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I had always suspected that one could build an entire house from what went into the landfill, and, sure enough, it's true.
Back when I was restoring art and antiques, finding ivory was very difficult because it's illegal, and the only difference between bone and ivory... →
I don't hesitate to buy new. Most of the time I don't have to, but some things I buy new as a matter of policy. I buy new wire because you... →
People have been doing this for hundreds of thousands of years: using whatever is available to build shelter. If you ponder what could be used, then... →
Repetition creates pattern. If I have a hundred of these, a hundred of those, it doesn't make any difference what these and those are. If I can... →
Tile is going to the landfill by the metric ton. All we have to do it gather it up, glue it down to the floor and grout it. Then you have a tile... →
I think mobile homes are a blight on the planet. Attractive, affordable housing is possible, and I'm out to prove it.
Building codes are a good thing. People who throw rocks at inspectors are being naive. It's a lot like police officers; we want them around... →
Human beings are a social species. We like to hang together in groups, just like wildebeests, just like lions. Wildebeests don't hang with lions... →
If you have multiples of anything, you have the possibility of repetition. Repetition creates pattern and also unity. Put anyone in a room with a... →
It doesn't matter if you don't have a complete set of anything because repetition creates pattern, repetition creates pattern, repetition... →
The first cause of waste is probably even buried in our DNA. Human beings have a need for maintaining consistency of the apperceptive mass. What does... →
We have cultural expectations that everyone needs a dining room, yet they're only used three times a year. But if I put a bone handle on the door... →
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