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Edgar Blazona: Designer

(Welcome again to Allison, one of the finalists in our Blogger search. She's writing from San Francisco. Comment away!)

For a guy with big ideas, Edgar Blazona thinks small. I like him because he let me put one of his tiny Modern Dwellings in my book Haven and drove several hours on 101 to help out with the photo shoot.

The Berkeley-based designer’s prefabs can be used for everything from backyard yoga studio to minimalist weekend retreat. They’ve appeared in Dwell and made the MetHome Design 100. You can build one from Home Depot materials for about $15,000. A 100 square foot version created for Ready Made, pictured here, will only set you back $1,500.

But I really admire Blazona because he makes being a parent look cool. He and his wife Julia, a textile designer, just launched True Modern, a collection of smart, sustainable furniture and sheets for kids. Low-to-the-floor platform beds have rounded corners and natural non toxic finishes; changing tables are crafted of solid birch and convert to dressers.

-allison

Comments (3)

You nailed it. What innovative ideas. The first pic hooked me absolutely. It is all so charming: simple structure, you can do it yourself-ish, they aren't wildly expensive and you can build to your needs, sizewise. This is living.

posted by laure on July 13th 2007 at 9:46am
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"You can build one from Home Depot materials for about $15,000. A 100 square foot version created for Ready Made, pictured here, will only set you back $1,500."

Materials from Home Depot will cost 15 grand?

posted by Justin (the first one) on July 13th 2007 at 5:01pm
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I'm pretty sure the 15k is for the 280 sq.ft. model with a complete kitchen and bathroom.

posted by wannabe minimalist on July 15th 2007 at 6:00pm
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