Dutch bikes: appliances, not sporting goods by Kirsten Dirksen on February 11, 2009 There are more bicycles than people in the Netherlands: 18 million bikes for 16.3 million people. There are less than …
A 20K broken elbow makes downshifting difficult in US by Kirsten Dirksen on February 9, 2009 I’d never enjoyed having to learn medical street smarts, but it wasn’t until moving to Spain that I really recognized …
"Water bankruptcy", neo-Malthusians, and a free water market by Kirsten Dirksen on February 3, 2009 Last summer, I began to get nervous that my husband was about to spend two weeks with a group of …
Where used clothing is about germs and dead people by Kirsten Dirksen on January 26, 2009 There are repair shops so specialized in Barcelona that you’d think no one would ever trash anything. Besides clocks, clothes, …
The end of modern air travel, Slow Travel and airships by Kirsten Dirksen on January 24, 2009 When I’m producing a story, I often lose perspective of the humanness of the conversation and the people involved and …
Un restaurante chic diseñado con residuos by Kirsten Dirksen on January 16, 2009 Uno de los espacios de diseño que más interés suscitaron en la edición de 2008 de la exposición Casa Decor …
Huerto urbano con auto-riego casero en un balcón de Barcelona by Kirsten Dirksen on January 14, 2009 ¿Cuánto dinero es necesario para crear un huerto urbano capaz de producir especias y algo de verdura fresca? Loida y …
Downshifting to an $8,000 home in the Mount Rushmore State by Kirsten Dirksen on January 12, 2009 “How much do you think it would cost… a large farmhouse with original hardwood floors and porch, some furniture and …
Un muro a partir de escombros de obra by Kirsten Dirksen on January 6, 2009 La empresa Hortícola de Pedralbes pretende crear contundentes muros de separación para exteriores a partir de estructuras metálicas rellenas de …
Una puerta de diseño a partir de embalaje by Kirsten Dirksen on December 19, 2008 Loida y Hernâni decidieron comprar un lavavajillas; no supieron hasta llegar a casa que el electrodoméstico no incluía un portón …
