Texan alley turned into barber shop turned into skinny house by Kirsten Dirksen on July 11, 2016 When metalworker George Sacaris bought an old barbershop in Marfa, Texas 15 years ago, he removed the leaking roof and …
Garçonnière Paris: miniature home as bachelor pad in Pigalle by Kirsten Dirksen on June 27, 2016 Jean-Malo’s “garçonnière” (bachelor pad) is a full-sized home (on a miniature scale) in the center of Paris (Pigalle). When he …
Tiny huts to enjoy the basics in Swedish spartan rural lodge by Kirsten Dirksen on May 22, 2016 For more than 400 years, charcoaling had been traditional industry in the area surrounding Skinnskatteberg, Sweden. Locals burnt charcoal for …
Cubic mentality: 4-story Paris flat fits comfort in 25 sq mt by Kirsten Dirksen on May 16, 2016 Architect Jérôme Vinçon believes that with architecture, like clothing, made-to-measure buys a lot more than ready-to-wear. When his friends Michel …
Adaptive space-saving bed snaps into ceiling when not needed by Kirsten Dirksen on May 1, 2016 At the beginning of the 20th century William Murphy patented an idea of a “disappearing bed” (among others) and the …
Philosopher’s hut deep in the fjord: Wittgenstein in Norway by Kirsten Dirksen on April 10, 2016 Over 100 years ago, philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein went to the fjords of Norway to escape the scholarly world of Cambridge. …
On life, work & leisure in Swedish tiny house allotment by Kirsten Dirksen on March 21, 2016 Sweden’s first allotment gardens and summer cottages were established in 1895, much later than the dachas of Russia or the …
Small wooden studio tucked away in calm forest near Barcelona by Kirsten Dirksen on March 6, 2016 Tasked with building a tiny studio in the hills outside Barcelona, architect Pablo Serrano Elorduy created an all-wooden shelter stunning …
#vanlife with no filter: couple records work/life on wheels by Kirsten Dirksen on February 15, 2016 Shelby and Simon are wedding photographers from Ottawa, Canada who had become enamored by the hashtag vanlife. “We started getting …
Sweden tests tiny wooden pods as college dorms of the future by Kirsten Dirksen on February 7, 2016 Every year thousands of Swedish college students are left without housing- for 2015, it’s estimated there were 20,000 “dorm-less” scholars …
