Jacqueline Leahy

Eero Saarinen's fiberglass-and-aluminum Tulip table and chairs, designed in 1950s for Knoll, were among the futuristic furnishings found in the 1960s classic Star Trek series.

As one of the home's most intimate spaces, the bedroom should be a tranquil retreat. These nine renovated homes take this into account, blending comfort with personality.

Offering places to garden, play, recline, and contemplate the view, backyards have the power to redefine the homes with which they share a site.

Philip Jodidio's new book visits innovative projects across the globe, investigating the ingenuity of small-scale design.

At under 2,000 square feet, these charming Midwestern homes show that living in a small space can be glamorous and practical even beyond the city limits.

The Alessi Design Lab exhibit will showcase the work of promising young designers at the 2014 WantedDesign conference in New York.

Concrete flooring is cheap, durable, and not as cold as its reputation suggests—these eight homeowners show how to get the look.

Alongside Le Corbusier and Frank Lloyd Wright, German architect Walter Gropius was a foundational figure in modern architecture design.

These 10 urban homes run the gamut from renovated commercial spaces to new constructions on small, irregular plots.

Mixing imagination with function, 9 kid-friendly products offer ways to bring some fun into your home.

Eight modern homes that incorporate sustainable building practices into their oceanfront locations.

Modernism scales to new heights with these structures, all of which found unique ways to touch the sky.

Affectionate homeowners and architects have beckoned these classic homes into the modern era with sleek, midcentury modern additions that distinguish them from their contemporaries.

Modernists love to play with color, and the absence of it. Gray, the color of steel and concrete, has participated quietly in countless facades.

A bright kitchen can transform a home and energize its residents as much as the day's first cup of coffee.

As this week takes many Dwell staff members to Milan for the 2014 Salone Internazionale del Mobile, we know that wherever they are headed, travelers have certain universal needs.

Dirty laundry tends to pile up. Here are eight homes from Dwell's archives that use smart design to keep it from becoming an eyesore.

With storage space in constant short supply, smart closet design is essential. See how eight inventive homeowners carve out their closet spaces.

Designed to harness the sun, architect Birgitte Hovmøller's vacation house features a roof full of solar panels and plenty of space for an extended family to relax.

Because of its vibrancy, purple can be a difficult color to work into an everyday space.

The front door is a sure sign of a successful journey home, and as these houses prove, modern architecture can be just as homey and inviting as its traditional counterparts.

With the goals of improving storage and flow in their midcentury home, two Austin residents hired Rick and Cindy Black Architects to reunite their kitchen with an open-plan living space.

Ancient wisdom has it that the hearth is the heart of the home, and these modern products are a baker's delight.

Faced with the unique challenge of renovating the work of mid-century master, design principal Stephen Shoup of building Lab worked to replace austerity with intimacy.

Inspired by everything from pillowcases to quantum mechanics, these ceramic designers channel the surreal, the abstract, and the everyday to produce unique designs.

These metallic accessories for home and garden reflect the bright light of spring.

Collaborative Berlin studio New Tendency offers a collection of restrained, elegant, and mostly monochromatic furniture for the home.

A quintessential backyard element, the swing adds levity to outdoor spaces. These seven pieces give new perspective to their homes whether hung from a tree, on a porch, and even inside.

Wishing to preserve existing sites and the natural beauty of original trees, these seven homes use nature as their centerpiece.

2014 is a big year for Dutch designer designer Marcel Wanders, with a major retrospective of his work at Amsterdam's Stedelijk Museum and Moooi opening its first New York City flagship store.

Taking a down-to-earth, locavore approach to architecture, the firm McLeod Kredell brings modernism to the traditional region of New England.

Some of our favorite renovation stories involve recasting period architecture into modern residences, and these seven projects give historic structures a new history to call their own.

With slim profiles and economical materials, these wire furnishings and accessories have modern design in their DNA.

These new servingware pieces show that having a well-stocked bar isn't always about what's behind the counter. Still thirsty? Find more great barware suggestions in our products section.

The lesson of the little black dress is that the surest way to go chic is to go black. Here are ten options for when you want your lighting to go noir.

Seeing the world through rose colored glasses is easier with these glassware sets that add modern oomph to a tabletop setting.

Providing fresh, colorful alternatives to the plugged-in entertainment devices of today, these designs—including a couple of highlights from the Dwell Store—modernize classic pastimes and celebrate…

Sometimes you just need clarity. With these 7 translucent furnishings, you'll have just that.

In these kid-friendly rooms, design is more than mere child's play.

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

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

This summer will see the completion of the final stages of the Clark Art Institute's campus expansion program.

North Star Rising—the four story brick housing project designed by the Slovak architectural firm Nice Architects—is stylish down to its reinforced concrete floor slabs.

These seven properties show that when it comes to vacations homes, less can certainly be more.

Up and coming ceramist Virginie Besengez discusses shape, space and her inspirations.

Marrying function, design and efficiency, these six skylights offer an alternative to daytime energy use.

Home is a place to hang your hat. And your coat. More than a sleek place to rest your jacket, these six coat rack designs combine storage and style with a certain je ne sais quoi.

Situated on the 62nd floor of Moscow's Federatsia Building, the Sixty Restaurant and Bar, which shares a space with Sushibaba Sushi Bar, offers what many would call the best view of the city.

Three ‘book-objects’ created by Alexander and Daria Kudmova Butahinoy of the Moscow-based Ruetemple Architectural Studio offer ways to store books and save space.