INTERVIEW: Queen of tiny living Felice Cohen on her new guidebook for small spaces

Our story on New Yorker Felice Cohen’s incredibly micro 90-square-foot apartment went viral when we first published it back in 2012, and now the author, organizer and speaker is sharing her tiny living experiences in a new book entitled 90 Lessons for Living Large in 90 Square Feet (…or more) . Felice was kind enough to share some of her tiny living tips with us recently on our NYC site — click through to see what she has to say about making the most of a minuscule abode.

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Airbnb’s most popular rental is a tiny Mushroom Dome Cabin

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Cutting-edge MIT research converts carbon emissions into usable liquid fuel

What if our carbon emissions could actually minimize our carbon footprint ? Chemical engineers from MIT have made an exciting discovery that could change the way we approach emissions: they’ve figured out how to transform them into liquid fuel. Read the rest of Cutting-edge MIT research converts carbon emissions into usable liquid fuel

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The Lilypad tiny house in Portland features two loft spaces and a lot of personality

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Ditch your iPhone charger with Native Union’s genius KEY cable

You’re running late for work and your iPhone battery is low (again), but you can’t for the life of you locate your stupid charger. And anyway, the thing is so frayed it’s bound to cause an electric shock. If this sounds familiar to you, then check out Native Union’s KEY cable . We spotted this brilliant design at the ICFF furniture fair at the Javit’s Center in New York, and it’s so affordable, we thought everyone should know about it. Details after the jump. Read the rest of Ditch your iPhone charger with Native Union’s genius KEY cable Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: Bright Ideas , clean tech , green design , green gadgets , green tech , ICFF , ICFF furniture fair , iphone charger , iPhone key chain charger , Javit’s Center , KEY cable , key chain charger , Native Union , New York designers , new york furniture fair , New York. , sustainable design

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Australian Man Builds Tiny, Solar-Powered Retreat Using Almost 100% Recycled Materials

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New Nanoparticle Material Could be a Major Breakthrough for Concentrated Solar Power

  Renewable energy is the power of the future and solar power technology just had a huge development that could see concentrated solar power (CSP) become much more efficient. While traditional photovoltaic solar panels turn sunlight directly into electricity, concentrated solar power first turns sunlight to heat and then to energy – and the key to both processes is the efficiency of the panels when converting sun rays to electricity. A team of researchers at UC San Diego (UCSD) recently came up with a nanoparticle material that may let CSP plants absorb and convert more than 90 percent of captured sunlight – a significant boost that’s being hailed as a breakthrough for solar power . Read the rest of New Nanoparticle Material Could be a Major Breakthrough for Concentrated Solar Power Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: concentrated , concentrated solar , concentrated solar power , csp , improving solar , material , nanoparticle , nanoparticle technology , paint , power , renewable energy , solar , solar technology , sunshot , UCSD

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INTERVIEW: Tiny House Pioneer Dee Williams Discusses Living Large in 84 Square Feet in Her New Memoir “The Big Tiny: A Built-it-Myself Memoir”

We’ve featured many a tiny house on Inhabitat, but did you know that one trailblazing lady was the inspiration behind many of those miniature homes? Meet Dee Williams : an early pioneer and sustainability advocate of the tiny house movement, she downsized from a three bedroom home into an 84 square foot house she built herself for $10,000 after she was diagnosed with a heart muscle disease. Ten years later, she’s inspired countless others to pursue big dreams in tiny spaces and has just recently published her first book and memoir, “The Big Tiny: A Built-it-Myself Memoir.” Unlike the typical how-to construction manual–Williams has already published a DIY tiny house e-book called “Go House Go” –”The Big Tiny” delves into Williams’ motivations and life lessons learned from building and living in a tiny house the size of an area rug. Click through to read our interview with Dee Williams. Read the rest of INTERVIEW: Tiny House Pioneer Dee Williams Discusses Living Large in 84 Square Feet in Her New Memoir “The Big Tiny: A Built-it-Myself Memoir” Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: 84 square foot home , book review , dee williams , dee williams interview , dee williams memoir , dee williams the big tiny , dee williams tiny house , downsizing , go house go , inhabitat book review , inhabitat interview , interview , Jay Shafer , the big tiny , tiny homes , tiny house , tiny house movement , tiny house trend , tiny houses

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SCADpad Europe is a Tiny House Solution to Sustainable Urban Living

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The Rock Bottom is a Tiny Off-Grid Reading Cabin Built for Just $300 in Vermont

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