by Diana BuddsWrap up the week with our collection of design, architecture, music, and literature finds.
by Olivia MartinWallpaper often comes with negative connotations of frenetic patterns and faded fruit borders, but a new wave of wallpaper design offers modern alternatives to plain paint and plaster...
by Kelsey KeithFrom the glossy and the tactile to the litigous, Dwells June issue (on newsstands now) covers every facet of interior design, including a piece that addresses the touchy subject of kno...
by Jaime GillinA major perk of reporting the story "John Lautners Desert Rose" for our June 2012 issue? Actually spending a night at the Hotel Lautner in Desert Hot Springs, California, which...
by Jenny WuJenny Wu, a partner at Oyler Wu Collaborative, documents the process from design through fabrication of their latest installation, Screenplay, to be featured at the upcoming Dwell on Desig...
by Diana BuddsThough there are hundreds of exhibitors at the International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF), a select few were called out for their exceptional wares by a panel of judges who name t...
by Aaron BrittIn this installment of Three Buildings, we put our standard question—which three buildings have changed the way you think about design—to Mitchell Joachim of Terreform ONE. ...
by Jaime GillinWhether our recent essay "The Real Cost of Rip-Offs" got you thinking about the dark side of the knockoff industry—or left you unfazed and unconvinced—wed like to c...
by Diana BuddsOur June 2012 issue (on newsstands now!) emphazises stunningly designed and thoughtfully crafted interiors, but we think exteriors deserve equal acclaim. Each of the faces of the featur...
by Kim DerbyWhat has been dubbed the "Rapson Revival" began with the reintroduction of Ralph Rapson’s mid-century modern Rapid Rocker. First manufactured in the 1940s by Knoll, the clas...
by Abigail DoanTerrariums that defy gravity and cultivate offshoots of the unpredictable are what Lítills latest project at Direktorenhaus in Berlin, Jette and Fabrik, is all about.
by Rico GaglianoWhy the clean, sophisticated interior of this Hollywood bungalow needed nothing so much as a man’s touch.
by Alyn GriffithsIn southwest England, interior designer and avid furniture collector Kathryn Tyler built her home around the vintage pieces she’d amassed over a decade.
by Jaime GillinTwo Los Angeles designers resuscitate a down-at-the-heel John Lautner building—and give architecture fans a chance to spend the night in a mid-century gem.
by Sara OstWrap up the week with our roundup of architecture, art, and design finds.
by Diana BuddsSpanish rug design maven Nani Marquina is known for her emphasis on handcrafted wares, commitment to fair trade practices and sustainable development, and for bringing a distinctive and...
by Aaron BrittA new San Francisco-based lecture series, Design Assembly, kicked off Wednesday with a talk from one of the dons of contemporary furniture, Giulio Cappellini. He spoke to a full crowd o...
by Jaime GillinIn researching the much-discussed essay "The Real Cost of Rip-Offs" for Dwells June 2012 issue (on newsstands now), many design luminaries shared their perspectives on the subj...
by Aaron BrittSo often the architectural press gets caught up in the look of a place without considering how it might also feel. The team at William Kaven Architecture seeks to rectify that with a ne...
by Kelsey KeithEach spring, New York Design Week gets bigger and better thanks in part to an ever-expanding roster at ICFF (more on that here) as well as the dedication of several local organizations...
by Zahid SardarThe internationally acclaimed designer Jaime Hayon takes us on a personal tour of his newly renovated home in Valencia, Spain, offering decorating tips along the way.
by Shonquis MorenoIn 1940, architect Franco Albini made a single model of his ship’s rigging-like Veliero bookcase for his Milan home—where it eventually collapsed. Sixty-six years later,...
by Kelsey KeithThis week were digging deep into our favorites objets de design spotted at the 2012 International Contemporary Furniture Fair in New York, from satellite events to the show floor at Ja...
by Diana BuddsCreative projects get a leg up and their word out at gatherings that serve donations with a side of social capital. Move over, Kickstarter. Across the country, philanthropy is getting p...
by Jaime GillinKnockoff furnishings may be cheap, but for the design industry, they come with a heavy price.
by Sara Dierck"Reinvention; Writing History in Aluminum" showcases a collaborative exhibition of New Yorks AM with Neal Feay Studio of Santa Barbara, Calif. during the International Contempor...
by Amanda Dameron, Diana BuddsEverywhere we looked on the show floor of ICFF, we saw our own faces reflected back. Brass, copper, gold and other shiny metallics seemed to swathe or pepper most surfac...
by Jane SzitaWhile still studying architecture at Eindhoven University, Servie Boetzkes and Jeroen Helder landed a commission through “friends of friends” to build a home in a suburb of A...
by Diana BuddsTwo products we really loved from the ICFF show floor came courtesy of Londoners Dan Black and Martin Blum: Thermo Pot and Eau Good. The former merges practicality and aesthetics in a s...
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