A Mediterranean kitchen: indoor garden with drip system by Kirsten Dirksen on November 9, 2010 To add to the trend to grow vegetables on balconies, windowsills and fire escapes, one Spanish interior designer has created …
A modular, marine-inspired, 12 Volt powered tiny space by Kirsten Dirksen on November 8, 2010 Miquel Parera has a background designing boats so when he moved on-land to build a tiny living space, he drew …
Downshifting: Wall Street to Hotel Barcelona by Kirsten Dirksen on June 17, 2010 Four years ago the Gonzalez sisters were “cogs in a giant machine” in the world of finance. Lauren was working …
Upcycled tables from Barcelona’s modernist cement floors by Kirsten Dirksen on June 16, 2010 Barcelona’s Modernist past is covered in hydraulic cement tiles. Inside many of the more well-preserved 19th Century apartments- especially in …
Cook seasonally: how to eat a daily artichoke by Kirsten Dirksen on June 12, 2010 I grew up near the “Artichoke Center of the World” (Castroville, California), but the only way we ever ate the …
A freegan shopping trip: a scavenged bicycle by Kirsten Dirksen on June 1, 2010 My favorite shopping trip of the year happened last weekend unexpectedly. My husband and I were on our weekly Sunday …
How to create a mirror from old CDs by Kirsten Dirksen on May 4, 2010 Designers Loida and Hernâni of Timtimxtimtim can upcycle just about any piece of trash. They’ve made fruit containers and cat …
Urban tiny home: 400 sq ft with tub, laundry & office by Kirsten Dirksen on April 27, 2010 When you want to live center city, space is at a premium. In Spanish cities there are minipisos (mini apartments) …
A lunch on urban (re)generation and in praise of cities by Kirsten Dirksen on April 26, 2010 More than half of the world’s population now lives in cities, and that number is growing. Even in the U.S., …
Mopeds, diesel, NO2 and an electric future for Barcelona by Kirsten Dirksen on April 19, 2010 Barcelona, with centuries of well-planned streets, is one of the most dense cities in Europe, but while it may escape …