Family fixes home in ghost-town lab & tells others to follow by Kirsten Dirksen on January 27, 2019 With 25,000 euros and 1,000 hours of work, Maurizio Cesprini and his partner Paola Gardin rebuilt a ruined home in …
Zen aficionado builds LA modern home atop hill on a modest salary by Kirsten Dirksen on January 20, 2019 When Tim Tattu, a Zen Buddhist aficionado, hospice nurse, and former set decorator, bought an affordable lot in LA’s Silver …
Oskar de Kiefte’s wind turbine cars, whimsical homeboats & bikes by Kirsten Dirksen on January 13, 2019 Oscar de Kiefte sees unfinished work where others see products. He’s reworked the conventional auto with his Wind Turbine Car, …
Coder finds DIY analogic solutions to improve SF small loft by Kirsten Dirksen on January 6, 2019 Never much of a tinkerer, when Max Heinritz moved into the biggest San Francisco apartment he could afford- a 678-square-foot …
Small island getaway seeks old Greek simplicity: “meden agan” by Kirsten Dirksen on December 30, 2018 On the boat from Athens to a camping trip on Kea Island, Takis Yalelis began sketching a house that explored …
On building one’s own dream home as an 8-year desert odyssey by Kirsten Dirksen on December 23, 2018 Fresh out of architecture school, Aaron D’Innocenzo wanted to test out his belief that with proper orientation and materials, he …
Italian family shapes high end space-saving furniture by Kirsten Dirksen on December 16, 2018 A half century ago, the Colombo family took the ugly wall bed and remade it into something stylish, easy-to-use, and …
Boeing retiree finds meaning inventing tiny sheds & devices by Kirsten Dirksen on December 9, 2018 Inspired by a father and uncle who relied on “imagination, calculation, patience, determination and a few handy tools”, Paul Elkins …
Intersection of rurex & philosophy: visiting Heidegger’s hut by Kirsten Dirksen on December 2, 2018 Can a place change how we think? “At most a city-dweller gets ‘stimulated’ by a so-called ‘stay in the country’, …
CA tips on how RV-parks can warm up to tiny house applicants by Kirsten Dirksen on November 25, 2018 Park Delta Bay advertises as “the only legal Tiny House community in Northern California”. There are now 10 tiny homes …
