Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building » Tumbleweed Tiny House Company http://inhabitat.com Green design & eco innovation for a better world Sat, 25 May 2013 19:45:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc Four Lights Houses: Jay Shafer Launches New Tiny Home Company http://inhabitat.com/four-lights-houses-jay-shafer-launches-new-tiny-home-company/ http://inhabitat.com/four-lights-houses-jay-shafer-launches-new-tiny-home-company/#comments Tue, 11 Dec 2012 22:31:54 +0000 Bridgette Meinhold http://inhabitat.com/?p=466304
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]]> http://inhabitat.com/four-lights-houses-jay-shafer-launches-new-tiny-home-company/feed/ 1 A Pennsylvanian Woman Takes Up Residence In This Teeny Tiny 140 Square Foot Home http://inhabitat.com/a-pennsylvanian-woman-has-taken-up-residence-in-this-teeny-tiny-140-square-foot-home/ http://inhabitat.com/a-pennsylvanian-woman-has-taken-up-residence-in-this-teeny-tiny-140-square-foot-home/#comments Wed, 06 Jun 2012 16:00:00 +0000 Diane Pham http://inhabitat.com/new-post-submission-94/
Tiny homes are taking over the world, and just when we thought they couldn’t get any smaller, another one pops up half the size of its predecessor! Resting on a friend’s tract of land, Janice Kenney’s tiny home, “The Mobile Kermitage,” measures just 140 square feet and forgoes all the creature comforts of the typical abode — [...]]]> Tiny homes, tiny house, tiny architecture, micro houses, micro architecture, portable homes, Janice Kenney, small house movement, The Mobile Kermitage, Tumbleweed Tiny House Company

Tiny homes are taking over the world, and just when we thought they couldn’t get any smaller, another one pops up half the size of its predecessor! Resting on a friend’s tract of land, Janice Kenney’s tiny home, “The Mobile Kermitage,” measures just 140 square feet and forgoes all the creature comforts of the typical abode — there’s no shower and only a simple stove. She sleeps in a loft on what isn’t quite a second floor, and considers herself part of the “small house movement”, which advocates living in small homes for economic and environmental reasons. Kenney’s house was created by Tumbleweed Tiny House Company and cost about $49,000 to construct.

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]]> http://inhabitat.com/a-pennsylvanian-woman-has-taken-up-residence-in-this-teeny-tiny-140-square-foot-home/feed/ 0 The World’s Smallest House Will be Auctioned on eBay to Benefit the Toledo Art Museum http://inhabitat.com/the-worlds-smallest-house-will-be-auctioned-on-ebay-to-benefit-the-toledo-museum/ http://inhabitat.com/the-worlds-smallest-house-will-be-auctioned-on-ebay-to-benefit-the-toledo-museum/#comments Fri, 09 Mar 2012 15:30:03 +0000 Tafline Laylin http://inhabitat.com/?p=361070
The eBay auction starts at 7 pm EST and bidding will close on April 8, 2012, according to the Toledo Museum's press coordinator Teri Sharp. She explained that funds raised during the auction will be used to finance the museum's community outreach programs.]]> Tumbleweed Tiny House Company, Tumbleweed, Tumbleweed XS, Toledo Museum of Art, Ohio, The Andersons, The Lathrop Company, tiny homes, green design, sustainable design, eco design, Jay Shafter, fundraising, auction, eBay, Tumbleweed Tiny House Company, Tumbleweed, Tumbleweed XS, Toledo Museum of Art, Ohio, The Andersons, The Lathrop Company, tiny homes, green design, sustainable design, eco design, Jay Shafter, fundraising, auction, eBay, Tumbleweed Tiny House Company, Tumbleweed, Tumbleweed XS, Toledo Museum of Art, Ohio, The Andersons, The Lathrop Company, tiny homes, green design, sustainable design, eco design, Jay Shafter, fundraising, auction, eBay, Tumbleweed Tiny House Company, Tumbleweed, Tumbleweed XS, Toledo Museum of Art, Ohio, The Andersons, The Lathrop Company, tiny homes, green design, sustainable design, eco design, Jay Shafter, fundraising, auction, eBay, Tumbleweed Tiny House Company, Tumbleweed, Tumbleweed XS, Toledo Museum of Art, Ohio, The Andersons, The Lathrop Company, tiny homes, green design, sustainable design, eco design, Jay Shafter, fundraising, auction, eBay, Tumbleweed Tiny House Company, Tumbleweed, Tumbleweed XS, Toledo Museum of Art, Ohio, The Andersons, The Lathrop Company, tiny homes, green design, sustainable design, eco design, Jay Shafter, fundraising, auction, eBay, Tumbleweed Tiny House Company, Tumbleweed, Tumbleweed XS, Toledo Museum of Art, Ohio, The Andersons, The Lathrop Company, tiny homes, green design, sustainable design, eco design, Jay Shafter, fundraising, auction, eBay,


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]]> http://inhabitat.com/the-worlds-smallest-house-will-be-auctioned-on-ebay-to-benefit-the-toledo-museum/feed/ 1 TINY TUMBLEWEED HOUSES http://inhabitat.com/tiny-tumbleweed-houses/ http://inhabitat.com/tiny-tumbleweed-houses/#comments Mon, 17 Oct 2005 13:23:00 +0000 Jill Fehrenbacher http://www.vineetsc.com/wp_inhabitat/wordpress/?p=722
As consumers become more enamored with super-sized food, homes and vehicles, it is refreshing to see the simple and efficient structures of Jay Shafer's Tumbleweed Tiny House Company. Founded on his personal philosophy and desire for low-impact living, Jay]]>

As consumers become more enamored with super-sized food, homes and vehicles, it is refreshing to see the simple and efficient structures of Jay Shafer’s Tumbleweed Tiny House Company. Founded on his personal philosophy and desire for low-impact living, Jay has committed himself to the idea of “subtractive design,” rejecting typical spatial assumptions and opting for clarity through conscientious use of space.

Jay’s little handcrafted dwellings range from 40 to 500-sq-ft and have been designed to accommodate a multitude of needs, whether a home office, vacation home, or full-time residence. The varied models can be customized, made road-ready for portability, even connected together to form cluster communities. Like a rustic version of the Micro-Mini home that we profiled earlier, the quaint cabin-like designs of the Tumbleweed house are markedly efficient in plan and section; they cleverly utilize lofts for sleeping areas, wall and overhead spaces are used for storage, and retractable furnishings fulfill multiple functions.

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