Matt Hickman Blog

IKEA's contamination woes continue with pork-tainted moose lasagna
A production batch of moose lasagna, apparently a hot seller at European stores operated by the world-dominating purveyor of flat-pack home furnishings, is found to contain trace amounts of pork.
NYC proves to have big appetite for tiny apartments
With one micro-apartment development in the pipeline, NYC’s Department of Housing Preservation and Development announces that a request for proposals for similar projects isn't too far behind.
Superfund meets super-fresh at farm-topped Whole Foods in Brooklyn
Sure, the location of Whole Foods' first Brooklyn outpost is anything but appetizing. But thanks to an innovative hydroponic greenhouse on the store's roof, the produce sold will be nothing less than ultra-fresh.
Airocide: A lean, mean, airborne pathogen-zapping machine
As its name suggests, the Airocide Air Purifier is designed to annihilate VOCs and airborne household allergens and mold using filterless, NASA-developed technology.
Student-built tiny house features manure-based heating system [Video]
SpacesTV tours a 227-square-foot abode designed by students at Vermont's Yestermarrow Design Build School that boasts plenty of space-saving storage and a rather intriguing heating system.
Tiny house movement skewered by 'Portlandia'... kind of
While a 'Portlandia'-inspired video short lampooning the tiny home trend is certainly spot-on and snicker-worthy, IFC's tour of an honest-to-goodness Portland micro-dwelling is where the real laughs are.
Last remaining Frank Lloyd Wright hotel to be moved to Vegas Strip
A developer plans to move the only surviving hotel designed by Frank Lloyd Wright from Mason City, Iowa, to Las Vegas. A topless, Wright-themed musical revue is also in the works.
Egg hunts, air conditioning and the energy usage of renters [Friday news clump]
This brunch-centric weekend: Why renters consume more energy than homeowners, why Miami is more sustainable than Minneapolis and why The High Line is an awesome place to have an Easter egg hunt.
Junked jeans reborn with Scandinavian-style recycled denim rugs
Trendy and spendy Swedish clothier Nudie Jeans continues its mission to give worn-out old pants a second lease on life with Post Consumer Recycled Denim Rugs.
Room and billboard: Prefab dwelling attached to massive blank canvas
Perched above Mexico City's trendiest shopping district, Julio Gomez Trevilla's Billboard House is obscured by an eye-popping mural created by the petite prefab dwelling's artist-in-residence.

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