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The Tyranny of Taupe

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Checkerboard • Lately, grids of all kinds have been showing up everywhere, from tiles to towels. They seem as popular on Instagram as on TikTok. Here, our readers and a few members of the Dwell team tell us if they think checkerboard is a design win or a game better left unplayed.

Architects of the A-List

Modern World • Meet the new Dwell 24, our annual roster of the best emerging designers out there. This year’s picks range in discipline from candle making to crafting tile, and they are all charting the future of design.

What It Takes to Make It • We follow five contemporary designers on their paths to the top.

Mythic Proportions • A tiny home office addition in the Hollywood Hills comes with a truly fabulous floor.

Mediterranean Revival • A designer and her boyfriend infuse their Brooklyn rental with the spirit of their southern European roots.

A Color Story • An architect and designer—and Dwell 24 alum—creates a vibrant space that reflects her taste and honors her community.

Just Their Type • A bold, bunker-like typography studio springs up beside a suburban home in Wellington, New Zealand.

DWELLINGS

QUIET RIOT • A maximalist renovation of a 19th-century Chicago home makes room for everything.

OPEN INVITE • In Kosovo’s capital, a couple craft a haven that welcomes grand gatherings.

Trust the Process • Architects play with tight local regulations to pack a Lisbon townhouse with personality.

A Different Tack A pandemic pivot led a couple to change course and take up carpentry. Their first project? Their home.

Back to the Street • A couple in Guayaquil, Ecuador, turned a front yard into a tiny home office.

sourcing • Explore the products, furniture, architects, designers, and builders featured in this issue.

one last thing • A half-baked design concept serves as an antidote to architect turned ceramist Sarah Hussaini’sperfectionist tendencies.