Medieval Spanish ghost town now self-sufficient ecovillage by Kirsten Dirksen on October 17, 2011 It’s a utopian fantasy- discover a ghost town and rebuild it in line with your ideals-, but in Spain where …
Wabi-sabi: diseño sencillo, intemporal y que sabe envejecer by Nicolás Boullosa on September 19, 2011 Como ocurre con las personas, hay objetos que envejecen bien, otros que lo hacen prematuramente, y otros que brillan en …
Handbuilt teardrop trailer: 60-square-ft DIY home on wheels by Kirsten Dirksen on May 9, 2011 Kyle and Jeannie wanted to own their own home, but they weren’t sure where they wanted to live and they didn’t …
Tendencias de diseño contra la obsolescencia programada by Nicolás Boullosa on March 23, 2011 Reflexionar sobre los hábitos de compra ha abandonado el terreno minoritario. La obsolescencia programada, o planificación premeditada para limitar la vida …
10 velomóviles para desplazarse (sin motor) a 50 km/h by Nicolás Boullosa on March 21, 2011 ¿Existe un vehículo que conserve las ventajas del automóvil y, a la vez, no requiera más energía que la inferida …
Arduino: turning non-nerds into robot-makers by Kirsten Dirksen on November 11, 2010 The Arduino– an affordable, open source microcontroller board- has been touted as connecting the real world to your computer. To get …
Magic of urban beekeeping: a backyard San Francisco hive by Kirsten Dirksen on October 27, 2010 In contrast to the rural bee populations decimated by colony collapse disorder, bees are thriving in cities worldwide. The more …
3D printing and getting back in touch with our stuff by Kirsten Dirksen on September 28, 2010 I went off to visit our future last month not really understanding how a sub-$1000 3D printer could revolutionize our …
3D printers or the dream of machines that replicate themselves by Kirsten Dirksen on September 18, 2010 Now that the open-source concept has migrated from software to hardware- see open-source car (OScar), phone (Openmoko), house (OS-house)- it’s …
3D printing living up to its hype? Rise & fall of MakerBot by Kirsten Dirksen on September 14, 2010 Imagine instead of going to the store, simply downloading what you need from the Internet and printing it out on …
