Life high in the mountains, primitivism & simple living by Nicolás Boullosa on November 3, 2021 In 1905, a 24-year-old artist who had decided to leave Barcelona for Paris at the turn of the century in …
He was a bike nomad. Now revamps derelict Alpine farmstead by Kirsten Dirksen on November 1, 2021 After spending years cycling around the world, Martijn Doolaard was ready for a more permanent home and he wanted something …
Futurism vs neo-Luddism: battle of frontiers of thought/tech by Nicolás Boullosa on October 25, 2021 For its proximity to San Francisco, mild weather, access to the outdoors such as Tamalpais, the old hippy enclaves by …
Didn’t use garage, turned it into his parents’ modern home by Kirsten Dirksen on October 24, 2021 To convert a garage into a home, Ramiro Losada-Amor left the structure untouched and dropped a birch box inside to …
Nature, nurture: Spinoza & Giordano Bruno on things big/small by Nicolás Boullosa on October 18, 2021 In 1927, French novelist Romain Rolland wrote a letter to Sigmund Freud in which he described why humans might be …
FedEx tinkerer custom builds no-waste micro farmstead by Kirsten Dirksen on October 17, 2021 Ramutis “Ray” Narkevicius kept his day job with FedEx, but cultivated his dream job by gardening his small Los Angeles …
Fleeing a burnout society: modern work & self-actualization by Nicolás Boullosa on October 11, 2021 Back in the ’80s, when a new economic orthodoxy was pushing for market liberalization and offshore production, a South Korean …
Wanted common area for people, not cars. Built a Pocket Hood by Kirsten Dirksen on October 10, 2021 On an empty lot next door to a popular craft brewery, the Blockhouse team wanted to build housing that would …
Aptera commutes just on solar, gets 1K mile-range when full by Kirsten Dirksen on October 5, 2021 When Aptera debuted plans for their electric vehicle in 2007 the solar panels were only powerful enough for climate control, …
“Freedom to” vs “freedom from”: why our attitude determines fate by Nicolás Boullosa on October 5, 2021 This is not a shortlist of to-do things to be free, but we wish there was a way to rationalize …