It doesn't matter if you don't have a complete set of anything because repetition creates pattern, repetition creates pattern, repetition creates pattern. Dan Phillips completecreatematter Change image and share on social
Where do you get lumpy tiles? Well, of course, you don't. But I get a lot of toilets, and so you just dispatch a toilet with a hammer, and then you have lumpy tiles. Dan Phillips dispatchhammerlot Change image and share on social
Repetition creates pattern. If I have a hundred of these, a hundred of those, it doesn't make any difference what these and those are. If I can repeat anything, I have the possibility of a pattern from hickory nuts and chicken eggs, shards of glass, branches. It doesn't make any difference. Dan Phillips branchchickencreate share on social
I was a dancer of no repute. But dance taught me a lot. You walk into a dance studio knowing you have to walk out with a dance. You improvise. Dan Phillips dancedancerimprovise Change image and share on social
Building codes are a good thing. People who throw rocks at inspectors are being naive. It's a lot like police officers; we want them around unless they stop us for a ticket. It's the same with inspectors. Dan Phillips buildcodegood share on social
For centuries, building materials were free. You want to build a house, you cut down some trees. But we haven't been thinking about the cost to the planet. Dan Phillips buildcenturycost Change image and share on social
I think mobile homes are a blight on the planet. Attractive, affordable housing is possible, and I'm out to prove it. Dan Phillips affordableattractiveblight Change image and share on social
If you have multiples of anything, you have the possibility of repetition. Repetition creates pattern and also unity. Put anyone in a room with a pile of similar objects and say, 'I want a pattern by 3 P.M. or no dinner.' Anyone would come up with a design. It is easy, fun and available to anybody. Most people just don't have the nerve. Dan Phillips createdesigndinner share on social
I decided to set out to prove that you could make a reasonable living building for the poor using recycled materials and only hiring unskilled labor. Dan Phillips builddecidehire Change image and share on social
People have been doing this for hundreds of thousands of years: using whatever is available to build shelter. If you ponder what could be used, then building materials are everywhere. Dan Phillips buildhundredmaterial Change image and share on social