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A Handmade Future

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Bare Bulb Lighting • Is this illumination in its purest form or are these lamps glaringly underdressed? Exposed bulbs have our readers divided.

Everybody’s Gotta Start Somewhere • The stories architects tell about their oeuvre often begin with a building: a first or formative early project that set a stylistic scaffolding for their subsequent works. But the source of a designer’s methods and ideas can sometimes be traced much further back. Here, we unpack the unexpected gigs that gave some of the world’s most famous architects their starts.

THE DWELL 24 • Traditional motifs, considered play, and cheeky flourishes are among the themes explored by our favorite emerging designers this year.

All Together Now • On a narrow Detroit lot, a designer’s multifamily home packs in a space for her studio and a gathering spot for the neighborhood.

A Flexible Lease • With their landlord’s thumbs-up, two budding besties stretch the limits of their Silver Lake home.

Knock on Wood • Ally Silberkleit’s home in rural Vermont is one big experiment in learning through making.

TOTALLY TUBULAR • A DESIGNER BUILT HER DIAPHANOUS OAXACAN BEACH HOUSE USING HOLLOW CYLINDERS TO CREATE CAST-CONCRETE SCREENS.

TRICKS OF THE TRADE • AT THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF THE BUILDING ARTS IN CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA, STUDENTS ARE KEEPING THE CLASSICAL BUILDING TRADITIONS ALIVE IN AMERICA—AND FINDING OPTIMISM IN A DARK TIME, TOO.

ELABORATE SIMPLICITY • A CURLICUE WINDOW SEAT AND A HALF-TON BUDDHA ENLIVEN THE HOME O F A BANGALORE FAMILY WHO WANTED A “MINIMALIST” PLACE TO LIVE.

Sea Change • After some major life changes, a handy couple trade Texas for the Oregon coast and fix up an ’80s beach house.

The Limits of Pure Joy • A Seattle architect remakes his garage and adds an ADU that isn’t afraid of a little color.

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

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