Urban orchard: how to have fruit year round by Kirsten Dirksen on June 8, 2009 “If you get all your fruit in July what are you going to do with it?” This is the problem …
Diseñar una suite romántica con basura urbana by Kirsten Dirksen on June 8, 2009 La diseñadora Carmen Barasona diseñó para Casa Decor una suite, sin renunciar a comodidades ni a un toque romántico, usando …
Barcelona Forever: reflexión sobre los objetos que tiramos by Kirsten Dirksen on June 8, 2009 Barcelona Forever es un proyecto con una potente poética en torno al uso y obsolescencia de los objetos y el …
A tour through Thoreau’s simple living at Walden pond by Kirsten Dirksen on June 8, 2009 “In wildness is the preservation of the world,” wrote Henry David Thoreau in 1851 at a time when he was …
Bio-Diseño: objetos sostenibles y saludables by Kirsten Dirksen on June 8, 2009 La escuela de diseño barcelonesa Elisava ha presentado varios proyectos de diseño sostenible en los últimos tiempos, algunos de los …
My bike is my car by Kirsten Dirksen on June 4, 2009 In many sufficiently dense cities, a car is unnecessary. In fact, in some places, it can be an encumbrance. In …
Potty diaries: quality time on the loo by Kirsten Dirksen on June 4, 2009 During her first diaper-free summer, faircompanies’ baby Inés spent a lot of time with her potty training grandparents. From the …
An urban Victory garden where food miles are zero by Kirsten Dirksen on June 3, 2009 On just a tenth of an acre (6000 square feet) in Berkeley, California, the owners of an average home in …
Slow Biking: “if you think you’re going to sweat, slow down” by Kirsten Dirksen on June 3, 2009 “First there was Slow Food and then Slow Travel, Slow Companies, Slow Planet, etc. The time is ripe for Slow …
EcoDensity Vancouver: stacked homes and “Fonzie Suites” by Kirsten Dirksen on June 2, 2009 Vancouver gets high marks as a liveable city by North American standards, but even Vancouverites recognize that their ecological footprint …
