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George Bernard Shaw’s Spinning Shed

Alex at Shedworking.co.uk recently shared a link to an article by Greg Denisiuk that explains why George Bernard Shaw built a spinning shed. I’d actually never given much thought to the reasons why Shaw built his writing hut on a … Continue reading

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Shedworking: The Alternative Workplace Revolution by Alex Johnson

Alex Johnson’s new book Shedworking: The Alternative Workplace Revolution is now available. You may already be familiar with Alex’s blog, Shedworking, which regularly features shed designs, builders, and people who work from home in their own garden offices. Shedworking features … Continue reading

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2010 Porch Shed Design Competition

The folks at The Secrets of Shed Building are running a design competition to design a Porch Shed. Here’s the design brief: A porch, balcony, verandah or deck at the entrance to a shed forms the  transition between the garden … Continue reading

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Radio Shedworking

Alex at Shedworking has started a weekly podcast series for shedworkers and people that work in shedlike atmospheres. The audio recordings are short and and packed with useful and entertaining information. Here are direct links to the podcasts: Shepherd Huts … Continue reading

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LifePod™ – Solar Backyard Office

I spotted this on Shedworking this morning. The LifePod™ is being developed by a company in San Diego, California called Envision Solar and should be available in 2010. Envision Solar builds many different kinds of photovoltaic panel topped shade structures … Continue reading

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Take a look at the new Shedworking HQ

Alex at Shedworking has picked a winner, actually two, for his Shedworking HQ contest. The design on the left is a floating shed with a green roof submitted by Paul at Roomworks and on the right a design submitted by … Continue reading

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Shed Cluster by Architect Joseph Sandy

You might recall that Alex at Shedworking recently moved and now needs a new garden office shed. Just for fun he’s running a little design competition and has received several proposals but this shed cluster caught my eye. It was … Continue reading

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Could This Be Shedworking HQ?

Alex at Shedworking recently left his garden shed office behind when he moved. After settling into his new place he then invited people to submit ideas and designs for his next shed. Of course this sounded like a lot of … Continue reading

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Help design the new Shedworking Headquarters

Alex, the fellow behind Shedworking, is running a little shed design competition. He recently moved leaving his old shed behind and now needs a new backyard shed to serve as headquarters for Shedworking. You don’t have to be a designer, … Continue reading

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shed by FKDA

I spotted this beautiful shed on Shedworking. It’s available in the UK and made with premium quality materials. I really like the steep pitch, shade louvers in the eaves, simple form, and the exterior wall texture.  It’s also looks quite … Continue reading

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