Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Nargess Banks covers the arts, with a focus on design and lifestyle. Urban Cabin draws on traditional Beijing residential ...

Is it possible to live with less and have more? A new 160-square-foot cabin installed on the roof of ROW DTLA proves it is. Built as part of the MINI LIVING Urban Cabin program, which aims to create a ...

Hands up; who needs a holiday? Everyone? Thought so. Low-budget airlines offer a fast, easy route to a much-needed escape, but their baggage allowance policies mean you’ll need to employ some clever ...

It’s the crossover innovation nobody quite expected. Like the offspring of a steam age sleeper car and a Japanese capsule hotel, new trains beginning service later this month in Europe contain what ...

No Wi-Fi and spotty cell service hold a certain allure after 13 months of Zoom calls. That lack of connectivity is a key selling point for Getaway, a mini-vacation concept that has grown in the past ...

If you’ve ever stayed in a rustic cabin at one of Oregon’s state park campgrounds and thought “you know what, this could be smaller,” then there’s a great new option for you. Mini rustic cabins have ...

Winter in the Midwest can be very tough, sometimes just downright grueling. Folks spend the punishingly cold days inside, planning trips, block parties, and outdoor movie adventures for when summer ...

For months, in a back lot at Meridian Baptist Church, it was all hands on deck. Dozens of volunteers showed up every Saturday to help build mini cabins for unsheltered women and children. Some were ...

Tucked behind Meridian Baptist Church in El Cajon is an active construction site. “We had this lot,” said Pastor Rolland Slade. “All we were doing was growing tumbleweeds and harvesting them every six ...

The Mini John Cooper Works Countryman, redesigned inside and out, has grown for 2025 with a more spacious cabin and updated technology. The Countryman, last redesigned in 2017, is a workhorse for Mini ...