Origami-style cardboard furniture for dorms, urban nomads by Kirsten Dirksen on October 13, 2014 As an undergraduate at Yale, Zach Rothholz began to experiment with a corrugated material called triple ply: “like regular cardboard, …
Tall law student, tiny house: bachelor builds dorm on wheels by Kirsten Dirksen on September 1, 2014 When Joel Fleck moved home to after college, he wanted his own place, but he didn’t want to pay the …
Westfalia campervan as minimal nomadic home in Santa Barbara by Kirsten Dirksen on August 11, 2014 Last year Sam Jacquette was paying over $1100 a month in rent and working a job he didn’t enjoy to …
Teen turns bus into off-grid, $5,600 photovoltaic tiny home by Kirsten Dirksen on June 9, 2014 Nineteen-year-old John was a sophomore going to college in his hometown and living at home. Looking for an affordable way …
Paris micro-apartment stacks kitchen, bed, bath in 129 sq ft by Kirsten Dirksen on May 22, 2014 Architect Julie Nabucet had already garnered attention for her design of a 16m2 apartment (with then-partner Marc Baillargeon), but for …
3 shelters homestead: small home, simple cabin, & treehouse by Kirsten Dirksen on March 31, 2014 After several decades as an airline executive (including Delta president, Virgin America CEO, and Lufthansa president & CEO), Fred Reid …
DIY-crafted Seattle micro apartment: 8 spaces in 182 sq ft by Kirsten Dirksen on August 26, 2013 Ten years ago Steve Sauer was looking for a place to keep some stuff. When he found a subterranean storage …
Extreme transformer in Hong Kong: Gary Chang’s 24 rooms in 1 by Kirsten Dirksen on May 12, 2013 Gary Chang has lived in the same 32 square meters (344 square feet) for nearly his entire life. Nearly 40 …
Boat-inspired apartment is a series of transforming cubes by Kirsten Dirksen on April 29, 2013 The Born is now one of Barcelona’s most desirable neighborhoods, but several centuries ago this portion of the Gothic quarter …
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 …
