Master/disciple movie saga: SPA (Socrates>Plato<Aristotle) by Nicolás Boullosa on June 16, 2015 Last summer, while I was taking a walk in Northern California after reading some excerpts of “Classical Greece” by C.M. …
*faircompanies’ faction trilogy: an emergent story of time by Kirsten Dirksen on March 15, 2015 This is part of an ongoing conversation here at faircompanies about free will, determinism, time, philosophy, happiness and the meaning …
Art of living in a Dordogne’s tiny mud home with living roof by Kirsten Dirksen on May 15, 2014 In a small forest in France’s Dordogne, self-taught carpenter Menthé built his home with a living roof and mud walls, …
French carpenters craft off-grid hamlet of tiny dwellings by Kirsten Dirksen on May 12, 2014 A few years ago, a group of carpenters (and friends) began building tiny homes on a property in southwest France …
Converted toolshed as uncluttered tiny home on Oregon farm by Kirsten Dirksen on February 20, 2014 Instead of building a big house on his Oregon farm, Brian Schulz has built, or renovated 5, tiny structures (see …
Off-grid, handcrafted life on Oregon farm & workshop by Kirsten Dirksen on November 25, 2013 Brian is an “obsessive craftsman” who believes he can build most anything in his life. On his Oregon farm he …
Zen forest house: handcrafted, 11K, small home in Oregon by Kirsten Dirksen on November 11, 2013 Brian Schulz wanted to see “how small of a house I could make feel big”. Inspired by the traditional Japanese …
Debt/car-free tiny house couple: simple living + resilience by Kirsten Dirksen on November 3, 2013 Seven years ago, Tammy Strobel was unhappy, but she wasn’t ready to make changes to her life. “I was in …
Nomadic tiny home: Mongolian yurt moves in 1 day, DIY-style by Kirsten Dirksen on February 6, 2013 Boyan is a modern nomad; he was born in Bulgaria, is a resident of the Netherlands has lived in the …
Non-possession: seeking intense simplicity and the good life by Kirsten Dirksen on September 3, 2012 Peter Lawrence has few possessions. He can fit nearly everything he owns in a suitcase. He is nearly camping in …