Underrated strategic skill: making your own organic soap by Kirsten Dirksen on March 18, 2013 Errol Davis started making his own organic soap because he was “cheap”. Then he started giving it to friends for …
Brooklyn crafted, impermanent house gets wiser with owner by Kirsten Dirksen on March 11, 2013 Tim Seggerman bought his Brooklyn home (Crown Heights) at an auction in 1987 for $140,000 (his down payment of $14,000 …
Tinkerers’ workshop: slow furniture recrafted from trash by Kirsten Dirksen on March 5, 2013 Enough crafters are using trash to make furniture that Pablo Fernández opened a store devoted to selling just that. “You …
Teardrop trailer: classic 50’s mobile micro-home renaissance by Kirsten Dirksen on February 27, 2013 Teardrop trailers first became popular in the 1930s when Scientific American and Popular Mechanics published DIY plans. The idea was …
An original maker: Paul Elkins, Pacific Northwest polymath by Kirsten Dirksen on February 18, 2013 Paul Elkins has always loved to doodle; when he turned 8 years old his mother bought him his first serious …
Simple wardrobe: 33 things for more happiness, less stress by Kirsten Dirksen on February 12, 2013 Valentina Thörner da Cruz limits her wardrobe to 33 pieces of clothing for 3 months. People have dressed with less …
Nomadic tiny home: Mongolian yurt moves in 1 day, DIY-style by Kirsten Dirksen on February 6, 2013 Boyan is a modern nomad; he was born in Bulgaria, is a resident of the Netherlands has lived in the …
NYC’s micro-studio expert by accident: Felice Cohen’s new home by Kirsten Dirksen on January 28, 2013 In 2010 we toured the 90-square-foot apartment of Manhattan’s Felice Cohen and soon after media networks worldwide were questioning if …
Log cabin simplicity: recrafting pioneer tiny homes in Iowa by Kirsten Dirksen on January 22, 2013 In 2007, Paul Cutting was finishing college and a bit lost: “nowhere closer to figuring out the purpose of my …
Athens tiny flat expands with built-in furniture & garden by Kirsten Dirksen on January 14, 2013 Werner Maritsas is an Athens-based designer who used built-in furniture (kitchen, desk and storage), plus choreographed LED lighting and an …
