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• 5 Gigantic Bookshelves and Cases

  

  At an artist's home in the San Juan Islands, a wall of custom bookshelves stretches the length of the entire living area.  Photo by Eirik Johnson. Read more

  Posted on 22 June 2015 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• House of the Week: Floating Home in Copenhagen is a Modernist Dream

  

  Lisbeth Juul and Laust Nørgaard drew upon their years of experience living on the water to design and build an 860-square-foot floating home in Copenhagen... Read more

  Posted on 22 June 2015 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• Meet the Faces Behind Our Outdoor Issue

  

  A longtime Dwell contributor who grew up near the sea and now lives in London, Iain Aitch covers the point where art, architecture, and people meet. Read more

  Posted on 21 June 2015 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• A Peaceful Plaza Basks Beneath This Giant, Futuristic Oculus

  A verdant plaza below a cantilevered structure serves as a natural acoustic insulator. The plaza between two wings of the Millennium Science Complex by Rafae... Read more

  Posted on 21 June 2015 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• A Renovation Elevates This Humble Ranch Among Its Iconic Midcentury Neighbors

  

  As the author of Crestwood Hills: The Chronicle of a Modern Utopia, Cory Buckner was the ideal architect to transform a nondescript ranch nearby the... Read more

  Posted on 21 June 2015 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• By Raising a Level and Getting a New Roof, a Basic Bungalow Becomes a Modern Gem

  

  Stephen Waddell and Isabel Kunigk worked with architect D’Arcy Jones to breathe new life into their “dank old” structure. The couple chose to sacrifice square... Read more

  Posted on 20 June 2015 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• Instagram Account We Love: The Best of Midcentury Design Icon Alexander Girard

  

  Conversation pit at the Miller House in Columbis, Indiana, a national historic landmark. Interior architectural design and curation by Alexander Girard in... Read more

  Posted on 20 June 2015 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• Editor's Picks: 8 Leading Examples of Outdoor Design

  

  Over the course of the last few decades, award-winning landscape architect Andrea Cochran has emerged as the one of the most important players on the West Coast... Read more

  Posted on 20 June 2015 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• 6 Ways to Use Gold Accents in the Kitchen

  

  The Mandayam–Vohra family's Brooklyn kitchen is highlighted by a gold hood that complements Workstead’s signature three-arm chandelier, shown here in its... Read more

  Posted on 20 June 2015 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• 8 Delightfully Modern Foyers

  

  A minimalist approach to design can make spaces feel thoughtful, bright, and more spacious than they really are—qualities that become apparent upon entry into... Read more

  Posted on 19 June 2015 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• 7 Inspiring Staircases

  

  This modern staircase in a Connecticut vacation home features ash risers on a single stringer. "It was a great opportunity with the [adjacent] massive window... Read more

  Posted on 19 June 2015 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• The Best Brownstones of Dwell

  

  A family enlisted Brooklyn design-build firm MADE to renovate a Brooklyn brownstone using surplus and salvaged materials. The island and cabinets, fashioned fro... Read more

  Posted on 19 June 2015 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• 6 Space-Saving Units That Do It All

  

  In a 1,100-square-foot Bay Area apartment, a central wooden box is as functional as it is finely crafted, with room for clothes up top and a large bookshelf on... Read more

  Posted on 19 June 2015 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• Instagram Account We Love: Kansas City Design-Build Firm Hufft Projects

  

  "The first run of height charts is hot off the CNC. We’re turning scrap material into something special for the kids of Hufft Projects." Image courtesy of... Read more

  Posted on 19 June 2015 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• 7 Coastal Scandinavian Homes

  

  Life on this minimal floating home in Copenhagen Harbour centers on an open kitchen-dining-living area. Nautical references are kept to a minimum, but a few... Read more

  Posted on 19 June 2015 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• 10 Modern Candlestick Holders

  

  The Asymmetrical Candle Holders are a functional work of sculpture—The bowl-like silhouette of the holder is designed to reflect light and catch wax drips. Read more

  Posted on 19 June 2015 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• Iconic Light Works Find Home at 101 Spring

  

  In the 1960s, artist Donald Judd—best known for the minimalist sculptures he referred to as "specific objects"—was one of the pioneers in transforming SoHo... Read more

  Posted on 18 June 2015 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• 6 Unique Ways to Design with Recessed Space

  

  Copenhagen-based architect Martin Kallesø was tasked with a simple program: create a freestanding guest room so that visitors have a private place to lay their... Read more

  Posted on 18 June 2015 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• 7 Homes with Brick Facades

  

  In a renovated London home, a tall and narrow window separates the new brickwork of an addition from the historic original building. Read more

  Posted on 18 June 2015 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• Introducing Fehlō, Winner of the Dwell on Design 2015 Best in Show Award

  

  Fehlō (pronounced "fellow") focuses on kitchenware, but the North Carolina studio has produced everything from chairs to pendants. Read more

  Posted on 18 June 2015 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN