Press Archives - DesignEgg

Dave McAllister Investigates Climbing & Creativity

By Jess Wickstrom eggtravels
November 20, 2015
Press

The inquisitive and hilarious writer behind the ThunderCling blog recently interviewed Andy and I, along with 19 others, about how we balance our creative life with climbing. Dave’s level of seriousness in investigating this subject is impressive—he doesn’t just pull out the stock questions that could be answered with quick look at your website. His perceptive and carefully phrased Q’s elicit some very honest, thoughtful, and illuminating responses from a range of climbers with a variety of creative practices. The full article came out yesterday and although it’s quite long (with 19 people answering 5 questions each), it’s fully engaging and worth the read from top to bottom.

Tiny House, Tiny Footprint

By Jess Wickstrom eggtravels
October 16, 2015
Press,Travel and Adventure

We were recently interviewed by Kathleen who, with her boyfriend, runs a really great blog and website about living small. They call it Tiny House, Tiny Footprint.

From their website:

Kathleen, Greg, and their dog Blaize are living in a 1969 camper trailer (140 sq. ft.), hoping to inspire others to get small and reduce their environmental footprint. Almost a year ago, the trio moved into a camper to see if they could live small while they built a tiny house. Soon they realized that building a tiny house ($20,000+) and putting a down payment on raw land ($20,000+) would be an expensive process.

As the two of them began to embrace living more simply, they began to wonder why they wanted to invest in a tiny house in the first place. Now, they are content living in their own version of a ‘tiny house’ as they share stories of others making the conscious decision to downsize and lead a life full of freedom and adventure.

Read the interview.

When the Road is Home

By Jess Wickstrom eggtravels
September 14, 2015
Kickstarter,Press

Loma, CO—After a desolate stretch across the Utah desert, we exited I70 near the Colorado border and pulled into a sleepy town for gas. As we drove up to the pump, we noticed another little camper fueling up beside us. As luck would have it, this sweet 1968 Oasis belonged to two fellow adventurers who also are in the midst of a Kickstarter-funded travel project!

When the Road is Home is a collaboration between photographers Daniel Volland and Ben Schuyler. They are traveling the county documenting and sharing stories of other road dwellers they meet along the way. We were thrilled to have run into these two kindred spirits, and enjoyed spending a half hour hanging out back behind the station on that hot August day.

Daniel and Ben took the time to learn about our project, photograph the egg, and write up an interview for their Roadsteaders series. Check out the piece and be sure to learn more about When the Road is Home.

FStoppers Interview

By Andy Wickstrom
August 25, 2015
Press

Rifle, CO—I recently had the pleasure of being interviewed by Mike Wilkinson, staff writer for Fstoppers, about how Jess and I live and work on the road. It was a lot of fun thinking through Mike’s questions and he did a great job weaving all my ramblings together.

Read out the interview HERE.

Women on the Road

By Jess Wickstrom eggtravels
April 7, 2015
Press

Slade, KY—Thanks to Gale at She Explores for once again featuring DesignEgg on her blog. This time, the piece is an in-depth interview for the Women on the Road series. Among other things, Gale asked me about what we eat, what I’ve learned about Andy on this trip, and how I balance work and play while traveling. Take a moment to read the full interview. While you’re there, check out some of Gale’s other great interviews, articles, travel tips and more.