How do you squeeze maximum functionality out of minimal space? Rosa and Robert Garneau make it happen with multipurpose...

This week in Milan, designers from around the world are showcasing their latest work at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile,...

On a walk through Ligne Roset’s factory near Lyon, France, we track the multitude of steps, hands, and hours required to craft...

When Svetlin Krastev and Dessi Nikolova had their second child, they saw two options: Go broke buying a bigger apartment, or...

Don’t be fooled by his mellow, self-effacing demeanor: Architect Thomas Phifer is a master of his craft, designing daylit,...

Stephen Shoup is the kind of person to see potential in things that others might miss.

Henrybuilt and Viola Park rank high on our list of great, modern kitchen systems (a list that includes the likes of Snaidero,...

Two hours later, revivified by a pair of conga players’ exuberant performance on the 2 train, I hustle out at the corner of Third...

Ceramic artist Michael Wisner learned much of his craft from Juan Quezada, the self-invented Mexican master who rediscovered...

Twenty-nine years after Robert Moses’s death, the mixed legacy of New York’s über–urban planner remains inescapable.

Among the vintage interior design trends, the mid-century modern designs of the 1950s are holding fast.

A few months into living in a new apartment, it's become clear that I'm one lamp shy of a fully-lit living room.

In its simplest version, QuaDror looks like a child's wooden puzzle.

In this exclusive series for Dwell.com, Linda Taalman of Taalman Koch Architecture tracks the hands-on renovation of her and ...

In the latest installment of Three Buildings, a semi-regular series where I ask people from all over the creative spectrum to...

If you're ever in Pittsburgh, you must swing by Conflict Kitchen for lunch—as I wrote in the December/January issue (and online...

The 84-block trip south to Times Square is surprisingly speedy.

While my appreciation of New York’s 24-7 public transit system remains immeasurable, I am pleased, as day two begins, to catch a...

Last week, I attended "Public Eateries: A Conversation on Designing Restaurants in the Era of Food," an event with a slightly...

Holly Hotchner knows New York.

Like many white people of a certain age, I first visited Harlem by mistake.

"Hedonistic Sustainability," scenes from New York Fashion Week, an homage to Gene Kelly, Magda Biernat's images of a...

In our latest Backstory series, Seattleite Lou Maxon recounts the thrills and trials of ditching the suburbs, buying property,...

Everything must go: Bidding for discounted desks, kitchen equipment, and a piece of notorious tech history starts at 50 bucks.

Every Friday Dwell's editors, designers, and interns share a handful of their favorite blogs, videos, photographs, and stories...

I used to think that being a professional namer, you know, a guy who dreams up names for stuff like products, racehorses,...

Check out what architects have dreamed up—then send us your designs with #dwellspire.

A software engineer outfits his tiny apartment with flexible design ideas.

Renowned Filipino designer Kenneth Cobonpue has joined forces with Disney in his new deep-space furniture collection.

The red, white, and blue Juneteenth flag commemorates the end of slavery in the U.S., which came over two years after the...

Kykuit, the Rockefeller estate in Pocantico Hills, New York, hearkens from the days of robber barons and captains of industry.

British maverick and architect Will Alsop passes away, Elon Musk plans to make bricks for affordable housing, Good Things...

In Denmark, where it’s gray and rainy 179 days a year, hygge is knitted into the fabric of life.

Here are the design headlines you need to know, including Kanye West announcing his plans for the Yeezy brand to establish an...