An original maker: Paul Elkins, Pacific Northwest polymath by Kirsten Dirksen on February 18, 2013 Paul Elkins has always loved to doodle; when he turned 8 years old his mother bought him his first serious …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Athens tiny flat expands with built-in furniture & garden by Kirsten Dirksen on January 14, 2013 Werner Maritsas is an Athens-based designer who used built-in furniture (kitchen, desk and storage), plus choreographed LED lighting and an …
Watch *faircompanies' 10 most popular videos of 2012 by faircompanies on December 29, 2012 It’s been six years since Kirsten Dirksen began video-editing *faircompanies’ videos on simple living and sustainability. Four years after launching …
Abandoned hayloft now small cube home on Costa Brava estate by Kirsten Dirksen on December 24, 2012 David Pou van den Bossche’s grandparents and father were born and raised in their 16th century masia (Catalan Villa) on …
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 …
Budget modern micro-apartment uses space-era warped walls by Kirsten Dirksen on December 10, 2012 When Carlos Ortega returned to Mexico after 8 years in Paris, he found “things were starting to happen” in the …
6 rooms into 1: morphing apartment packs 1100 sq ft into 420 by Kirsten Dirksen on December 3, 2012 When we first met Graham Hill- founder of treehugger.com- in 2010, he had just bought two tiny apartments in a …