Merry Christmas to all readers of Shedworking

“Yo ho, my boys,” said Fezziwig. “No more work to-night. Christmas Eve, Dick. Christmas, Ebenezer. Let’s have the shutters up,” cried old Fezziwig, with a sharp clap of his hands, “before a man can say Jack Robinson.”

Shutters open again on December 29. Annual Shedworking awards announced December 31. ------------ Apologies for the delay in the awards - festive IT issues struck the staff down so these will be postponed until the end of January

Wikihouse studio

WikiHouse describes itself as an "open source construction system. A design commons for high-performance, low-energy homes that can be customised, printed and self-assembled. We are collaborating to put design tools and knowledge into the hands of everyone."

Rather excitingly the first WikiHouse kit is a garden office which is available to download and also to buy in the UK, designed by Architecture 00. It comes in at around 12sqm and can be delivered to your home as a CNC-printed kit with full instructions (Wikihouse suggests three or four people will take about three days to put it up). More details and instructions here. Well worth a long look. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Cabin in a rock

Inspired by a story by Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz, Antoine by Bureau A is a wooden cabin built inside a fake concrete rock, an alpine shelter, which they says is "a precarious 'Existenzminimum' somewhat subversive in its use where one can freely enter and hide. It contains the very basic architectural elements - fire place, bed, table, stool, window - but demands to the visitor some risk taking as the rock hangs literally on the rock fall field."

Via those fine folk at dezeen

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Shed Quiz of the Year

Take part in the Shed of the year - end of the year Quiz A very jolly quiz from over at that other shed blog, embedded here using a clever bit of Uncle Wilco online magickery.

Shed decor: Shedworkers' bookshelf

A book to look out for in February next year, Shed Decor by Sally Coulthard (author of the excellent Shed Chic) promises to be an "inspirational guide to decorating and furnishing outdoor rooms and garden sheds" which will help us design, decorate and equip your shedworking space. According to Sally: "These important outdoor rooms deserve as much thought as any living space within the house."

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Hush: Interior shedworking

The 'interior shedworking' folder is getting fatter and fatter. The latest addition is Hush by Freyja Sewell. The shell is cut from a piece of 10mm industrial wool felt and internal padding is made from recycled wool fibres, the by-product of the carpet industry.

"Wool is naturally flame retardant, breathable, durable and elastic," shes says. "It is also multi-climatic, meaning it is warm when the environment is cold and cool when it’s warm. It is of course biodegradable and so won’t clog up landfill after disposal. It is produced sustainably from animals out in the open, with each sheep producing a new fleece each year."


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Egg-shaped beach huts

Egg-shaped shedlike atmospheres are all the rage at the moment. The latest is a beach hut design called Albang designed by Yoon Space Design and set up on a beach in Yangyang-gun in South Korea. They're carved - yes, carved - out of polystyrene.
Photos (by indiphos) at Dezeen
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