You know that moment when you realise you’ve been completely wrong about something? For me, it was watching Jake Morrison – a contractor who’s been doing things the same way…
You know what’s embarrassing? I became an interior designer in 2006 and didn’t read a single book about material health or environmental impact until 2015. My education was all about…
That smell hits you immediately when you’re working with adobe – earthy, almost sweet, like wet clay after monsoon rains. I was crouched in Maria’s backyard in Tubac last spring,…
Standing on the 47th floor of the Bosco Verticale in Milan last spring, I couldn't stop staring at how the building's planted terraces seemed to breathe with the wind. The…
You know, sometimes client requests sound absolutely bonkers until you realise they’re actually genius. Three months ago, a client called me about their off-grid property in New Mexico and started…
The engineering consultant’s office had that weird combination of stale coffee and new carpet smell that somehow made everything feel more depressing. I’m sitting there watching this guy flip through…
Walking through that converted Woolworth’s building in downtown Tucson last month got me thinking about waste – not the kind we toss in garbage cans, but the massive waste we…
I've been getting emails lately from readers asking about kitchen furniture, and honestly, it's a topic I avoided for years. Why? Well, kitchens are where we spend massive amounts of…
Last Tuesday morning I’m standing in this enormous warehouse outside Portland – you know the kind, concrete floors that echo and enough space to park a Boeing 747 – watching…
My neighbour Jenny recently asked me to help her furnish her new apartment on what she called "a teacher's budget with environmental guilt." I couldn't help but laugh, because honestly?…