Wanted common area for people, not cars. Built a Pocket Hood by Kirsten Dirksen on October 10, 2021 On an empty lot next door to a popular craft brewery, the Blockhouse team wanted to build housing that would …
Italian family shapes high end space-saving furniture by Kirsten Dirksen on December 16, 2018 A half century ago, the Colombo family took the ugly wall bed and remade it into something stylish, easy-to-use, and …
Polymath-plumber makes unique furniture & artifacts from waste by Kirsten Dirksen on November 20, 2017 Self-taught designer Fernando Abellanas considers the city his playground. One day he drove under a highway overpass in his hometown …
Oldest US mall blends old/modern with 225-sq-ft micro lofts by Kirsten Dirksen on January 26, 2015 The Providence Arcade is nearly 2 centuries old, but when Evan Granoff bought it was considered one of the city’s …
NYC’s micro-studio expert by accident: Felice Cohen’s new home by Kirsten Dirksen on January 28, 2013 In 2010 we toured the 90-square-foot apartment of Manhattan’s Felice Cohen and soon after media networks worldwide were questioning if …