Jun 29th 2010 3:04PM
In a world of rising rental prices, shrinking square footage and fewer amenities, it's borderline shocking that China's infamous capsule apartments aren't cutting the mustard. Designed primarily to help low-income recent graduates gain a toehold in one of the country's most expensive cities, the tiny 8-by-4-foot rooms... Continue Reading »
May 25th 2010 2:30PM
Ever think about living in a cramped, windowless room with a wire roof? No, not like a battery cage chicken, more like, a 25-year old Chinese woman named Zhang Qi. Her insanely-tiny apartment is just 21 square-feet! She's the first to move into what the developer is calling a "capsule apartment" -- and what we're calling... Continue Reading »
Dec 17th 2009 12:00PM
No man is an island, and, hopefully, Miami won't become an island, either. Those partial to belief in "sending good vibes" might want to send the climate change discussion at "Hopenhagen" an added dose of "hope." The Wall Street Journal reports that tempers flared Monday in Copenhagen at the United Nations Climate... Continue Reading »
Sep 17th 2009 6:00PM
Think of it as pain-free tattoos. Or street -cred for your dinner table. Caroline Pople and Dave Harding started Ink Dish when they realized there was something missing from the tabletop market: cool plates. So they commissioned top tattoo artist Paul Timman to create some designs for their first line of china.... Continue Reading »
