July/August 2023

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Dwell magazine provides fresh, intelligent coverage of modern residential architecture and design.

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Far From Home
When photographer and steadfast Dwell contributor Matt Dutile got back from Bhutan, we were floored. He walked into our New York office with about a dozen large-format prints of remarkable buildings in remarkable landscapes. They were jawdropping at
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Editor-in-Chief William Hanley Executive Editor Kate Dries Managing Editor Jack Balderrama Morley Senior Design Editor Mike Chino Senior Home Guide Editor Megan Reynolds Culture Editor Sarah Buder News Editor Duncan Nielsen Style Editor Julia Stevens
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Jenna Sauers Writer Benjamin Rasmussen Photographer “The Italian Huts Where Mountaineering Was Born,” p. 72 Chances are, you’ve seen a photo or two of a building cantilevered dramatically over some valley. Imagine actually trekking to it, which write
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Comments
Re: “Finding the Center: An architect riffs on the winding streets of his neighborhood to turn a set of shopworn buildings into a layered, comfortably raw single-family home.” May/June Adore all the greenery contrasting against the hard white walls.
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Indoor Hammocks
Definitely space for them in a creative space. @gandrup95 Has anyone actually used a hammock? They are not comfortable. @lisa_gc_mcgill It’s my dream, having a hammock at home. @teresainconfesa Hammocks are great everywhere. They invite calm or play
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The Unconventional Route of America’s Aluminum Icon
The instantly recognizable aluminum Airstream trailer makes a statement: Road trips can be glamorous, too! Born in the backyard of California inventor Wally Byam in 1929, the Streamline Moderne–style trailer, with its signature rounded dome, has beco
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Modern World
Pottery is a craft nearly as old as humankind and one you can find in every corner of the world, from the terra-cotta pots of Nonthaburi, Thailand, to earthenware dishes from Pomaire, Chile. You can easily acquire modern handmade wares just about any
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Cabin Obscura
In winter, the wind averages 20 miles an hour in Cayeux-sur-Mer, a small seaside resort town in northern France that fronts a stretch of beach near Baie de Somme. Come summer, it lightens up a little but remains steady enough to keep the kite surfers
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Peaks and Valleys
As with many of their neighbors, views of the Blue Ridge Mountains fill James D. Faubion and William R. Duell’s Lexington, Virginia, home. This is a place, however, unlike most others in the Shenandoah Valley. Red brick, faux-mansard roofs, and other
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Shape Shifter
At a glance from the street, it’s a jumble of steely boxes. Even on closer inspection, you’d find it hard to tell it is a residence. That’s not lost on its owner, Guido Fejles. “Many people don’t realize it’s a house because it’s so strange,” he says
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A New Wave
When artist Chris Saunders left Venice, California, and headed to Portugal for a two-week surf trip in 2020, he didn’t know he was going home. “Covid exploded overnight, and I was stuck here for about six months,” he says. It turns out, Chris was rig
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The Italian Huts Where Mountaineering Was Born
At the top of a steep trail that rises swiftly from an alpine valley with almost no switchbacks or other relief from the pitch, past scrubby trees and boulders, past wild blueberries and flowers, up two cliffs, over one snowfield, and across, repeate
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Volcanic Vibes
“This is not Ibiza,” says architect Alexander Bernjus, pointing to the desert landscape that fringes Playa de Famara on Lanzarote, one of the Canary Islands. Bernjus was born and raised in Germany, where he’s still a partner at the Frankfurt studio B
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Heritage house
“Ogyen Choling is a perfect microcosm of Bhutan,” Brent Olson, founder of tour provider Ethos Bhutan, told me over the phone as we discussed my plans for a two-week trip to the tiny, landlocked Himalayan nation last year. Because of the country’s rem
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The Memphis Pyramid Holds the Best Hotel in America
“I’m looking up hotels in Memphis,” I texted one of my too-many group chats four summers ago, alongside a screenshot of a quote from Time Out: “It even has its very own swamp, complete with live alligators.” My updates about my forthcoming trip that
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Modern Market
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One Last Thing
I have always been a collector of things, both useful and not so useful. As a kid, I collected tiny erasers shaped like animals and food, and rocks that looked like other objects. One of my collections now is ceramic dishes shaped like fruits and veg

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