Name: Creative houses from reclaimed stuff
Uploaded: 2010-11-25T15:16:28Z
Duration: 17 min 40 s
Description: In this funny and inspiring talk, Dan Phillips tours us through a dozen homes he's built in Texas using recycled and reclaimed materials in wildly creative ways. Brilliant, low-tech design details will refresh your own drive to make more with less.

Dan Phillips: Creative houses from reclaimed stuff

Creative houses from reclaimed stuff

In this funny and inspiring talk, Dan Phillips tours us through a dozen homes he's built in Texas using recycled and reclaimed materials in wildly creative ways. Brilliant, low-tech design details will refresh your own drive to make more with less.

Homes built from 70 to 80 percent salvaged materials prove that beauty often springs from what others discard. From chicken eggs as decorative buttons to a two-person bathtub made of scrap wood, inventiveness thrives when convention is set aside. By challenging the obsession with perfection and mass-produced uniformity, creative reuse transforms not only buildings but also habits of thought. Reclaiming discarded materials demands nerve, patience, and a willingness to see art in the overlooked.