Cabin Porn: Chaty na konci světa

by Zach Klein

„Každý z nás v sobě nosí představu domova, který čeká jenom na to, až ho postavíme.“ To je hlavní myšlenka publikace Cabin Porn. Tento domov může mít podobu chatičky, srubu nebo přístřešku. Je však něčím víc - je to náš úkryt před světem, naše útočiště, kde je klid a kam můžeme zvát své nejbližší a sdílet se s nimi. Kniha dokumentuje příběhy 200 chat, srubů a přístřešků, postavených z materiálů nalezených v jejich bezprostředním okolí. Deseti z nich je věnován obsáhlejší materiál, jak textový, tak obrazový. Inspirace pro všechny, kdo se chtějí vracet do lůna přírody.

Genres: Nonfiction, Architecture, Design, Nature, Coffee Table Books, Photography, Art

328 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 2015

About the author

Zach Klein is an American entrepreneur.

Reviews

[Sarah Heady · Rating 4 out of 5]

everyone who built a cabin was a man.

[Ellen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very beautiful photos but not very diverse - seems like every person who built a cabin was a white man with a beard. Lovely to flick through and choose your favourites though.

[Bettie]

Description: Many people yearn for their own quiet space. Somewhere remote - a place to write a novel or compose an album of love songs. A new book celebrates the work of those who have realised their dreams.

We live this dream.

Source

[Kandise · Rating 2 out of 5]

I don't know if cabins are as much an offshoot of white male privilege as this book suggests. Some bros compiled a book about bros, news at 11. If you turn your brain off and just look at the pictures, it's fairly soothing until you get about halfway through and realize the book is completely the wrong size and shape for the content. It's becoming hard to read the text in the crack because the book doesn't open as far as it needs to, meanwhile the crackling plastic dustcover makes a racket while you're trying to read in bed. If you think these details are not relevant... are we talking about aesthetics or aren't we?

[Cindy Knoke · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great narratives and fascinating cabins around the world. The website (cabinporn.com) seems better than the book as the site contains so many more photos of cabins to puruse. The book is limited in the number of cabins photographed and discussed.

[Kinga (oazaksiazek) · Rating 5 out of 5]

Czytajcie, oglądajcie, podziwiajcie ♥

[Radek · Rating 5 out of 5]

Zbiór pięknych zdjęć i inspirujących historii ludzi, którym udało się zrealizować marzenie o życiu prostym i zgodnym z otaczającą ich przyrodą.

[Olivia Law]

I really enjoyed reading this, but I mostly enjoyed the photos. I didn't realise there would be quite so much reading involved in this book - but it was really interesting to see a) the categorization of cabins, b) the worldwide distribution of the ones featured, and c) the sustainability factor. I wish there had been more diversity in contributors - I think this book was 100% white men, and 90% white men with a beard. Which, I guess, makes up a key demo in cabin life. Either way, I feel like I'll be using this book as inspo for every vacation I plan in the future!

[Wendi Lau · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is not an architecture book—glossy paper, bright photos, lots of white space, and featuring immaculate interior design.

Cabin Porn walks its own path. A darkened photograph of a cabin ensconced among fir trees covers the front and back covers. No title marks the front. The unfinished, matte paper matches the cabins’ textures and natural surroundings. The hardback’s heft reminds readers cabin-building is serious, hard work.

Read it to:
Feed a dream
Acknowledge our green-craving natures
Peer at tiny abodes that slip unobtrusively into wondrous surroundings.

Each cabin materializes Man’s desire to Make and find peace.

Behold.

[Leah Rich · Rating 4 out of 5]

Beautiful and inspiring book. The stories went into enough detail to give you an overall view of how each kind of cabin/structure came into being. It doesn't go into how they are built, it is more of inspiration into starting the process and backstory of the builders. A downside for me was the lack of diversity of builders. Where are the women and other minority groups?

[Grégory · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book offers good stories and beautiful visuals. Whilst most stories are inspiring and rich of ideas, it made me feel unfortunate to live in a country that is so regulated. No scenario could possibly be undertaken here to create a living space that is both legal and up to the code. It is still a great book, but it features (only or mostly) Americans who have the chance to live in mostly wide open spaces where one can do as he pleases in terms of shelter. Land was either inherited and/or cheap to get. I wish a new version of this book could feature real people stories, from countries with a realistic population density and urbanistic laws. This frustration prevents me from giving Cabin Porn a 5-star rating. In the meantime I'll keep looking for an alternate way of living that doesn't make me an outlaw or a legally homeless person. *sighs*

[Kirsty · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have an entire board on Pinterest dedicated to isolated cabins around the world, and thus, Cabin Porn looked like a book I would very much enjoy. It is peaceful to read, and provides a step up from the craze of hygge. The photography which has been included is stunning, and the placement and layout of the entire book are great, and work effectively. Cabin Porn has provoked rather strong wanderlust within me, and I will definitely be booking a couple of cabins to stay in in the future.

[reading is my hustle · Rating 4 out of 5]

printed version of the popular tumblr.
DREAMY.

[Teres · Rating 4 out of 5]

The best kind of porn. 😉

[laurdes · Rating 4 out of 5]

Vizuálně přenádherná knížka. Obsah sice nenáročný, ale o to více inspirativní - hned bych si šla nějakou boudičku taky postavit. Pokud si chcete udělat na podzim hezké odpoledne či večer, silně doporučuji zachumlat se s kakaem a touhle knížkou do peřin a kochat se.

[Ochwey · Rating 5 out of 5]

That's my kind of porn!
Chatičky jsou fakt boží. A já si užívám okamžiky na naší chalupě (která by tam podle mě též zapadla, možná ji submitnu na webovky), jsem milovník tohohle života, takže bylo celkem jasné, že se mi to bude líbit.
Trochu škoda, že příběhy jsou snad všechny z jůesej a fotek domečků je na můj vkus málo evropských, ale ještě nemám prohlídlý web, třeba je to tam lepší, i tak jsem narazila na dost chlaloupek, ve kterých bych chtěla bydlet.
A je to děsně inspirující! Chci u chalupy stavět saunu a kdyby tam tekl potok, udělám tam průtokovou hot tub v kádi.

[Anne · Rating 2 out of 5]

Gorgeous photos and nice organization. The feature stories were pretty boring, though. Could've been a lot more interesting.

[Matt Baulch · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book with people's stories and pictures that make me want to buy some land and build a cabin.

[Lilly Mary · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love love love ❤️ it's made me itch to find that plot of land and get started!

[DavidB · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautiful design, layout and photo documentation of several categories of small domiciles. This loaded magazine of retirement alternatives proves, once again, a condo in Florida is sooooo drab. :)

[Clair · Rating 3 out of 5]

Much more a collection of photographs and vignettes of people that reviews on the cabins an building processes. Enjoyable for what it is, but doesn’t require much thought.

[Chris · Rating 5 out of 5]

An easy “read.” The mini stories highlighting selected structures are interesting and give perspective into the designers intent. The real focus of this book is the photos of the cabins. I mostly spent time studying the photography (light, color, contrast, some composition) as a style I like to emulate in my own work.

A fun book for coffee tables, guest rooms, and aesthetically pleasing bookshelves.

[Adam Florczak · Rating 5 out of 5]

Kilka ciekawych historii i dużo inspiracji w formie zdjęć niesamowitych chatek. Dokładnie tego od tej książki oczekiwałem. Polecam w formie papierowej.

[Jamie · Rating 4 out of 5]

A gift from my bffs who know I’m practically a cabin hermit already.

[Malcolm Frazier · Rating 5 out of 5]

A lot of inspiration drawn from this book. Nice diversity of cabin types with beautiful imagery and stories that immerse you in a world in only a few pages. Highly enjoyable!

[Erik Menkin Lysfjord · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fin bok å lese på hytta! Mange bilder av flotte hytter, men det beste er historiene bak hvorfor og hvordan hyttene ble bygd

[Kasia · Rating 4 out of 5]

I wish there were more interior shots of some of the cabins, but I thought it was beautiful overall. Makes me wanna move into the woods into a cabin in the ground

[Lauren · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this for the articles.

[Ο σιδεράς · Rating 4 out of 5]

Κυλήστε, δάκρυα μου, είπε ο σιδεράς.. 

[Natalie (CuriousReader)]

"Cabin Porn: Inspiration for your quiet place somewhere" is part a photography collection in book-format, part stories of individuals who have made their own sanctuaries surrounded by nature of hospitable and less accessible kinds alike. The photographs takes us all the way around the world, from Greenland to Norway to California to Quebec, to Romania and Chile, and beyond. What holds the photographs and stories of a select few together is the wish for someplace to rest, to connect, and to find a piece of heaven on earth.

The book is divided into sections; that reflect the various kinds of 'cabins' included and showcases the breadth of what might be considered a home or a house. We go from the more traditional cabins to the salvaged structures made into something new with hard work, imagination and will. There's a section on modern; which shows some of the ideas of the current generation in architecture and design, as well as a section on 'rustic' that contrasts with the history of our lands and legacies. One of my favorite chapters was the one on tree-houses, a concept I have always loved and am certain I will one day make happen even if it takes many years to get there. This section is not only filled with beautiful photography of some of the buildings that fall into the category (some close to the ground, others high up in the tree tops), but includes a story of a man who built his own tree house using innovative techniques he made himself, to avoid risking damage to the trees. I loved his story because to me it showed not only the interest for making something non-intrusive in nature (as can be seen in many of the other stories as well), but also the imagination and creativity that goes into building something like a house with one's own hands, especially if the place in which one builds it is hard to reach or has no electricity. Imagination might be the only way to get around these limitations.

The stories are well-chosen, especially in showing the many different reasons one might build a house like this - to get away or quite the opposite, to have a place to gather all one's friends and family. The different designs, purposes, ingenuity, budgets, time-frames, etc. is shown well both through the choice of story-tellers and photographs that open the mind up for all the possibilities out there. While the writing itself is far from prose-like (as well as there being a frequent use of terms and tools I was not aware of, nor is there a thing like a dictionary to guide the reader who is not familiar with building), the people in them often speak for themselves. A delight to read and look at, and a book to return to again and again.