Rebuilds $8K remote ruin by hand alone: best water/solar so far by Kirsten Dirksen on December 11, 2022 Outdoors enthusiast Luca Ventrella was living in a dense city in Northern Italy when, on one of his weekend hikes …
How a trip to the bottom of the Grand Canyon led to new endeavors by Nicolás Boullosa on December 7, 2022 Few adventures leave an imprint of fantastic, self-enclosed worlds as intense as the ones displaying discoveries of forsaken paradises on …
Simple living at sculptor’s homestead: 50 years building Utopia by Kirsten Dirksen on December 5, 2022 Bruce Johnson, and his wife Margie, moved to California’s remote North Coast in 1973 to rebuild the historic Fort Ross …
Rise of patina-friendly products: pre-owned or second-hand? by Nicolás Boullosa on November 30, 2022 Back in the mid-nineties, when the Internet was still a novelty associated with public libraries, university research, and quirky newsgroups, …
Villa Slow housebarn couple builds 30m2 mini-version 🐌 (timelapse) by Kirsten Dirksen on November 28, 2022 When Laura Álvarez and her partner Lewis Bailey got “stuck” for months during Covid confinement at their rural retreat, the …
Deep-time wear: Stone & Bronze Age advances in enduring attire by Nicolás Boullosa on November 24, 2022 “The job of fashion and art is to be froth—quick, irrelevant, engaging, self-preoccupied, and cruel. Try this! No, no, try …
Churchill’s underground bunker full tour, secret room included by Kirsten Dirksen on November 20, 2022 A private WC that people thought was Churchill’s bathroom included instead a high-tech telephone boot to call the US Presidents …
Samara Backyard ADU by Airbnb co-founder Joe Gebbia: full review by Kirsten Dirksen on November 18, 2022 In 2015, Airbnb cofounder Joe Gebbia wanted a backyard house, but couldn’t find anything he liked, so he decided to …
Can tech skip overlords? Additive manufacturing & small shops by Nicolás Boullosa on November 17, 2022 As of today, it takes more energy and resources to make a battery-powered electric vehicle (BEV) than its internal combustion …
CA artist-farmer builds $25K quiet home to savor simple life by Kirsten Dirksen on November 9, 2022 Needing a break from roommates and social work environments, L Gilbert wanted an affordable home for one in pricey California. …