Design 301

[rcjordan]

I'm setting up a terminator-style thread for stuff we see around that catches our eye.

Note to the Eurotrash; in US university parlance, '301' denotes higher-level classes.

1922 varnished paper house and furnishings

http://boingboing.net/2017/02/21/1922-house-and-furnishings-mad.html

[Mackin USA]

Angel-Oak-Tryon-North-Carolina

Originally part of the Western Cherokee Nation, some say that the area where Tryon now stands has been inhabited since the Ice Ages! The Blue Ridge Mountains provide a beautiful backdrop for this town. Tryon grew into a bustling town during railroad days and is now a popular destination for outdoorsy people and horse enthusiasts. The town symbol, the statue of a horse named Morris, has been watching over Tryon since 1928.

[rcjordan]

Here's the real Angel Oak.  It literally dumbfounds you when you start walking up to it and realize it's still at some distance. The drip area is off-the-scale.  Branches are as big as tree trunks of punier specimens.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angel_Oak

[littleman]

I am not sure if this fits the theme of this thread or not, but this tiny house on a trailer is incredibly well thought out.  A couple in Alaska built it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHjJd4tkvSU

[rcjordan]

>fits

Absolutely. I love tiny homes (but not the stupid-crazy prices people are paying for some of them). I was thinking about architecture, products, etc.  I'll see if I can find the design that first made me think 'we need a thread on this' ...

[JasonD]

That place is (much) bigger than my 1st flat!

[rcjordan]

http://newatlas.com/house-morrillos-doors-cristian-izquierdo/48025/#gallery

[grnidone]

I'm surprised the "tiny house" concepts haven't been incorporated into many new trailer houses.  Yes, it's a trailer house, but even people who can only afford a trailer house deserve effective space usage.

[Travoli]

Is this intended to be an architecture-focused thread? Or any thoughtfully-designed objects?

[rcjordan]

"Thoughtfully designed" is a great way to describe my intent.

[grnidone]

As I was driving through my little town today, I noticed that there are a lot of little houses that are not much bigger than shotgun shacks.  One could easily buy these for not a lot (literally $5,000 to $10,000) and turn them into "tiny houses" for seniors or young families.  Who says the tiny house has to be on wheels?

[rcjordan]

>Who says the tiny house has to be on wheels?

Local building codes, mostly.  Putting them on wheels de-regulates them.

[rcjordan]

>  first made me think 'we need a thread on this'

http://i.imgur.com/AAxCjJ5.gif

[littleman]

Microsoft Surface Studio

[grnidone]

My issue with Microsoft *anything* is I always have to fight the damn thing to make it work.  There is always *something* about the operating system that isn't intuitive and I have to spend hours fighting the system to try to figure it out and make it work.  Or, I have to spend an hour updating the damn thing when I don't have time to update, when I just need to work. 

It is always that way.