“The Tiny” in Junkies Magazine

My fiancé James (Yes, he proposed!!!! 🙂 ) has an unmoving love of turning other people’s rubbish into beautiful, usable things. His latest major upcyling project was to build this “Tiny”.

Inspired by the Tiny House Movement, James (AKA The Upcyclist) wanted to build a comfortable and beautiful living space for someone who wants to downsize their life. Overwhelmed by consumerism and overconsumption, there is a growing trend amongst Australian’s to declutter and simplify life. This “Tiny” was built as a studio/bedroom/study, to be used in addition to an existing dwelling, much like an additional bedroom, but on wheels (which means it is mobile and doesn’t need require council approval in most parts of Australia).

James built it with 98% recycled materials. Most of these came from The Bower in Marrickville, and the rest came from other recycling yards and donations by tiny house enthusiasts.

The building gained the attention of the press, proving to be very interesting to the public. Chanel 7 news, most major newspapers and many upcycling blogs have reported on the Tiny. It is even gained attention in The UK, India, Italy and Russia. Every time we google it, we find more articles, which shows us that this is a movement that people are really interested in.

With all this interested I saw my photos of The Tiny spread around the world. Here are a few of the articles that were published.

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/tiny-house-movement-hits-australia-with-builder-encouraging-aussies-to-think-big-by-living-small/story-fni0cx12-1227056333462?nk=335e5288d0910fcb573bca9db577e5ec#social-comments

http://tinyhouseswoon.com/the-tiny/

http://thinkgreen.ru/tg/mini-dom-svoimi-rukami/

http://inhabitat.com/australian-man-builds-tiny-solar-powered-retreat-using-almost-100-recycled-materials/

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/photos-fnii5s3y-1227055532415?page=1&nk=335e5288d0910fcb573bca9db577e5ec

http://www.greenlifestylemag.com.au/features/20198/james-tiny-house

upcycle

verb

verb: upcycle; 3rd person present: upcycles; gerund or present participle: upcycling; past tense: upcycled; past participle: upcycled

1. reuse (discarded objects or material) in such a way as to create a product of higher quality or value than the original.

“the opportunity to upcycle trash, or turn it into new products, was vast”

See more photos James building The Tiny here.

Visit James’s website, The Upcyclist, here:    http://www.theupcyclist.com.au/