Trash is a perception: reclaimed tiny shelters & art in SFO by Kirsten Dirksen on January 7, 2013 Pablo Picasso used garage stuff from his Parisian neighborhood to create his art: an old bike became “Bull’s Head”, a …
Texas home built from reclaimed cattle bones & other salvage by Kirsten Dirksen on December 30, 2012 Dan Phillips believes in building homes with recycled and local materials, but he goes far beyond scrap wood. He’s used …
Abandoned hayloft now small cube home on Costa Brava estate by Kirsten Dirksen on December 24, 2012 David Pou van den Bossche’s grandparents and father were born and raised in their 16th century masia (Catalan Villa) on …
Small art studio as DIY unfolding home for family of 4 by Kirsten Dirksen on December 17, 2012 For 12 years Omar worked in publicity and set design, but when his first son was born he left it …
DIY trashion furniture kit: upcycle trash into lampshades by Kirsten Dirksen on December 13, 2012 Ryan Frank is South African born designer who learned about re-using materials from a childhood in a country where recycling …
Budget modern micro-apartment uses space-era warped walls by Kirsten Dirksen on December 10, 2012 When Carlos Ortega returned to Mexico after 8 years in Paris, he found “things were starting to happen” in the …
6 rooms into 1: morphing apartment packs 1100 sq ft into 420 by Kirsten Dirksen on December 3, 2012 When we first met Graham Hill- founder of treehugger.com- in 2010, he had just bought two tiny apartments in a …
Brazilian slow shoes: handmade, hand-dyed, reused-tire soles by Kirsten Dirksen on November 29, 2012 Juliano Lima believed in the skills of his countrymen, but he knew that few Brazilian crafters had the resources to …
Home-within-home: $2K treehouse, tiny hut in Brooklyn loft by Kirsten Dirksen on November 25, 2012 Architect Terri Chiao knew she couldn’t afford the rent on a 750-square-foot Brooklyn loft without a roommate, but she didn’t …
NYC Swiss Army knife apartment’s walls open, fold & slide by Kirsten Dirksen on November 16, 2012 Rosa and Robert Garneau’s Chelsea apartment is small- just 550 square feet of usable space with a bedroom just 8 …
