This week, we are immersing ourselves in ‘low country’ – the Carolina islands.Daufuskie, Paris, Port Royal – and also inland, from Savannah to Beaufort. Here are a few scenes from this morning’s ride on a 1920s fishing boat- from the mainland to the island of Daufuskie- an old plantation island in a state of transition. On one had, in a state of intense poverty (the last remaining descendants of the original ‘Gulla’ African culture, trying to hang onto their ancestor’s original island cottages) juxtaposed to the country’s wealthiest folks. In the same few hundred feet you can see the remains of…
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I am in love… With a book. Sitting here in prague, I discover that I am surrounded by all of these amazing little summer houses, and that the author of the book, Veronika Zapletalova, lives right here. what it’s about:SUMMERHOUSES – Devoted to original self-build summerhouses, a disappearing Czech phenomenon. The Czech “chata” – or “summerhouse” – is a simple, small, out-of-town dwelling, often improvised and self build by it’s owner. This project documents summerhouses, that mirror the extraordinary personalities of their builders, in both negative and positive way. These summerhouses dot the Czech landscape in their thousands, yet, very often they are forgotten,…
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our latest project: saving a run down, nearly abandoned little cottage that was once part of a collection of cottages that bordered the shores of lauderdale lakes. it was one of many rental cottages that were part of the majestic (now gone) Sterlingworth Inn. The beauty of this little beauty is that is it… well, little. less than 9x9ft interior space, it was designed for guests to spend their time on the lake, not in the room. its yet to be determined whether well use it as a play house for charlie or a sport equipment room, but we…
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holy crap. i guess these getways are insane. Travel & Leisure just did a round up of their favorite cottages and (i cant figure out how) but we made the list. check it out HERE and the whole intro: The coolest cottages combine the spirit of summer camp with grown-up style Remember when summer was endless? It smelled like pine needles and roasting marshmallows and felt like a splash of icy fresh lake water. Well, you can recapture those sensations at new bungalow cottages in Maine—without roughing it and without chintzy florals. Hidden Pond’s cottages are part of a cool breed…
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