We were excited to get this email from Chelsea Holden Baker, the online editor for Dwell. Dwell is one of our favorite reads here at 30elm, they’ve really brought new attention to modern design in the last ten years since their founding. We’re honored to get this attention from them.

Click here to read the full review. Not too shabby, the only thing they knocked us on was our name.

The blog zenhabits recently picked up the project Minimalist Living by Swatt Architects.

The project is used in their post A Guide to Creating a Minimalist Home to highlight how clean and simple a home can look. The article goes on to give tips on how a homeowner can take steps to achieve the same for themselves. The article (and home) was so popular it even showed up on Digg with over 2400 fans.

There’s been so very minor debate on 30elm over whether this truly constitutes a minimalist house, but, based on the home’s rating, everyone agrees it’s gorgeous.

Swatt architects is a full-service firm based in Emeryville, California. With more then 30 years of experience the company has racked up an equal number of local, regional and national design awards. This project was an addition added onto a home in Saratoga, California in 2005.

You can find out more about Swatt Architects here on 30elm, or at their website SwattArchitects.com Also be sure to checkout their recent book, Livable Modern filled with more luscious photographs of their gorgeous projects.

30elm presented yesterday at ApartmentTherapy’s New York Design Meetup. The Design Meetup brings together some of the brightest and most creative interior designer and product designers in the New York City area. It was a great experience to get feedback from this influential bunch.

Kristen Nicole wrote a bit about 30elm this morning, which is always nice to see. It’s true, we have some of the most beautiful rooms and houses, and the best designers in the country.

Modern Life is Great Well thanks, Joel, we agree that 30elm helps make modern life pretty great.