Kate Dries
@thesskate.bsky.social
Executive Editor, @dwell.bsky.social / kate dot dries at dwell dot com / katedries.com
The devil wears Prada, too: defector.com/the-devil-we...
The Devil Wears Prada, Too | Defector
It’s almost quaint to read now, but author Lauren Weisberger spent the majority of her 2003 press tour for the release of The Devil Wears Prada trying to distance it from its obvious source material.…
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For the new issue of @dwell.bsky.social — about generations — I stepped bravely into the unknown and mommyblogged www.dwell.com/article/you-...
The Best Thing for Your Child Is Cheap and Easy
Endless lists with must-buy items—the right swaddle, right crib, right toothbrush—are stand-ins for parents’ lack of support.
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Had an emotional conversation about neighborhood trees with the folks at Angel City Lumber & Altadena Reciprocity. They're recycling trees damaged by the wildfires—and making sure that local lumber harvested from urban canopies can become something more than mulch. www.dwell.com/article/dest...
How Trees Destroyed by the L.A. Fires Are Being Recycled Into New Lumber
Angel City Lumber says it will likely be able to produce enough low-cost, millwork-grade board for 500 rebuilt homes—and provide some closure along with them.
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My latest for Dwell begins with our personal tale during the Eaton Fire to set the table in discussion of the future of mid-century architecture as urban wildfires threatens its legacy as an idealized lifestyle. Read more: www.dwell.com/article/midc...
Thanks @anjulierao.bsky.social @dwell.bsky.social for letting me answer the question: Should you turn a mall into housing? www.dwell.com/article/you-...
You Turned a Mall Into Housing?
As strange as a recent viral project in Milwaukee may seem, there’s a historical precedent for this kind of adaptive reuse—but that doesn’t mean it’s always done right.
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