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...Another idea: Start a modular home industry - not to build "souped-up" trailer homes but quality custom-builts, a modern-day version of the old Sears catalog home. KB Homes is already using similar technology, and why couldn't New Orleans, he wonders, attract modular homebuilders to churn out a new generation of affordable housing for the nation? The AFL-CIO investment fund in Washington, notes Kroloff, is looking to pour $1 billion into New Orleans...
DESIGN TOUCHSTONE Some of the "clever, innovative, creative and sleek" design featured on the site: a Galya Rosenfeld modular scarf handmade from reclaimed ultrasuede scraps from the upholstery industry, an iXi bike with an oil-free chain and David Ellis speakers made from dried gourds...
Fiber Optics Steel Tongue chair with sustainable aluminum shell, by Bannavis Andrew Sribyatta, $1,800 (projectimportexport.com) recycled aluminum Bark candlesticks, two for $159 (vivaterra.com) FLOR Heartfelt recyclable modular tile, made of natural face fibers, wool and the African plant kenaf, $14.99 (interfaceflor.com) Opposite page: Fresh Fat bowl by Tom Dixon, woven with eco-friendly Provista plastic, $565 (propertyfurniture.com) cardboard BeeBoard desk by Piet Boon for Design Within Reach, $678 (dwr.com...
Prefab housing. The very name conjures up boring little boxes that might be cheap but hardly chic. But now a whole range of sleek, modular factory-built designs are hitting the European market. The cutting-edge domiciles are quick to assemble, energy efficient and fitted with cool customized features. Here's a peek at some of the more intriguing prefab abodes and holiday hideaways. THE LOFTCUBE - STUDIO AISSLINGER www.aisslinger.de Inspired by Berlin's postwar high-rises, the Loftcube can be craned or helicoptered onto your rooftop as an open-space pied-à-terre or office. The "personal home container...
...MODULAR With the FlatPak system, you can build your own modern home in four easy steps. First, decide on a model. Your choices include a 2,800-sq.-ft. house dwellmag.com) a 1,200-sq.-ft., one-story L-shaped structure; and a 2,000-sq.-ft., two-story vacation home. Second, choose your ?components for living?: wall type, finish, kitchen, bathroom, storage, built-ins and lighting. Next, Lazor Office (whose only existing prototype is Charlie Lazor's Minneapolis, Minn., residence, although the firm is building 20 more across the country) will customize them to fit your space, even...