DWR: The Airstream Edition

Last Saturday, architect-designer Chris Deam made a stop in Boulder to give a presentation at our local Design Within Reach. Deam’s work for Airstream, an unlikely alliance that has been met with surprising enthusiasm and success, recently led to the production of a DWR/Deam special edition travel trailer.

The DWR Airstream (which accompanied Deam for the presentation) proved to be a beautiful model of past and modern aesthetics and sensibilities. Using the classic Airstream shell as an inspirational base, Deam outfitted the interior with a dreamy selection of materials, appliances, fabrics and electronics. Eco-friendly flooring, a Nelson Ball Clock, a Tom Dixon coat rack, and metal perforated laminate doors are only a few highlights of the long list of lustables included in the DWR Airstream, but the real success of the collaboration is derived from the flawless compatibility of the design elements in unison. My favorite aspect of the trailer was the interior exposed aluminum, a creative decision made by Deam so that the exterior would be reflected in the interior, bringing the outdoors indoors and thereby adding a constantly changing element to the Airstream’s design.

Deam and The Airstream are currently touring DWRs around the U.S. To see if Deam will be anywhere near you, check out this map.

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