Month: April 2025

In India, architect Abhishek Patel works with local manufacturers to create marble, brass, and plywood furniture perfectly tailored to his family’s needs—at a lower cost than high-end retail. Although the Indian city of Rajkot is located in the west-coast state of Gujarat, it’s far enough inland that its climate is hot, with daytime highs averaging…

Impossibly stacked stone spires, on-site 3D printing, and more of the revelatory objects by emerging designers that stopped us in our tracks at this year's fair. For the second year, Alcova, the fair focused on emerging designers that runs in tandem with Salone del Mobile, has set up shop at multiple venues in Varedo, Italy—about…

A family’s country retreat is designed to further blur into its setting with walls of windows and natural wood finishes. Wanting an occasional break from the city, Hákon and Lilja started looking for a place they could escape to. “It was important for us to have a retreat where we could disconnect from the fast…

In the news: E-bikes stir up controversy in Ohio Amish country, Airbnb buys influence in NYC elections, unfair labor practices drive contractors out of work, and more. In Ohio’s Amish country, E-bikes are zipping past horse-drawn buggies, as if the future is lapping the past. Now the divided community has to decide whether the bikes…

Chip Detweiler’s 1974 residence is an ode to tropical brutalism—and it’s been meticulously restored down to the original deep-blue shade of its garage door. Location: 2244 Round Top Dr, Honolulu, Hawaii Price: $3,495,000 Year Built: 1974 Architect: Chip Detweiler Renovation Designer: Rick Kinsel Footprint: 2,064 square feet (2 bedrooms, 2 baths) Lot Size: 0.23 Acres From…

When I bought a couch from a friend, I had no idea I’d have to pay someone to take it apart. Welcome to Sofa Sagas—stories about the circuitous search for a very important and occasionally fraught piece of furniture. When I moved into my Brooklyn apartment in 2020, there was already a couch in the…

When FOBA introduced a design-conscious alternative to the widely used “housemaker” market, they made a strong case for architecturally assertive standardized homes. As a part of our 25th-anniversary celebration, we’re republishing formative magazine stories from before our website launched. This story previously appeared in Dwell’s June 2001 issue.  “I could care less about tatami,” 37-year-old…

Its wood “skeleton” holds a series of indoor/outdoor spaces across three glass-enclosed levels. Houses We Love: Every day we feature a remarkable space submitted by our community of architects, designers, builders, and homeowners. Have one to share? Post it here. Project Details: Location: Matanzas, Chile Architect: Gonzalo Rufin Arquitectos / @gonzalorufin Architect: Felipe Toro Footprint: 861…

The mortgage originator snatching up Redfin and Mr. Cooper for nearly $11 billion could reshape the consumer experience as a one-stop shop for purchasing a house. Last month, Rocket Companies, the nation’s second-largest mortgage originator, announced that it is making two major purchases, of real estate giant Redfin and Mr. Cooper—the latter the country’s second-largest collector…

Go behind the scenes of how ambitious design briefs became reality. How They Pulled It Off is our ongoing series where we take a close look at one particularly challenging aspect of a home design and get the nitty-gritty details about how it became a reality. From a hobbit-worthy house in Buenos Aires to a floating…