by Jamie Wolf | Oct 30, 2009 | Craft, Design
I know something new. I know how to design and build homes that are dramatically better than any I’ve ever built. What I know is radically simple. It is systematically measurable and therefore proven. It works. What I know is how to design and build using the Passive...
by Jamie Wolf | Aug 30, 2009 | Design
“How did you become a designer?” I was just interviewed by Natalie Pollock for an article about Wolfworks for the monthly Avon Life. She was asking this question that I am often asked. And I gave the glib answer that I always give, “I was good with...
by Jamie Wolf | Aug 29, 2009 | Design, Discovery
When Sarah Susanka first published The Not So Big House in 1998 we immediately recognized an ally. Sarah’s readers gratefully embraced her simple message: good design guidance favors quality of space over quantity of space. Build better, not bigger. Now...
by Jamie Wolf | Aug 19, 2009 | Design
“He’s pictures, he’s words” the client offers as an executive summary of the service provided by the two ad agency representatives sitting in the office of London Fog’s owner. This scene from the TV series “Mad Men” sums up in...
by Jamie Wolf | Jul 29, 2009 | Design
It looks so good when everything lines up. Our brains are actually wired to appreciate this. Walk by a picture that’s a little crooked and you can’t help but reach over to get it right. “Is that OK?” we ask someone across the room. I was thinking about how much time...
