The Week in Review: 7 Great Reads You May Have Missed

The Week in Review: 7 Great Reads You May Have Missed

As Friday winds down and we await the three day-weekend with bated breath, take a few moments to enjoy the best of Dwell.com from this week. Here are seven great stories you may have missed.

H&M Debuts Line of Bike-Friendly Clothes
Swedish clothing mega brand H&M just announced a new apparel line tailored to cyclists. Designed in collaboration with London's Brick Lane Bikes, the collection includes jackets, pants, t-shirts, blazers, button-downs, and shorts. Pieces are tailored to fit the needs of cyclists—meaning longer jackets, taped seams, and vents—and feature water-repellent and breathable materials.

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This eye-catching villa in the Netherlands, designed by Next Architects, proves that you can go big and go home as well. While some homes feature hints of color, the Villa van Vijven structure garners well-deserved attention thanks to its warm orange facade that is meant to mimic the tiled rooftops of Holland’s country buildings. The orange of the exterior also carries over into the communal entrance beneath the building, offset by natural elements such as stones adjacent to the entryway.

6 Clever Structures People Call Home
From tents to trailers, we take a look at six homes that push the boundaries of traditional architecture.

Cliff Hangers
From a home with an expansive coastal view to a home set steeply amidst dappled maple canopies, these and more houses are built to withstand the elements. Take a look at these five residences perched where land ends and sea begins.

Pouf! 6 Instant Extra Seating Ideas
Not to be mistaken for its sister, the stool, poufs come completely covered in cloth with no visible legs. Click to view our six picks of cushioned comfort fit for all.

Furniture Design Series: The Coffee Table
For the third installment in our table design series, we focus on the hardworking coffee table—the center of everything from meals to mail to books to tired feet. Here are eight of our favorite coffee tables that are sure to live up to their serious furniture responsibility.

Murphy's Law
The folding Murphy Bed has been a go-to fixture in small living areas across the globe. Here we view five fold-down finds sourced from the Dwell archives.

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