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The Prefab Butterfly Houses of Thailand

The Butterfly Houses (known locally as "Soe Ker Tie Hias") in Noh Bo, Tak, Thailand are an enclave of 6 prefabricated mini-sized iron wood and bamboo woven houses designed to provide shelter for orph...

HOM Dwellings and Decor via KAA Design Group

One of the highlights of the Westweek event a few weeks ago was the HOM house on display in the courtyard. The beautifully designed dwelling is the creative vision from the very talented and innovativ...

Two New Designs Join Muji Prefab Home Line

click for more pics One of the retailers we're always hoping that makes their way to Los Angeles is that fine purveyor a minimalist Japanese home goods, Muji. Their organic and simple designs are amon...

Small Space Prefab: Prototipo 10x10

click for more picsTwo things we cover with passion here are small space living and prefab solutions, two lifestyle/design solutions we think will pick up steam in a slowing economy (at least we hope ...

Updated Method Homes Prefab S-M-L Series and Photos

click for more pics About a year ago the team over at AT San Francisco mentioned the stylish prefab dwellings from Method Homes (no relation to the household cleaner brand) and we noticed they've upda...

House Call: Kohler LivingHome
Long Beach

This past week we drove down to Long Beach and had the pleasure of checking out the Kohler LivingHome, a sustainably designed, modern prefab home. Might we say...simply stunning and very cool. Assembl...

Escapes: Wee House

We're dying for an isolated retreat on a hilltop with nothing but the basics: ...

Venice Prefab Comes Together

The feature we most enjoyed while attending the recent Dwell on Design show was getting up close and personal with many of the prefab homes we've ogled both online and in print. One of the most ogle-w...

The Backyard Tool Shed Office

We're so green with envy right now of Brian DeHamer's amazing San Diego tool shed conversion. Brian purchased a 8' x 15' Tuff Shed Standard Ranch Storage Building and placed it in a vacant 10′ x 17â...

Zamore Kit Homes: Pre-Fab Quicker and Cheaper?

With plenty of other pre-fab home designs out there already, Zamore Homes has set themselves apart not only with their Southern region styled shotgun homes, but also with the allure of quicker and mor...

Vintage Industrial Design: Cleveland Art

We loved the lights on either side of the bed in this PrefabBrowsing the prefabs at Dwell on Design we couldn't help but notice how much of the furniture and decor had a sort of vintage industrial loo...

Prefabs Galore at Dwell on Design

We just got back from Dwell on Design, sitting in on a conference about sustainable interior design (a mixed bag) and today's trade-only exhibition. Our favourite focus of the show was the abundance o...

LA Event: CA Boom 2008

CA Boom V is almost here! The weekend-long event is a great way to check out brand new design materials and ideas, see some amazing architecture, and get acquainted with some of LA's great local reso...

Modernism Week: Marmol Radziner Prefab Home Tours

If you're heading out to the desert for Modernism Week and are curious about prefabs, you've got a chance to see a drop dead gorgeous one. Here are the details: ...

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