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2018 Award Winners • Based on selections from our panel of judges and votes from our online community, here are the top projects Dwell featured this year.
Spanish Intuition • In search of a home, a Barcelona couple sense a chance for something more.
Modern World • FROM AWARD WINNING CHEFS TO A BEAUTY VLOGGER, WE ASKED A GROUP OF PROFESSIONALS WHO ESSENTIALLY USE THEIR KITCHEN OR BATH AS AN OFFICE TO SHOW US HOW THEY BALANCE FORM AND FUNCTION AT HOME.
Ludo Lefebvre • The French-born Trois Mec chef, TV personality, and pop-up wizard demonstrates how he plies his craft at home.
Nina Compton • The newly minted James Beard Award winner offers a glimpse into her personal kitchen, right upstairs from her work one.
Samin Nosrat • The best-selling author of Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat—and host of the Netflix series of the same name—shows what’s possible in a rental kitchen.
David Lebovitz • The blogger, cookbook writer, and pastry chef presents a look at his American-style kitchen in the 11th arrondissement.
Kristin Johns • The beauty YouTuber gives a closer look at the glistening bathroom she broadcasts to her half million subscribers.
Matthew Malin & Andrew Goetz • Partners in work and life, the cofounders of grooming line Malin+Goetz reveal the little bathroom that started it all.
Tricia Rose • The founder of natural bed-and-bath brand Rough Linen shares the beachy, Japanese-style washroom she built.
Welcome to Your Forever Home • The smart tech revolution holds particular promise for aging in place.
Earthly Delights • At her Hudson Valley studio, landscape artist Paula Hayes explores the intersection of art and nature.
A Smarter Home That Keeps Learning
Little Engine • A dormant industrial space in England is adapted into a cozy home.
dispatch • Cabin Achiever A tech professional heads to Hill Country and builds an off-the-grid vacation rental for $25,000.
FJORD EXPLORER • A SEAFARING ARCHITECT IN CHILE HAPPENS UPON AN UNINHABITED TIDAL ISLAND AND SETS ABOUT MAKING THE ULTIMATE RETREAT.
Everything Is Relative • FOR a MODERN RENOVATION in PENNSYLVANIA, EVERYONE INVOLVED—CLIENTS, ARCHITECT, BUILDER, NEIGHBORS, EVEN the PREVIOUS OWNERS—IS PART of ONE EXTENDED FAMILY.
Ground Rules • The use of rammed earth ties the home of a New Zealand vintner to the terroir.
TEXAS REARRANGERS • SWAPPING SUBURB FOR CITY, A PAIR OF EMPTY-NESTERS START A NEW LIFE IN AUSTIN WITH THE HELP OF A HOMESTAY UNIT.
modern market • Smart Shopping For the Design Obsessed. Find what you love in our expertly curated selection of finely crafted home, office, travel, and lifestyle products.
sourcing • The products, furniture, architects, designers, and builders featured in this issue.
one last thing • Design democratizer Bobby Berk recounts a eureka moment with a humble kitchen appliance.