People only saw old tires & poverty. He makes Slow Shoes from it by Kirsten Dirksen on April 16, 2023 Juliano Lima likes to bring things back to life. At home, his furniture is made from old pallets, scaffolding, and …
(Un)housed in paradise: how the homeless can get off the street by Kirsten Dirksen on April 11, 2023 Chronic homelessness has risen 65% in the U.S. in the past 7 years, much of the increase has happened in …
Trapped in paradise: how we got the homeless situation (part 1) by Kirsten Dirksen on April 2, 2023 It’s tough to put a number on how many Americans are homeless. About one and a half million people sleep …
Couple builds off-grid ecovillage with friends & leftovers by Kirsten Dirksen on March 26, 2023 Emma and Edo were once a hotel stage show dance team, until they quit to live out their dream of …
Turns drafty townhome into tranquil Cork Passive House by Kirsten Dirksen on March 19, 2023 To insulate a drafty, rundown home in Barcelona while making it as healthy as possible and also “perfectly integrated into …
LA architect needed small home. He got turnkey custom prefab by Kirsten Dirksen on March 12, 2023 Fred Fisher and Jennie Prebor’s teen boys had outgrown the family’s two-bedroom LA home. Instead of adding space to their …
Universal home-kit builds homes & campers: if IKEA/LEGO had a baby by Kirsten Dirksen on March 5, 2023 Nick Newman helped design a modular construction system so anyone with just a mallet and a drill can build their …
LA family turns unused garage into small home Oasis (before/after) by Kirsten Dirksen on February 26, 2023 They were running out of space in their two-bedroom bungalow for a family of four, a home office, and frequent …
Boeing DIY inventor shows new ultra-cheap houses to nomad shepherd by Kirsten Dirksen on February 19, 2023 Two of the people we keep meeting who have spent years innovating designs for nomadic ultra-light living are Boeing retiree …
Vermicompost Utopia: 50 years building off-grid Tea Homestead by Kirsten Dirksen on February 12, 2023 David Lee Hoffman has spent 50 years building a composting compound where waste – whether grey water from the kitchen …
