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25 Years of What’s Possible

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Color Drenching • A cozy embrace or a monochrome meltdown? Our editors and Instagram followers sound off on whether rooms awash in a single shade deliver bold impact or visual overload.

How the Shelter Magazine Evolved With America • Shelter magazines—defined loosely as publications devoted to home-creating and -maintaining, from architecture and interior design to gardening—have never just been about wallpaper and paint colors. Emerging from household advice manuals of the 19th century, they’ve evolved from the Victorian era to the digital age to reflect the changing zeitgeist, both influencing and incorporating architectural journals, housing catalogs, DIY manuals, and other residential-focused media. Because this issue marks Dwell’s 25th anniversary, we thought it appropriate to look back at the rise of the American shelter magazine—and what its evolution reveals about the nation’s identity over its eras.

Modern World • Meet the Dwell 24—our yearly lineup of the best emerging designers in the world. From lamps inspired by cacti to a chandelier composed of ceramic phalluses, this bumper crop of creators is setting the scene for the design of tomorrow.

What Is a “Dwell Home,” Really? • Over the past 25 years, we’ve featured thousands of homes, each with its own identity. Somehow, cumulatively, they’ve come to reflect a philosophy about what residential design ought to be.

Familial Pattern • In Mexico City, an artist builds a serene studio with a mesmerizing brick facade in the garden behind her mother’s home.

Keep It Weird • Boxy expansions to an already odd Cape Cod beach house preserve the home’s quirks while making it more livable.

DWELLINGS

The 25 Most Important Homes Of The Past 25 Years • These are the houses that defined home design.

Honorable Mentions • The last 25 years have also introduced whole new categories of houses.

Open and Shut Case • A former art dealer came back to Japan with his sights set on one thing: a remarkable home for his collection.

Paradise Found • An earthy home gives a young family a relaxed new life outside the bustle of Mexico City.

Double Down • For $392K, an L.A. owner-builder designs a 1,442-square-foot duplex that proves less can be more.

Rough and Ready • In Buenos Aires, a designer cuts a deal with his landlord to give his aging rental a rustic update.

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

One Last Thing • A squeaky-clean sponge collection reminds accessories impresario CalleyBenoit Bellithat even the mundane can be cause for celebration.