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Week in Review: 7 Great Stories You May Have Missed
September 27, 2013
Each week Dwell.com delivers more than 50 original posts, articles, and interviews focused on the latest in modern design. We wouldn't want you to miss a thing, so we've pulled together our top stories of the week. Take a look and see what you might have missed.
Time and again, so many modern architects tell us that they are heavily influenced by Japanese design. We go straight to the source with 5 of our favorite homes in Japan from the pages of Dwell.
Photo by Takashi Homma.
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Originally appeared in Small Space Live/Work Box Home in Japan
Although at first glance San Diego is typically associated with beachside apartments and tile-roofed bungalows, it most definitely has a modern side. With architectural legends such as Louis Kahn blazing the trail, the city is holding its own: Here are six houses from our pages that show San Diego's modern edge.
Photo by Ye Rin Mok
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Originally appeared in The First LEED Gold-Certified Family Home in San Diego
Building on our Modern in the City of Roses slideshow, we share five more residential projects from Portland, Oregon, ranging from a multi-family development to renovations.
Photo on left by Sally Schoolmaster; photo on right, courtesy Atelier Waechter.
Originally appeared in Portland's Cape Cod Remodel
7 WALL-MOUNTED STORAGE SOLUTIONS
Display your prized collections elegantly with wall-mounted shelves. From custom outfits to modular installations, we share seven solutions for hanging storage.
Photo by: Ian Allen
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Originally appeared in Striking Slatted Wood and Glass Home in San Francisco
EMERALD CITY: MODERN HOMES IN SEATTLE PART TWO
Surrounded by lush evergreen forests and famously known for its cup of Joe, this second cool quintet of our favorite homes also resides in the Emerald City known as Seattle.
Photo by: Philip Newton
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Originally appeared in Brand-New Secondhand
6 WAYS TO DESIGN WITH MARC NEWSON
Can’t afford to drop $2 million on a Marc Newson Lockheed Lounge? Relax, for to follow is a study of rooms from the pages of Dwell that incorporate a range of designs by the modern industrial master.
Photo by Philippe Munda.
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Originally appeared in Like a Kid in a Candy Store
AFFORDABLE HILLSIDE HOME IN NEW ZEALAND
Three designers jump-start their practice with an affordably built abode in New Zealand.
Photo by: Paul McCredie
Originally appeared in This Home Achieves Blissful Living in the Hills
Time and again, so many modern architects tell us that they are heavily influenced by Japanese design. We go straight to the source with 5 of our favorite homes in Japan from the pages of Dwell.
Photo by Takashi Homma.
Photo by Takashi Homma.
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