DIY restoration of abandoned 18th century home in Barcelona by Kirsten Dirksen on April 22, 2013 When Michele first entered his newly-rented apartment in Barcelona, it had been abandoned for 35 years so looked nothing like …
Tinkerers’ workshop: slow furniture recrafted from trash by Kirsten Dirksen on March 5, 2013 Enough crafters are using trash to make furniture that Pablo Fernández opened a store devoted to selling just that. “You …
Teardrop trailer: classic 50’s mobile micro-home renaissance by Kirsten Dirksen on February 27, 2013 Teardrop trailers first became popular in the 1930s when Scientific American and Popular Mechanics published DIY plans. The idea was …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Jay Nelson’s travel micro-campers: from bike home to tiny boat by Kirsten Dirksen on February 6, 2012 “I don’t know if I could have a car without a bed in it.” San Francisco artist Jay Nelson has …
La hora de los artesanos: 10 ideas para recuperar oficios by Nicolás Boullosa on November 10, 2011 Uno de los libros que más influyó a Steve Jobs fue El dilema del innovador, del profesor de innovación Clayton …
