November, 2011. Prior to the Less is More class at Yestermorrow, we were asked to read some books from a recommended list, and to share some inspiring visual images related to living in a small or tiny home. This was one that my mom had sent me that caught my eye: These are the design takeaways from the video that I feel might apply to this project:...
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November, 2011. Having taken a few introductory classes at Yestermorrow (Basic Carpentry, Foundations 101, and The Healthy Home), I’d been slowly familiarizing myself with the culture of the school. So far, I was finding Yestermorrow to be a supportive environment. I was happy with the small class sizes and the healthy meals, and I really liked the people. Between the hands-on courses and classroom theory, in a short...
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October, 2011. I looked a little further into Yestermorrow’s website to learn more about the instructors for classes I was interested in, and most intriguing for me (at that moment) was that one of them, designer Andreas Stavropoulos, was featured on the site for his Airstream project having been showcased in Dwell magazine. I did a quick Google search, and in an exciting coincidence, I realized that this designer...
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September, 2011. While figuring out how I was going to be more mobile, I realized that as long as I was taking a few months to figure out my next steps before moving to California, I might as well use the time productively and head west with some new credentials & experiences under my belt. Since I have general interests in architecture, renovation, interior design and real estate,...
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