“Design is so simple. That’s why it’s so complicated.” –Paul Rand

Emerging Voices Lecture Series: dlandstudio & MASS Design Group
Last Thursday, the Architectural League hosted the second in a series of lectures from the recipients of the 2013 Emerging Voices...
Emerging Voices Lecture Series: DIGSAU & Ogrydziak Prillinger Architects
Last Thursday the Architectural League hosted the third in a series of lectures from the recipients of the 2013 Emerging Voices...
Emerging Voices Lecture Series: graciastudio & SO – IL
Last Thursday, the Architectural League hosted the first in a series of lectures from the recipients of the 2013 Emerging Voices...
Albina Yard—Pioneering the Future of Sustainable Mass Timber Construction
Although talk of taxing Canadian lumber brought into the United States may be one reason Americans are moving towards sourcing...
Emerging Voices Lecture Series: cao | perrot Studios & PRODUCTORA
Last Thursday, the Architectural League hosted the final lecture in a series featuring the recipients of the 2013 Emerging Voices...
Emerging Pathways for Up-and-Coming Designers
Discover fairs, programs, and fellowships geared for young designers to gain visibility and experience.
A Day in the Life of a Smart-Home Voice Assistant
We asked three super-users to share their voice histories.
Dwell 24: The Best Emerging Designers of 2019
Welcome to our annual presentation of the 24 designers who need to be on your radar now.
Chinese design firm Hallucinate created a futuristic office for Maike Group
Chinese design firm Hallucinate created a futuristic office for Maike Group, one of the country’s top suppliers and traders of...
This Blackened Timber House Triumphantly Emerges After a Fire
A modern dwelling replaces a fallen farmhouse.
Snøhetta Designs the Interiors of Barr, the Noma Group’s New Copenhagen Restaurant
Chefs Thorsten Schmidt and René Redzepi want to be clear—their new concept restaurant Barr is not just another Nordic...
636 Waverley by Hayes Group Architects
This mixed-use building in Silicon Valley gracefully encompasses both work and play.
The Power of Design
Preview the Editor’s Letter from our January/February issue, written by Dwell founder and CEO Lara Deam.
Visionary Design
Read the Editor’s Letter from our upcoming November/December edition and look for the issue on newsstands in the first week of...
This Group Is Reimagining the Future of Boutique Hotels
Chicago–based Aparium Hotel Group is investing in communities and celebrating local heritage, one vibrantly reimagined building...
Groundbreaking Design
It has been nearly half a decade, but the Dwell Home II is back! Construction began this winter in the hills outside Los Angeles,...
Design the Future
Read the Editor’s Letter from our upcoming September/October edition and look for the issue on newsstands in the first week of...
Somerville Library Design Lectures
A night out at the local library, especially for a Friends of the Library talk, never sounded so good as when James Fox took over...
A Jagged Concrete Home Emerges From Its Rocky Landscape in Portugal
Crafted as a “humanized cave,” a contemporary concrete home in Leiria combines live, work, and play for a young family.
Anna Carnick's Design Voices
In her new e-book, Design Voices, Anna Carnick puts eight designers—Milton Glaser, Massimo Vignelli, Stefan Sagmeister, Giulio...
A Cork-Covered Retreat in South Africa Is Built Using Mass Timber
Architect Paul Elliott erects an eco-friendly home on family property, implementing sustainable materials and Japanese...
Creatives of the Bay Area Series: Charles de Lisle
We’re excited to announce that we’ll be showcasing several homes of creative individuals we admire in the Bay Area—and we’re...
Designed In-House
Mill Valley, California, might not be a hotbed of modernism, but it was here, ten years ago, that Dwell came into the world...
Webcast: Design for Emerging Markets
If you have an interest in humanitarian design and product development, you'll want to tune in this Thursday, October 29, to a...
An Emerging Architect Turns a Victorian Terrace House Into a Lush Inner-City Oasis
This luminous Melbourne home makes the most of a tight floor plan on a small, inner-city site.
Ondo by MAMM DESIGN
Ondo is a minimal house located in Tokyo, Japan, designed by MAMM DESIGN.
What if Green Design Were Just Good Design?
A sci-fi author and design critic opines on the failures of eco-design—and offers an alternative to the alternative.
An 18th-Century Portuguese Home Morphs Into a Series of Colorful Apartments
Each unit is layered with a mix of eye-catching details, including patterned mosaics and a moody mermaid painting on the bathroom...
Meet the Emerging Designer and Developer Who’s Making Durham, North Carolina, Modern
Alicia Hylton-Daniel went back to school for interior design and is on a quest to enhance neighborhoods rather than to maximize...
Good Design Lecture at Bulthaup Miami
I’ll be giving a talk on Wednesday, December 3rd, at the Bulthaup showroom in Miami as part of a Dwell event amidst all the...
10 Ways to Use Color to Transform a Room
Color has a unique way of transforming a space when used creatively to draw attention or capture a mood.
Creatives of the Bay Area Series: Evan Shively and Madeleine Fitzpatrick
Bursting with creativity in the hills of West Marin, California, is the home of Evan Shively and Madeleine Fitzpatrick, where...
The Meditative Pastime of Rock Collecting Inspires an Artful Lighting Series
Modeled after ocean-tumbled rocks, the smooth forms of these sustainably made lamps will make you want to pick them up and take...
Idyllic Home Designed for an Artist
In the remote San Juan Islands, an artist and an architect collaborate on a modern residence dedicated to creative pursuits.
A New Eco-Friendly Home Emerges From a Tired Structure on Long Island’s Wetlands
Josh Manes Architecture imagines protruding and receding volumes to maximize solar energy and frame 360-degree views.
Designed to Handle the Heat and More
A thoroughly modern house in Baton Rouge owes its sleek and sustainable form to its vernacular roots.

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