Tag: Less Is More - Page 4
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Andrea Zittel Wins Frederick Kiesler Prize
The award recognizes artists who are "under-recognized", but Andrea is well-known to TreeHuggers
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Beware the Scent of Orange When Shopping
Retailers who pipe in a subtle orange aroma may be subliminally coercing you to spend more money.
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Fresh Japanese Style Mobile Tiny Home is a "Little Piece of Sky"
Cedar panelling and a roof outfitted with clerestory windows make this tiny home on wheels a light and fresh place to live in.
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$200 Earthen Geodesic Dome Cabin Uses Salvaged Materials
This cozy cabin in the woods was an exercise in resourcefulness and even bartering of skills for a community of natural builders in Oregon.
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The Box: Ralph Erskine's Precursory Tiny House in the Swedish Woods
Even with the growing number of tiny apartments and multi-functional homes coming up in the media these days this project shows the English architect had it right in the 1940s.
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Stylish, Hidden Walk-In Closet Expands For Small Spaces
Living in a small space doesn't have to mean sacrificing closet space; this storage prototype emphasizes organization and visibility in an foldable, rollable unit.
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Tiny, Winter-Proofed, 215 Sq. Ft. Leaf House Fits Family of Four
A cozy, insulated and eco-friendly tiny mobile home made especially for cold, northern climates.
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UPDATE: Tiny Apartment in Madrid Packs a Lot in 200 Square Feet and 6'-10 Wide
Actually, it looks quite livable; Updated with information from the designer
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Can We Build Cities Out Of Apartments the Size of Parking Spaces?
It is an ongoing debate in America and a foregone conclusion everywhere else. Allison Arieff discusses it in the New York Times
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Homebox turns Shipping Container Housing On Its End
Hans Slawik builds shipping container housing out of wood and plants them vertically
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Steel Box of A Tiny House is Only 320 Square Feet
Candid Rogers Studio designs "retreat for thoughtful repose."
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Multi-Purpose Folding Screen Doubles as Library, Rack, Mirror and Ironing Board
In an attempt to re-think the original function of the folding screen, Argentine designer Leonardo Fortunato created the Diecut Screen multi-purpose piece.
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Store All Your Stuff In Your Sofa With Eastpack "Bound To Resist"
It's not just your change under the sofa cushions anymore, it's everything you own.
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Compact4all Reinvents The Kitchen Appliance as a Modular System
This is so logical, it's a wonder nobody did it before.
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Your Tiny Dream Home
Two weeks ago in New York City, 33 development teams from around the world submitted plans for a competition called adAPT NYC. Does this mean that living with less in small spaces is becoming mainstream?
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Sleep Anywhere, Anytime: Ostrich Pillow Goes from Concept to Reality
Readers laughed when we showed this a year ago, but new research suggests that these designers are on to something.
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Romney Won't Help Us Work Less Hard. And Barack Won't Either.
An odd tweet from Ann Romney about working less has this blogger wishing that politics was just a little different.
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Tough All-Terrain Teardrop Trailer Goes Off-Grid, Packs Rooftop Tent
Small, fuel-efficient but still comfortable, this updated, off-grid version of the teardrop trailer can expand to fit a whole family.
