Afeitado con máquina clásica: cómodo igual, más barato/verde by faircompanies on January 19, 2012 Nicolás Boullosa prueba una maquinilla de afeitar de acero clásica con hoja de doble cara. Su intención es comprobar si …
Thoreauvian simple living: unelectrified, timeless tiny home by Kirsten Dirksen on January 9, 2012 Seven years ago Diana and Michael Lorence moved to a 120-foot-square home without electricity in the coastal mountains of Northern …
Country caravans as tiny, Bohemian shelters in rural France by Kirsten Dirksen on January 8, 2012 Country caravans, or according to those at Roulotte de Campagne, “Bohemian-style caravans” are back in style. “There’s a fresh craze …
Cave home in Loire is charming bioclimatic troglodyte house by Kirsten Dirksen on January 2, 2012 In the Saumur region of France there are over a thousand miles of underground tunnels and thousands of caves, known …
America’s only urban beekeeping store on rescuing honeybees by Kirsten Dirksen on December 24, 2011 Bryon Waibel runs what he believes is the world’s only urban beekeeping store. It’s called Her Majesty’s Secret Beekeeper and …
Choosing freedom of tiny homeboat over Hollywood life by Kirsten Dirksen on December 19, 2011 Heather Wilcoxon grew up visiting the Hollywood sets of her actor parents (her father Henry played Marc Antony opposite Claudette …
$1,800 used shipping container as architects’ backyard office by Kirsten Dirksen on December 16, 2011 Shipping containers are built to carry huge loads and the refrigerated units are very efficient at climate control. So it’s …
A rainwater collecting tree that doubles as a clothesline by faircompanies on December 15, 2011 Christina Bertea is an artist and a plumber. She also believes her art can be not only beautiful, but functional. …
BMW Isetta: because a tiny bubble car can be manly, sexy by faircompanies on December 14, 2011 Tiny cars seem without testosterone these days. Small (i.e. Smart, Mini) is cute and fun, but not usually sexy. That …
Berkeley car-clad modern home: small outside, spacious inside by Kirsten Dirksen on December 11, 2011 When architect Karl Wanaselja built his home in Berkeley, California the junkyard became his urban forest for materials. For months …
