NYC microstudio transforms on-demand with wall-embedded furniture by Kirsten Dirksen on July 13, 2025 When Emmy-nominated actress Laverne Cox (“Orange Is the New Black”) bought her first home—a 634-square-foot studio in Manhattan she first …
Manhattan telescopic apartment grows with sliding walls & hidden bedroom by Kirsten Dirksen on March 17, 2025 Determined to make their small apartment work for their growing family, one couple turned their home into a shape-shifting marvel. …
Handcrafted minimalist studio inspired by Japanese & shaker design by Kirsten Dirksen on August 6, 2023 When Sebastian and Celine Parker bought their San Francisco home, they needed to turn the space above the garage into …
Lives in 14m2 bedroom-turned-apartment. Wears 40K tattoos by Kirsten Dirksen on April 24, 2022 Alfredo Meschi converted a 14m2 living room (150 square feet) into a home for only 2000 euros by using recycled …
Fast & cheap revamp of long-time abandoned small apartment by Kirsten Dirksen on January 2, 2022 David Tapias (Aixopluc founder) and Ricard Pau installed their first experimental home inside a former photographer’s studio that had been …
Live-work under loft bed in 13m2 Paris micro-studio by Kirsten Dirksen on March 21, 2021 When Jay Swanson moved into his 140-square-foot apartment, a former maids’ quarters (“chambre de bonne”) in central Paris, he had …
Young couple’s 40sqm/430sqft music studio & micro-apartment by Kirsten Dirksen on February 20, 2021 As cities became more expensive, young creatives had to get ahead with less space and usually rent in outer neighborhoods. …
Bed, wardrobe & washer stack in Mediterranean tiny apartment by Kirsten Dirksen on October 31, 2020 With only 25 square meters (270 square feet) to work with, Yuda Naimi decided to think cubically when redesigning a …
Tiny art gallery turns into home via stealth kitchen/bedroom by Kirsten Dirksen on February 23, 2020 Lawrence Blairs has hosted up to 90 people in his small gallery and few of them would guess that behind …
Folding 18-sqm beach-flat sleeps 5, feeds 10 + cocktail terrace by Kirsten Dirksen on February 16, 2020 To maximize an 18 square-meter apartment (a 194 square feet studio near the sea) for a family of 3, Ángel …
