Carre d’etoiles: a Tiny, Portable Prefab Cube from France Yesterday materialicious discovered the neatest prefab cube and I had the hardest time waiting until today to share it with you. The concept of the design is for a vacation getaway for resorts where you can experience a window to the sky, … Read more
materialicious pointed out a neat article on Mini-Prefabs in the L.A. Times. Here is a brief intro from Emily Young: In recent years, prefab construction has generated plenty of buzz in magazines such as Dwell and at exhibitions such as one last year at the Museum of Modern Art in … Read more
Dave Ortlieb from The Barn Raiser in Saugerties, New York recently discovered the tiny house movement from a recent customer. Dave contacted me and wanted to share his business as another option for tiny houses. Here is what Dave has to say about his business: We’ve been in business for … Read more
Yesterday I stopped by Little House on the Trailer to see how the Sonoma Shanty on wheels was coming along. The Sonoma Shanty Hybrid shell on a trailer is 20 feet long versus the 15 foot long shanty built on a foundation. When I stopped by it was not completed, but … Read more
Milan Shah from India contacted me about some tiny houses that are being constructed in India. They remind me of the metal cargo based homes made here in America and abroad. The units have air conditioning, plumbing and modern European toilets and washbasins. Plus exhaust fans. Water is supplied from … Read more
The i-house has been in the news a lot lately. Though not considered a tiny house starting at 773 square feet, it is a step in the right direction and getting people to think smaller is the right way to go. MSN had a great article about it and below … Read more