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 …
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 …
