We like to believe that living in a small space is somewhat of an art. Often times space is considered luxury, but a lot of side effects have come with the larger spaces we've lived in. More space leads to more stuff, and more to clean! Mimi Zeigler has written a book, Tiny Houses, that features over thirty homes under 1,000 square feet. We're excited to have the opportunity to meet Mimi at her upcoming book signing.
Mimi Zeiger holds a Masters of Architecture and is a freelance writer and founder of loud paper zine and blog. Zeiger has set out to create an homage to the best examples of small houses that exemplify sustainable living at its best. "These designs illustrate ways to build homes that are reductive in scale, but not in scope. By making a positive impact on the environment, each house dreams big." says Zeiger in the introduction to the book.
Apartment Therapy operates with the belief that "a calm, healthy, beautiful home is a necessary foundation for happiness and success in the world," and that "creating this home doesn’t require large amounts of money or space." Zeigler seems to speak directly to us and our mission statement with her collection of dynamic photographs of these functional and stylish homes, and the people that live in them. Zeigler's book elevates the art of living in smaller spaces without sacrificing luxury or good design. For this, we are very excited to meet Zeiger and check out her new book.
Rare Device will host a book signing for Mimi Zeiger's new work Tiny Houses Wednesday, April 8, from 6 - 8pm. We're interested to see how large the book is!

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this is great! i'm all for the smaller the space, although you don't have many more options with little money living in the city.
Interesting what "tiny" means to different people. In my opinion, 1000 square feet is not tiny. I don't even think my 750 square foot apartment is tiny, because it has two bedrooms and an open floor plan for living space that makes it feel bigger. Small, yes, tiny no. I sometimes see AT posts showing 300 square foot studios and so on. Now that's tiny.
Still, this looks like a very cool book. Bigger is not better.
arg. What is it about April 8th? 2 wine tastings AND a book signing? when did Wednesday become the new Thursday?
I agree with ElleBee. 750 is not tiny. 250 is tiny. I really don't think I could live in 250. I'd need another 250 "off-site" for my craft stuff.
This is a bit disappointing. I was hoping for a bit more "sneak peak" inside the book. And yes, 750 is not tiny, unless maybe for a family with two teen-agers.
Hi all, Rena from Rare Device here. The book itself is 6 3/4" square, for the curious. I am not sure if we can share images from the book yet, sorry, but I can tell you that Mimi starts with one project at 1000 square feet, then works her way down to 75 square feet (for a freestanding structure) and even 10 square feet for an apartment-in-a-box.