Remembering Dwell Magazine
Oh, it’s still in publication, but Dwell has ceased to be the magazine I grew to love. Once a great source of contemporary Modern Design, Dwell has changed in two important ways.
First, its articles have stupid titles like, “Tip your Eco-Hat to Solar Power!” (Feb. 08), “The Glass House Menagerie” (Feb. ‘08) and “Outback Stacked House” (Aug. ‘08) which belittle the content. Come on, guys. Leave the silly puns to Cosmo.
The other change is worse. A couple of years ago, Dwell featured projects like homemade bookshelves, coffee tables and stenciled walls. Today, it caters to the elite who buy mid-50’s Jaguars and vintage Eames furniture.
They had an editorial change in 2006; perhaps that’s got something to do with it. In any case, it’s disappointing. I’ll keep my stack of back issues, but I won’t by any new ones.