Salvaged pallet tiny home has IKEA-style assembly guide by Kirsten Dirksen on March 3, 2012 Architects Suzan Wines and Azin Valy were trying to come up with the ideal building material for refugee housing in …
Airstream-inspired apartments as affordable tiny homes by Kirsten Dirksen on February 19, 2012 Patrick Kennedy is a housing developer who likes to build small. His vision is to build the housing equivalent of the …
Abandoned stable now luxurious, off-grid, family dream home by Kirsten Dirksen on January 28, 2012 When Carlos Alonso and his sister Camino were looking for a country home for their extended family, they stumbled upon …
Classic shave with safety razor: comfortable, cheap, green by faircompanies on January 21, 2012 Shaving with a double-edged safety razor is making a comeback. Though not for those looking for a fast shave, but …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Innovación frugal como mercado: más riqueza, menos material by Nicolás Boullosa on December 13, 2011 Cómo vivir mejor con menos es una idea con futuro no sólo ético, sino económico. Vivir mejor con menos es …
Watch *faircompanies' 10 most popular videos so far by faircompanies on December 11, 2011 It’s been a long time since Kirsten Dirksen began video-editing *faircompanies’ videos on simple living and sustainability. More than three …