We just finished what will probably be the middle section of the book, “Small Homes in Cities and Towns,” 67 photos on some 20 pages. When Rick showed me the finished pages, I was thrilled. Some times I’ll muddle my way through a project, starting with no concept of how it will come out, and the whole, as they say, is greater than the sum of its parts, i.e., synergy.
We’ve got 200 out of 224 pages done now. I have this great feeling, having worked for so many months, because:
1. we’re close to the end (to printers in November, out February 2017)
2. it looks so darned good!
About Lloyd Kahn
Lloyd Kahn started building his own home in the early '60s and went on to publish books showing homeowners how they could build their own homes with their own hands. He got his start in publishing by working as the shelter editor of the
Whole Earth Catalog with Stewart Brand in the late '60s. He has since authored six highly-graphic books on homemade building, all of which are interrelated. The books, "The Shelter Library Of Building Books," include
Shelter,
Shelter II (1978),
Home Work (2004),
Builders of the Pacific Coast (2008),
Tiny Homes (2012), and
Tiny Homes on the Move (2014). Lloyd operates from Northern California studio built of recycled lumber, set in the midst of a vegetable garden, and hooked into the world via five Mac computers. You can check out videos (one with over 450,000 views) on Lloyd by doing a search on YouTube:
We’ve got 200 out of 224 pages done now. I have this great feeling, having worked for so many months, because:
Great work Lloyd! Shelter fans worldwide are looking forward to another inspirational tome from your excellent imprint.
Can't wait!!