small spaces

Weekend Watch: Tiny Home Living with the Von Thompsons

Weekend Watch: Tiny Home Living with the Von Thompsons

By Jeremy S Cook

Jeremy S Cook

Jeremy is an engineer with 10 years experience at his full-time profession, and has a BSME from Clemson University. Outside of work he’s an avid maker and experimenter, building anything that comes into his mind!

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The Von Thompsons are living a charmed life in Washington in their converted school bus tiny home. See how they make small living spaces.

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The Room That Fits in a Suitcase

The Room That Fits in a Suitcase

By Alasdair Allan

Alasdair Allan

Alasdair Allan is a scientist, author, hacker and tinkerer, who is spending a lot of his time thinking about the Internet of Things. In the past he has mesh networked the Moscone Center, caused a U.S. Senate hearing, and contributed to the detection of what was—at the time—the most distant object yet discovered.

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Hotello is a portable space, packed into a trunk. Packed into the bright red trunk is everything you need to create a 6.5 × 6.5 ft square workspace in minutes. From the metal frame, to the furniture, to the curtains surrounding the space itself.

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A Micro-House Inspired by a Prison Cell

A Micro-House Inspired by a Prison Cell

By Alasdair Allan

Alasdair Allan

Alasdair Allan is a scientist, author, hacker and tinkerer, who is spending a lot of his time thinking about the Internet of Things. In the past he has mesh networked the Moscone Center, caused a U.S. Senate hearing, and contributed to the detection of what was—at the time—the most distant object yet discovered.

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Plenty of small homes and small interior spaces take their cues from boat and airplane interiors, however this is the first I’d heard about where the inspiration for the design came from a prison, and expertise from the prisoners.

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LittleDiggs Blog of Small Spaces

By Goli Mohammadi

Goli Mohammadi

I'm a word nerd who loves to geek out on how emerging technology affects the lexicon. I was an editor on the first 40 volumes of MAKE, and I love shining light on the incredible makers in our community. In particular, covering art is my passion — after all, art is the first thing most of us ever made. When not fawning over perfect word choices, I can be found on the nearest mountain, looking for untouched powder fields and ideal alpine lakes.

Contact me at snowgoli@gmail.com or via @snowgoli.

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I’ve always loved the coziness of well-managed little spaces, and I recently stumbled upon a great blog called LittleDiggs. Their tagline is “The Big things that make Small spaces livable — 500 sq ft or smaller.” They showcase some amazingly crafty uses of tiny living spaces. Perfect for getting ideas on how to maximize your […]

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