland Inspires a Lighting and Furniture Line
Rejuvenation's new collection takes cues from John Yeon's 1937 Aubrey Watzek House.
Sebastian Mariscal's Wood Architecture
We interviewed architect Sebastian Mariscal on his thoughtful, textured approach to designing with wood, for our 2014 Materials...
An Atypical Tree House
When a 40-year-old pine tree fell over at the rear of a Brentwood estate in Los Angeles a few years back, its owner, an art lover...
Must-See Modern Beach Houses on Fire Island Tour
A sneak preview of the modern house tours coming to Fire Island this summer, including the work of architects Horace Gifford,...
A Gut Renovation Transforms a Tiny Manhattan Apartment
A 400-square-foot Upper East Side apartment gets a new look.
Not Ready For a Prefab House? How About a Prefab Kitchen.
Kitchen systems are a lot like prefab housing: they're designed to be modular but they're endlessly customizable—not that that's...
15 Modern Summer Rentals
Plan your summer getaways with our picks for Airbnb rentals with great design.
Hide and Sleep
With the classic Murphy bed as muse, Japanese architect Toshihiko Suzuki transformed a standard Airstream into a versatile small...
Bosch Brings Refined European Design to the Kitchen
Steeped in the principles of Bauhaus, Bosch kitchen appliances prize functionality without sacrificing beauty.
Everything About This Vacation Home in Israel is a Little Crazy
Everything about this vacation home is little crazy. For starters, there’s the location. It’s in Israel. In northern Galilee.
Designer, Critic, and Architect Alessandro Mendini Dies at 87
Alessandro Mendini, a key figure in Italian postmodernism and co-founder of​ Studio Alchimia, died February 18, 2018, at the age...
Railroad Revival
It isn't often that your eight-year-old son helps you decide on an architect, but that is how homeowners Connie DeWitt and Kam...
Brand-New Secondhand
Fifteen minutes from downtown Seattle, architects Annie Han and Daniel Mihalyo transformed the neighborhood dump—a lot that had...
Family Home Renovation in Brooklyn
For most homeowners, the goal of renovating is to transform an existing space into an idealized domicile.
The Family Tree
For this San Diego family, the phrase "putting down roots" has taken on a whole new meaning.
Shelf Life
Though he appears to live alone, this graphically inclined Parisian commissioned an apartment that deftly houses his many...
A Suspended Living Room Floats Like an Air Ship
Pieter Weijnen’s brand of maritime modernism brings a touch of magic to Amsterdam’s Steigereiland, where the architect built his...
Opdahl Remastered
Case Study architect Edward Killingsworth’s masterpiece, the 1957 Opdahl House, fell into ruin, but thanks to a musician with a...
International Beer Day
Today is International Beer Day (for those 21 and up, of course).
Botanical Garden Pavilion
When Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans in 2005, architect and University of Kentucky lecturer Mike McKay felt the pull to go down...
Touring India
India is a country filled with rich colors and diverse patterns. Visual overload is precisely how many would describe the country.
A Nomadic Future for the Walking House
From gypsies to migrant workers to families in RVs, nomadism has been a constant societal fringe condition throughout the course...
Gio Ponti's Parco dei Principi Hotel
With the opening of the Royalton Hotel in 1988, Phillippe Starck ushered in the new age of boutique design hotels.
Hollywood Renovation: Week 7
In this exclusive series for Dwell.com, Linda Taalman of Taalman Koch Architecture tracks the hands-on renovation of her and ...
LA Tech-Habitat Home
Building for a client with specific desires can be difficult, but designing for one with few programming preferences can often be...
Bedroom Addition in Seattle
Growing families can quickly outgrow the homes purchased when the couple was just a twosome.
Product Spotlight: 2of2 goods
We're smitten with the delightful world brother/sister designers, Dan and Meredith Dundin, have created with their company 2of2...
Hyundai Ride and Drive
Recently Dwell partnered with the Hyundai Sonata Uncensored campaign, an interactive, traveling exhibit designed to welcome...
Los Angeles Architecture Top 40
Los Angeles is a diverse city filled with green space, urban space and all different kinds of people, incomes and tastes.
Ron Arad: No Discipline Preview
Israeli-born British designer and architect Ron Arad has made a name for himself pushing the boundaries of forms and materials,...
Milan Design Week: Day Three
Our editors share snapshots of some of their best finds from their third day at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile.
The Guggenheim Fills the Void
Since it opened in New York City in 1959, Frank Lloyd Wright's Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum has captivated the world--and its...
Urban Sprawl, Squared
The Places We Live is a new book of extraordinary photographs by Norwegian photographer Jonas Bendiksen, documenting the teeming...
Noe Valley Renovation
It's rare that in a resident-architect collaboration, the resident picks the more dramatic design scheme than the architect.
Vespa Revamped
While probably not ideal for rainy climes, Portuguese carpenter/designer Carlos Alberto built a Vespa that could be reason enough...
Dwell on Design Editors' Picks
Highlights from the products, furniture, and lighting at Dwell on Design 2013, handpicked by Dwell editors.

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