Design Within Reach

Photo Issue 2010: Johnny Valiant and Patrick Clay McBride Capture DWR CEO's Swan Song

We love these photos, which accompany an interesting and well-written DWR expose.READ MORE›

Design Within Reach Will Close Its Tools for Living Stores

It's been a tough few months for modern furniture retailer Design Within Reach. The company, which prides itself on authenticity, was exposed for knocking off famous product designs. What started as a catalog-only business had ...READ MORE›

New DWR CEO: "Mean, Dictatorial" Predecessors Left Team "Hand-Shy, Like a Dog That's Been Hit" [Exclusive]

In an exclusive interview, new Design Within Reach CEO John Edelman talks about knockoffs, DWR's desperate need for a better Web presence, and China.READ MORE›

• The Rise and Fall of DWR
• Redemption for DWR?

With New CEO at Design Within Reach, Is Redemption Within Reach?

Design Within Reach, the modern furniture retailer that developed a nasty habit of knocking off famous designs, has taken one more step toward reviving its ailing business and repositioning itself as a trustworthy brand with ...READ MORE›

The Rise and Fall of Design Within Reach

This article, originally published in the December 2009 issue of the magazine, won the 2010 Deadline Club Award for Best Business Feature.READ MORE›

• Seeing Double: Is It DWR or Someone Else?

So Long, Stockholm. Six Reasons Why Belgium Will Be the Next Hotspot for Design

Ten years ago the fashionable destination for design-minded travelers was the Guggenheim at Bilbao, where Frank Gehry's titanium acrobatics famously cast their spell. When design tourists pack their black clothing this month they will ...READ MORE›

From Shipping Containers to Concert Halls: The 10 Oddest Places to Work or Live

Ask yourself: Would you live in a house made of sh*t? What about one made from hemp? Could you see yourself working in an office building comprised of recycled shipping containers? Architects and designers are finding strange, but ingenious ways, of rethinking where we spend our days working and living.READ MORE›

Would You Make Your Backyard an Office?

As aversion to driving grows, home office sheds come into fashion.READ MORE›

Flawless to Clueless, Part III: Peanut Birdfeeder

One of the great joys of living in Palisades, New York, is that it is teaming with wildlife. When I saw the Peanut Birdfeeder in the "Design Within Reach" catalog, it looked way too beautiful to actually work. I was skeptical, but decided to spend the $90 to give it a try.READ MORE›