Dan Nosowitz

Oct 31, 2024 | dwell.com | Dan Nosowitz

A common result of globalization and increased automation is the killing of the middle class of household items: it used to be common to find, for example, a couch that was affordable without being either poorly made or wildly expensive, or a door that’s neither made of rare cured hardwood nor construction paper. Those are largely gone now. But rugs are not quite like this, at least in the West.

Sep 19, 2024 | atlasobscura.com | Daniela Gomez |Dan Nosowitz |Elena Valeriote |Rebecca Boyle

Wave goodbye to the sun-soaked beaches and melting popsicles of summer, and say hello to fall leaves and a chill in the air. Grab your blanket and cozy up with a cup of tea to read five stories sure to get you in the mood for fall, from the inside story on growing giant pumpkins to why the heck we can’t settle on one name for this magical season. Don’t let the Cailleach curse your autumn. Eight large stones sit in a field outside a hut in Scotland.

Sep 17, 2024 | dwell.com | Dan Nosowitz

It’s easy to fall into the trap of seeing interior lighting as a spectrum of "not enough light" to "too much light," and ideally trying to fall somewhere in the comfortable middle. But that two-dimensional picture ignores the realities of a three-dimensional space, in which all kinds of other variables—temperature, height, shape of bulb, type of bulb, positioning, diffusion—can make a huge difference in whether a space feels good.

Aug 15, 2024 | dwell.com | Dan Nosowitz

A funny thing about renting an old house or apartment—one with lots of nice character that makes it pleasant to live there—is that you, as a tenant, enjoy nice things, hence why you live there. And yet that nice old place is full of absolute garbage—from the bathroom fixtures to the kitchen counter to the included window AC unit—because your landlord does not live there, and they do not actually care about it being a nice place to live; their obligation is strictly to profit.

Aug 13, 2024 | dwell.com | Dan Nosowitz

There has lately been a resurgence in love for the hi-fi. Sales of vinyl records have increased steadily every year since 2006, many American cities now host listening bars, and old-school audio gear is more in demand than it’s been in decades.