The Interiors Issue

March 2013,

Vol. 13

Issue 04

Modern living room with Flexform sofa and Jens Fager candelabra

House Tours

This House Proves Art Galleries Can Be Super-Friendly

An Antwerp home blurs the boundaries between art and design.

Finishing Touch

Catch A Wave

An undulating wall made from over 40,000 dowels adds a dose of awe to a Massachusetts loft.

In The Modern World

Israel Light

A 20-foot glass wall, ample sunshine, and an enviable collection of furnishings help this well-appointed living room carry on in Haifa’s great modernist tradition.

In The Modern World

Architecture Meets Tron in These Retro-Futuristic CAD Drawings

Noting how changing technologies affect the way we imagine design, the bloggers behind RNDRD unearth a trove of retro-yet-futuristic computer renderings.

House Tours

One House Seamlessly Blends Baroque and Modern Styles

Thanks to a contemporary interior that she’s been updating for a decade, modern architect Abigail Turin has learned to love her traditional 1925 San Francisco home.

Travel Reports

Forever Modern: Palm Spring's Design Scene

In our February 2013 issue, we looked back at the mid-century majesty of Palm Springs, California.

postcard movin on uptown raymond lawrence interior

Travel Reports

Guide to the Uptown Design District in Palm Springs

Work your way up North Palm Canyon Drive, and you'll hit the highest concentration of modern shopping and dining in Palm Springs.

Interviews

Q & A With Christopher Farr

Modern-rug purveyor and witty Brit Christopher Farr chats with Dwell about 25 years in the business and doles out advice for every type of carpet buyer.

Rewind

Aviation Preservation

In the 1950s, Canada’s Department of Transport commissioned a modernist makeover for a tiny international air hub in Newfoundland, a design that has proven as timeless as it was trendsetting.

In The Modern World

The Simpsons Meet Dwell

In a recent episode, Springfield underwent a modern architectural renaissance with the arrival of a cool couple who move in next door to Homer, Marge, and company after finding the house has “Neutra…

My House

A Hybrid Prefab Home in Upstate New York

For a vintage design dealer seeking a respite from the city, architect William Massie conceptualized a mostly prefab home around a carefully curated furniture collection in upstate New York.

Houses We Love

Inside Addition

Restrained by local building code, architect Michael O’Sullivan forwent a flashy facade on this new Auckland, New Zealand, home, saving the fireworks for the interior.