Hudson, WI—Establishing a solar power system for your RV or van can be an overwhelming task. There is a lot information out there but because of the wide variety of personal considerations—power needs, technical ability, rig size, and budget—it is hard to find consensus and guidance on securing the right set-up to fit your particular situation. I thought I’d share my experience with solar and outline exactly what we currently have and why we love it.
The inquisitive and hilarious writer behind the ThunderCling blog recently interviewed Andy and I, along with 19 others, about how we balance our creative life with climbing. Dave’s level of seriousness in investigating this subject is impressive—he doesn’t just pull out the stock questions that could be answered with quick look at your website. His perceptive and carefully phrased Q’s elicit some very honest, thoughtful, and illuminating responses from a range of climbers with a variety of creative practices. The full article came out yesterday and although it’s quite long (with 19 people answering 5 questions each), it’s fully engaging and worth the read from top to bottom.
Lawrence, KS—Last Thursday, we had the honor of speaking to about 200 design students at the University of Kansas. DesignEgg was one of seven projects/artists invited each semester to share their work as part of the Hallmark Symposium Series.
About the Series
The Hallmark Symposium Series was established in 1984 through the generosity of the Hallmark Corporate Foundation with the goal and intention of enriching the education of students at the University of Kansas and in support of those in particular in the Department of Design through exposure to designers, artists and educators from the United States and abroad. During these nearly 30 years of collaboration, approximately 10,000 students have been exposed to these rich and various array of practitioners.
We drove about 11 hours from Kentucky (with a brief stop in Columbia, MO) before arriving in Lawrence, Kansas, a great college town and a liberal stronghold in a largely conservative state. On the afternoon we arrived, we checked into the hotel and spent most of the day going over our notes and refining our presentation, which would last about 45 minutes. It included 14 pages of text and 100 slides! I guess we had a lot to say about DesignEgg:)
We were recently interviewed by Kathleen who, with her boyfriend, runs a really great blog and website about living small. They call it Tiny House, Tiny Footprint.
From their website:
Kathleen, Greg, and their dog Blaize are living in a 1969 camper trailer (140 sq. ft.), hoping to inspire others to get small and reduce their environmental footprint. Almost a year ago, the trio moved into a camper to see if they could live small while they built a tiny house. Soon they realized that building a tiny house ($20,000+) and putting a down payment on raw land ($20,000+) would be an expensive process.
As the two of them began to embrace living more simply, they began to wonder why they wanted to invest in a tiny house in the first place. Now, they are content living in their own version of a ‘tiny house’ as they share stories of others making the conscious decision to downsize and lead a life full of freedom and adventure.
Read the interview.
For our fall fundraiser, DesignEgg enlisted the help of more than 35 of our favorite artists and brands who donated pottery, jewelry, outdoor gear, gift certificates, and more our to an online auction. From October 5-25, 90 bids were placed and 43 people won some terrific items, which were then shipped directly from the artist/retailer. “Support DesignEgg. Get Something Special.” was the tagline for this creative online event that raised almost $3,500 for community-funded design!