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A Model 78 side chair by Niels Otto Møller tucks into a custom desk in the master bedroom, a home base from which Friedlander works remotely. The brass pendant light is by Allied Maker.
A Model 78 side chair by Niels Otto Møller tucks into a custom desk in the master bedroom, a home base from which Friedlander works remotely. The brass pendant light is by Allied Maker.
Tom Givone's current weekend abode, nicknamed the Floating Farmhouse, is—so far—his capstone project, a synthesis of personal taste, material experimentation, and historically sensitive restoration: a living laboratory for how to bring the vernacular past into the present.
Tom Givone's current weekend abode, nicknamed the Floating Farmhouse, is—so far—his capstone project, a synthesis of personal taste, material experimentation, and historically sensitive restoration: a living laboratory for how to bring the vernacular past into the present.
Overhead cabinets now can be easily swung open for ease of access. The kitchens are priced at IKEA’s usual retails. A 10 by 10 foot kitchen fitted with Sektion cabinets will range from around $1,300 to $2,200, excluding appliances.
Overhead cabinets now can be easily swung open for ease of access. The kitchens are priced at IKEA’s usual retails. A 10 by 10 foot kitchen fitted with Sektion cabinets will range from around $1,300 to $2,200, excluding appliances.
Black and white kitchen tiles add visual interest to this stunning modern kitchen by IKEA.
Black and white kitchen tiles add visual interest to this stunning modern kitchen by IKEA.
Situated among the installations were two stages featuring continuing-education seminars and other design conversations, all led by Dwell editors.
Situated among the installations were two stages featuring continuing-education seminars and other design conversations, all led by Dwell editors.
A tiny outbuilding offers a cozy living space inside a simple shell.
A tiny outbuilding offers a cozy living space inside a simple shell.
As the facade of a Bates Masi-designed home in Water Mill, New York, rises from eight to 14 feet high, the mahogany planks subtly widen. “It was quite a demand to make of the contractor,” architect Paul Masi says. “But the design was so much about traveling through the site and weaving [the house] together with the deck.”
As the facade of a Bates Masi-designed home in Water Mill, New York, rises from eight to 14 feet high, the mahogany planks subtly widen. “It was quite a demand to make of the contractor,” architect Paul Masi says. “But the design was so much about traveling through the site and weaving [the house] together with the deck.”
Fed up with flashy, environmentally insensitive beach homes, architect Gerald Parsonson and his wife, Kate, designed a humble hideaway nestled behind sand dunes along the New Zealand coastline. Crafted in the image of a modest Kiwi bach, their 1,670-square-foot retreat consists of a group of small buildings clad in black-stained pine weatherboards and fiber-cement sheets.
Fed up with flashy, environmentally insensitive beach homes, architect Gerald Parsonson and his wife, Kate, designed a humble hideaway nestled behind sand dunes along the New Zealand coastline. Crafted in the image of a modest Kiwi bach, their 1,670-square-foot retreat consists of a group of small buildings clad in black-stained pine weatherboards and fiber-cement sheets.
The family spends summers and school vacations at the bach. New Zealand's relatively mild winters mean they use the house year-round.
The family spends summers and school vacations at the bach. New Zealand's relatively mild winters mean they use the house year-round.
Tanya Wexler and Amy Zimmerman linger in the breezeway designed to draw eyes, and footsteps, from the driveway through the house to the gently sloping backyard and swimming pool beyond.
Tanya Wexler and Amy Zimmerman linger in the breezeway designed to draw eyes, and footsteps, from the driveway through the house to the gently sloping backyard and swimming pool beyond.
The Lalo Outdoor Cinema is a new area on the showfloor at this year's Dwell on Design, centrally located next to the Airbnb Home and the Loll Beer Garden. The casual gathering zone will display ongoing screenings of terrific short architecture and design films, including Eames' Powers of Ten, as well as a short film on Lina Bo Bardi, and more.
The Lalo Outdoor Cinema is a new area on the showfloor at this year's Dwell on Design, centrally located next to the Airbnb Home and the Loll Beer Garden. The casual gathering zone will display ongoing screenings of terrific short architecture and design films, including Eames' Powers of Ten, as well as a short film on Lina Bo Bardi, and more.
Kayak in hand, Tom and Will make a break for the beach.
Kayak in hand, Tom and Will make a break for the beach.
NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 03: (L-R) Alexandra Lange, Galia Solomonoff, Marion Weiss, and Claire Weisz speak at the New York Magazine And Dwell Women In Design Panel Discussion on October 3, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Larry Busacca/Getty Images for New York Magazine)
NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 03: (L-R) Alexandra Lange, Galia Solomonoff, Marion Weiss, and Claire Weisz speak at the New York Magazine And Dwell Women In Design Panel Discussion on October 3, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Larry Busacca/Getty Images for New York Magazine)
NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 03: (L-R) Alexandra Lange, Galia Solomonoff, Marion Weiss, and Claire Weisz pose at the New York Magazine And Dwell Women In Design Panel Discussion on October 3, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Larry Busacca/Getty Images for New York Magazine)
NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 03: (L-R) Alexandra Lange, Galia Solomonoff, Marion Weiss, and Claire Weisz pose at the New York Magazine And Dwell Women In Design Panel Discussion on October 3, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Larry Busacca/Getty Images for New York Magazine)
NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 03: Guests attend the New York Magazine And Dwell Women In Design Panel Discussion on October 3, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Larry Busacca/Getty Images for New York Magazine)
NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 03: Guests attend the New York Magazine And Dwell Women In Design Panel Discussion on October 3, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Larry Busacca/Getty Images for New York Magazine)
NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 03: A general view of atmosphere at the New York Magazine And Dwell Women In Design Panel Discussion on October 3, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Larry Busacca/Getty Images for New York Magazine)
NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 03: A general view of atmosphere at the New York Magazine And Dwell Women In Design Panel Discussion on October 3, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Larry Busacca/Getty Images for New York Magazine)
A view across the display island to a breezeway betweent the house and the garage that Pacek and Roynon created as part of their home addition. They use the space for entertaining and food service when the weather cooperates.
A view across the display island to a breezeway betweent the house and the garage that Pacek and Roynon created as part of their home addition. They use the space for entertaining and food service when the weather cooperates.
A Lakeside Prefab in New Jersey A New Zealand expat and her son use their prefabricated lakeside New Jersey retreat as an outdoorsy counterpoint to city life. Photo by: Mark Mahaney Curious on what was popular last week? Click here!
A Lakeside Prefab in New Jersey A New Zealand expat and her son use their prefabricated lakeside New Jersey retreat as an outdoorsy counterpoint to city life. Photo by: Mark Mahaney Curious on what was popular last week? Click here!
IKEA chairs join a table from CB2; a Kawneer triple-sliding door opens to the family’s new ipe deck.
IKEA chairs join a table from CB2; a Kawneer triple-sliding door opens to the family’s new ipe deck.
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The Irwin pool house designed by Landis Gores in 1957 boasts a central room with high ceilings and an unobstructed view of the landscape. In 2005, the Town of New Canaan purchased the property and added exhibition spaces, as well as rooms for lectures and events. The small pavilion also houses an oversized, monumental brick fireplace design that divides the main space from the kitchen area.
The Irwin pool house designed by Landis Gores in 1957 boasts a central room with high ceilings and an unobstructed view of the landscape. In 2005, the Town of New Canaan purchased the property and added exhibition spaces, as well as rooms for lectures and events. The small pavilion also houses an oversized, monumental brick fireplace design that divides the main space from the kitchen area.
The exterior mixes pale gray wood on the vertical volume, and fiber cement and black brick on the horiztonal volume. The three trees in the front yard were maintained during the renovation process.
The exterior mixes pale gray wood on the vertical volume, and fiber cement and black brick on the horiztonal volume. The three trees in the front yard were maintained during the renovation process.
Using natural materials is one way of bringing nature indoors. Oiled white ash floors and ceilings, along with Italian poplar and Lawson cypress joinery, are found throughout architect Andrew Simpson’s 538-square-foot home outside Wellington, New Zealand.
Using natural materials is one way of bringing nature indoors. Oiled white ash floors and ceilings, along with Italian poplar and Lawson cypress joinery, are found throughout architect Andrew Simpson’s 538-square-foot home outside Wellington, New Zealand.
In the kitchen, the cabinetry is walnut veneer with a weathered finish applied by cabinetmaker David Rogers. “The process involved sanding and rubbing in stain as well as adding a clear finish,” project architect Eero Puurunen says.
In the kitchen, the cabinetry is walnut veneer with a weathered finish applied by cabinetmaker David Rogers. “The process involved sanding and rubbing in stain as well as adding a clear finish,” project architect Eero Puurunen says.
Induction cooktops, growing steadily in popularity due to their energy efficiency and speed, are part of the offering as well as as a selection of exhaust hoods.
Induction cooktops, growing steadily in popularity due to their energy efficiency and speed, are part of the offering as well as as a selection of exhaust hoods.
A 17-foot-tall freestanding play structure that designer Sharon Davis designed for her family in upstate New York can only be entered by climbing taut netting and entering through a trap door. Descending requires sliding down two structural-columns-turned-fire-poles.
A 17-foot-tall freestanding play structure that designer Sharon Davis designed for her family in upstate New York can only be entered by climbing taut netting and entering through a trap door. Descending requires sliding down two structural-columns-turned-fire-poles.
Much of the cooking and cleaning takes place at the rear counter, which is outfitted with an Evoke faucet by Kohler.
Much of the cooking and cleaning takes place at the rear counter, which is outfitted with an Evoke faucet by Kohler.
On Friday, October 10, join us for Meet the Architects at 82Mercer, where the minds behind the homes on Dwell's New York Home Tours will share their inspirations, challenges, and design solutions for the exceptional spaces showcased on this year's tour. This presentation is worth .1 AIA CEUs.
On Friday, October 10, join us for Meet the Architects at 82Mercer, where the minds behind the homes on Dwell's New York Home Tours will share their inspirations, challenges, and design solutions for the exceptional spaces showcased on this year's tour. This presentation is worth .1 AIA CEUs.
The wood-frame residence and studio are clad in vertical cedar siding—back then, a daring competitor to clapboard—instead of concrete to save costs. The effect is equally seamless, however: “If you drive by it fast enough,” Charles Gwathmey once said, “you still might mistake it for a concrete house.” Photo by Norman McGrath.
The wood-frame residence and studio are clad in vertical cedar siding—back then, a daring competitor to clapboard—instead of concrete to save costs. The effect is equally seamless, however: “If you drive by it fast enough,” Charles Gwathmey once said, “you still might mistake it for a concrete house.” Photo by Norman McGrath.
For the second year in a row, experts in landscape design offered free consultations as part of “The Landscape Designer Is In” program.
For the second year in a row, experts in landscape design offered free consultations as part of “The Landscape Designer Is In” program.
Architecture critic Paul Goldberger delivered the keynote conversation and signed copies of his newly published tome Building Art: The Life and Work of Frank Gehry.
Architecture critic Paul Goldberger delivered the keynote conversation and signed copies of his newly published tome Building Art: The Life and Work of Frank Gehry.
Attendees network in front of a digitally printed rug by Moooi.
Attendees network in front of a digitally printed rug by Moooi.
Photo by Francis Dzikowski
Photo by Francis Dzikowski
Photo by Elizabeth Felicella
Photo by Elizabeth Felicella
Andrew Tarlow spoke at length on what it took to get this hotel up and running. "No one thought people would actually come here, and stay here," he says of the hotel.
Andrew Tarlow spoke at length on what it took to get this hotel up and running. "No one thought people would actually come here, and stay here," he says of the hotel.

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