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• Austin's Casis Elementary School Teaching Garden

  

  Architect Burton Baldridge donated his services to Casis Elementary, his daughter’s large public school in Austin, Texas, to design and build an outdoor... Read more

  Posted on 27 February 2014 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• Heatherwick Studio at Design Indaba

  

  Each year in Cape Town, creatives of all types—architects, chefs, musicians, techies—gather for Design Indaba and its intense program of energizing talks and... Read more

  Posted on 27 February 2014 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• A Green Table Lamp Grown from Mushrooms

  

  Brooklyn designer Danielle Trofe’s new Mush-Lume lamp is made from biodegradable mushroom material. Slideshow Created from living, organic material, Danielle... Read more

  Posted on 27 February 2014 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• Preview: Shigeru Ban's First Permanent U.S. Museum

  

  Shigeru Ban calls the Aspen Art Museum, which is expected to be completed this summer, "my great step forward in my career as an architect." Dwell caught up wit... Read more

  Posted on 27 February 2014 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• Jonathan Adler and Simon Doonan's Shelter Island Vacation Home

  

  Published as: Top Grades For design mavericks Jonathan Adler and Simon Doonan, a challenging site that slopes toward the sea yields a unique opportunity to... Read more

  Posted on 26 February 2014 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• You Put a Hex Around Me: An Estonian Designer’s Geometric Cabin

  

  Designer-inventor Jaanus Orgusaar’s modular, hexagonal housing concept creates space in geometric patterns. Slideshow Jaanus Orgusaar's NOA cabin in the... Read more

  Posted on 26 February 2014 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• Young Designers Make an Impression at Design Indaba

  

  Thomas Heatherwick stole the show at the first day of the Design Indaba conference in Cape Town, South Africa, on Wednesday when he unveiled his plans to... Read more

  Posted on 26 February 2014 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• 7 Eco-Friendly Tile Designs for Spring

  

  With spring just around the corner, fresh green and eco-friendly tiles welcome the season, offering energy to any kitchen or bathroom space. Read more

  Posted on 26 February 2014 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• Want the Perfect Chair? Print It

  

  Berlin-based BigRep wants to make your next piece of furniture on a 3D printer. When employees of the company attended the 3D Printshow in New York earlier... Read more

  Posted on 26 February 2014 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• Future Shock: Guggenheim’s Gorgeous Retrospective on Futurism

  

  Championing a radical and utopian vision, the artists profiled in the Guggenheim’s new exhibit Italian Futurism, 1909–1944: Reconstructing the Universe brought... Read more

  Posted on 25 February 2014 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• Design Icon: Isamu Noguchi

  

  One of the most idiosyncratic artists of the 20th century, Japanese-American designer and sculptor Isamu Noguchi fashioned a future of organic shapes and clean... Read more

  Posted on 25 February 2014 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• Design Icon: Charlotte Perriand

  

  Many innovators helped usher in the Modernist movement, but French architect, furniture maker, and interior designer Charlotte Perriand turned lofty ideals... Read more

  Posted on 25 February 2014 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• Hotels We Love: El Cosmico Hotel in Marfa, Texas

  

  Offering herbal workshops, and playing host to the Trans-Pecos festival, El Cosmico is a hotel that's engaged with the community. Read more

  Posted on 25 February 2014 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• Honeycombers' Design-Forward Solution to a Pesky Problem

  

  With Honeycombers, a salon in Menlo Park, California, designer Nicole Hollis thoughtfully deploys modern touches to create a warm, welcoming environment for a... Read more

  Posted on 24 February 2014 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• Design Travel Guide: Cape Town, South Africa

  

  Taking the reigns as 2014’s Design Capital of The Year, Cape Town is happening. Between Design Indaba and a host of local designers, artisans, and architects,... Read more

  Posted on 24 February 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Design Icon: Oscar Niemeyer

  

  A look back at the iconic modernist buildings designed by legendary Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer. Slideshow Pampulha Architectural Complex Belo... Read more

  Posted on 24 February 2014 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• Dwell Media and Volvo Cars Bring The Future of Mobility to Palm Springs Modernis...

  

  On Sunday, February 16, Dwell Media and Swedish luxury automobile manufacturer Volvo activated a day of innovation to explore the Future of Mobility at Modernis... Read more

  Posted on 24 February 2014 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• Solid Conference: Hardware and the Networked Home

  

  Networking technology and internet-powered apps mean interior design and architecture are about to become more personal. But with this technological shift,... Read more

  Posted on 24 February 2014 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• Coffee Break: Peet’s Chestnut Street, San Francisco

  

  Bay Area coffee company Peet’s recently unveiled a new design for its San Francisco, California, flagship store. Located in an 80-year-old art deco building, th... Read more

  Posted on 21 February 2014 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• 7 Modern Architects at Home

  

  Salone del Mobile previews its 2014 special exhibition—Where Architects Live—with a sneak peek into the personal living spaces of Zaha Hadid, David Chipperfield... Read more

  Posted on 21 February 2014 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN