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A New Space, Part VI: Celebrating Small Wins in Up-Cycling
As we work to transform an old mountainside space into a studio and shop, we’ve faced some challenges—but the small wins keep us going.
Aug 14
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Patrick M. Lydon
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A Line, Between the Ocean and the Stars
We take the train to Busan in the afternoon and board an overnight ferry bound for the Japanese port city of Shimonoseki.
Jul 9
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Patrick M. Lydon
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The City of Dangsan Namu: A Photo Essay
The City of Dangsan Namu is not a place, but a mindset and a state of being.
Apr 23
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Patrick M. Lydon
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The City of Dangsan Namu: An Introduction
There is a link between how we see a tree, and how sustainable a city can be
Apr 11
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Patrick M. Lydon
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The Benefits of Loving a Typhoon
Last year Suhee and I were invited to the Suncheon Visual Media Center in Korea for a talk.
Mar 27
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Patrick M. Lydon
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SHORT #40: Bikes, Parks, Kids, and the Slow Tide of a Political Movement
A true story of a politician and his 'crazy' idea for making cities more livable
Mar 13
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Patrick M. Lydon
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A New Space, Part V: A Tea Bar Materializes (kind of)
This week, a few photos of the progress on our studio and herb tea bar.
Feb 21
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Patrick M. Lydon
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A New Space, Part IV: Pallet to Wood Floor!
I am going to spoil the surprise by saying that we have a new wood floor, made almost entirely from lovingly-restored wood shipping pallets!
Feb 7
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Patrick M. Lydon
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A New Space, Part III: On Smallness and Moving Slow (with guest writing from Suhee)
If you just joined, we are continuing The Beginnings of a New Space, a series charting our progress, as we remodel a building for our planned studio in…
Jan 24
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Patrick M. Lydon
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The Beginnings of a New Space: Part II
links between upcycling pallets, modularity, and Japanese architecture
Jan 12
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Patrick M. Lydon
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The Beginnings of a New Space, Again
Mountain swallows the moon slowly warm glow on a cool night
Dec 19, 2023
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Patrick M. Lydon
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PHOTO ESSAY: What we Gain, What we Lose
A Visual Ballad of Urban Housing in Korea
May 30, 2023
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Patrick M. Lydon
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