Dwell

Dwell is the unique modern architecture and design magazine for people who believe that good design is an integral part of real life. Get Dwell digital magazine subscription today.

House Hunting

Dwell

Contributors

Comments

Wet Rooms • A spa-like dream or slippery nightmare? Our followers weigh in on all-in-one, seamless bathroom designs.

On Vacation With Gio Ponti • Gio Ponti, a designer, a professor, the founder of the seminal design magazine Domus, and a mentor to other creatives, is best known for how he shaped a new form of Italian design in the mid-20th century. He played with color, form, and function in a way that spoke to his country’s aesthetic past, present, and future. But he also created cruise ship interiors, cliffside hotels, and glamorous train cars, along the way shaping a distinct vision of stylish leisure.

Handle With Care • When browsing the local shops on your vacation for souvenirs this year, put down the magnets, set aside the ceramics, and make some room for glass. There are so many different glass traditions that are iconic because of where they’re from that it’s hard to pick which ones to highlight, but we chose four from around the world that have influenced design far outside their origins. From the teahouses of Morocco to the bustling markets of China, there’s glassware for every trip. And if the only travel you’re doing this summer is from the comfort of your backyard, we found some contemporary interpretations of each tradition.

Home Is Where the Hearth Is • A community garden and mutual aid kitchen bring food justice to the South Bronx.

Lookie-Loos • Whether you’re a superfan, an entrepreneur, or not quite sure what you’re getting yourself into, the experience of owning a “famous” house is hard to put a price tag on.

Undivided Sky • Phish bassist Mike Gordon’s new home studio uses its glass walls to let in the sights—and sounds—of its lakeside Vermont setting.

The Case Against Glass Houses • The transparent box is the Ideal of modern living, but hardly ideal for modern living.

Found Objects • How two artists pieced together a creative destination in the California desert, starting with a 1950s homestead cabin.

Everyone Onboard • A couple fix up an old prefab, a former sailing clubhouse, to spend time with their relatives in the Dominican Republic.

Butterfly Effect • IN THE MOUNTAINS OF JAPAN, A TWO-WINGED CABIN IS BOTH FORWARD-LOOKING AND ROOTED IN THE PRIMORDIAL PAST.

Stepping Into History • House museums offer the chance to see how design luminaries around the world really lived. We picked some of our favorites for the top of your travel list.

Made to Move • In Mongolia, a traditional housing type designed for a mobile lifestyle meets the changing realities of its residents.

Kyoto Photographic • A couple revive one of the city’s traditional townhouses, turning it into a hub for creatives.

Community, Centered • An unconventional condominium project in Toronto looks to “gentle density” as a way for new houses to integrate into their neighborhoods.

Good, Clean Fun • Now in its third decade, Atlantis in the Bahamas lives up to the lore of its namesake by offering a sanitized version of hedonism on a grand scale.

Sourcing • The products, furniture, architects, designers, and builders featured in this issue.

One Last Thing • Why architect Sigrún Sumarliðadóttir keeps hand-carved Icelandic birds on a shelf in her London home.