Quilted city and neighbourhood maps
Double want: want to have, want to make. Soft maps by Haptic Lab, courtesy my longtime pen advisor Peter Laywine.
Double want: want to have, want to make. Soft maps by Haptic Lab, courtesy my longtime pen advisor Peter Laywine.
Penguin, beloved for their book designs. Especially these girly-girl covers. The timing is bittersweet for me because I've just found a home for my mother's childhoold horse books: My Friend Flicka, Misty of Cinchfoot, the Black Stallion series. Not many of the 50s hardbacks had dust jackers any longer and the first Black Stallion book was missing. I know what my next birthday gift to my oldest friend's daughter will be.
UK-based Dwelle has unveiled a brilliant set of prefabs that illustrate how small living is the new way to live big. With a tiny footprint (the bigger of the two is 253 sq. feet), understated modern design, and sustainable features like insulation made from 100% recycled newspapers, double glazed windows and the ability to achieve zero-carbon status, these sophisticated houses definitely are overcompensating for their small size — and we like it!
Recently, we were flabbergasted when a reader commented on Facebook that 700 square feet hardly seemed like enough room to live. True, some people might need more space, but there are plenty of perfectly livable tiny abodes – like Dwelle’s beautiful line of modern prefabs. Called the Big Dwelle.ing, the larger of the two models measures 6.7 meters by 3.5 meters (22×11.5 feet or 253 square feet) and costs around £35,000-£50,000 ($52,000-$75,000).
One thing we love about this prefab is that it can be clad in almost any material from timber to rubber, and it even has the option of being fully planted with foliage that will cover the whole structure in about 12 months. 253 sq. feet may not seem like a lot of room at all but look at how cavernous the interior feels! In a smart move Dwelle doubled the ceiling height over the main living area, giving the illusion of a much roomier space. The external timber louvres add spiffy detail to the exterior of the house while letting you control daylighting and shading.
A Torontonian. [Expect no rhyme or reason, this is a clipping file for as long as I'm in the mood to share. Embrace web ephemera, the new green.]
