Log cabin simplicity: recrafting pioneer tiny homes in Iowa by Kirsten Dirksen on January 22, 2013 In 2007, Paul Cutting was finishing college and a bit lost: “nowhere closer to figuring out the purpose of my …
Small art studio as DIY unfolding home for family of 4 by Kirsten Dirksen on December 17, 2012 For 12 years Omar worked in publicity and set design, but when his first son was born he left it …
Barcelona design pioneer on classic craft and minimalism by faircompanies on June 13, 2012 His family left their mark on the Barcelona skyline (his uncle commissioned Antoni Gaudí to design the Casa Milà, AKA La Pedrera, now …
A resistant, smooth material for better bike frames: hardwood by Kirsten Dirksen on June 11, 2012 Ken Wheeler is a fan of any type of wooden craft. He’s owned wooden sailboats, built wooden camping kitchens as …
Making longboards, furniture, sculptures from wood scraps by Kirsten Dirksen on May 22, 2012 Scott Constable is a craftsman who designs utilitarian objects like furniture skateboards and handcrafted homes to the more esoteric, such …
Artist couple’s 3-acre homestead on unincorporated Norcal coast by Kirsten Dirksen on May 21, 2012 There once was a Wow House- a small backyard studio that Scott Constable built for his and his wife Ene …
Architect & carpenter craft tiny backyard 120-sq-ft studio by Kirsten Dirksen on April 9, 2012 When architect Sarah Deeds wanted to set up a home office, there wasn’t an extra room in the 500-square-foot one-bedroom …
Coder’s 96-sq-ft, handbuilt zen microhome from the ’70s by Kirsten Dirksen on March 22, 2012 When Loren Amelang bought some land in the California back country in the 1970s, he had intended to use as …
Good old city-fence redwood becomes tiny cottage studio by Kirsten Dirksen on February 9, 2012 When San Francisco artist and builder Jay Nelson sees someone tearing down a redwood fence in his neighborhood he asks …
Can suburban homesteads lead to higher well-being? by Kirsten Dirksen on September 25, 2011 “I think a majority of economists would agree that we’re at a fundamental turning point in terms of our financial …
