Never Too Small #7

‘Creative, compact and joyful ways to design and live’

Never Too Small is the print endeavour from the well-known YouTube channel of the same name that platforms small space design. It is made from offcuts of the videos, as their conversations with interesting people and their tiny homes always end up going beyond just space and design. The result is an unpretentious interiors and architecture magazine focused on creativity, individuality, sustainability and innovation. 

Inside this Issue:

Needing a little extra joy in our lives now? Well, there are bucketloads of joy to be found in #7, starting with their kookiest cover yet.

Cover stars, the dazzling Thali and Gabi Zukeram (AKA Two Lost Kids) share their story and colourful tiny apartment. (Do yourself a favour and tumble down the rabbit hole that is their Instagram page for double the joy.)

This issue also takes you inside another creative home belonging to ZUZU, an Italian visual artist, whose "cave of dreams" features a kitchen splashback decorated with tiles she hand-painted herself. Each one is a mini artwork themed around things that make her smile.

Spanish tile makers Bussoga share the lightbulb moment that came for them when they realised no one was putting private parts on tiles. "That's where we saw our place in the market," they say.

There's more joy to soak up in Camille Walala and the Memphis-esque boldness she brings to cityscapes around the world, as well as the infectious energy of Clay and Rory, the duo behind Will it Lamp? Ever wondered how to make a lamp out of a vase or a bamboo salad bowl? These guys have got you.

From Barcelona-based punk product designer Curro Claret turning citrus sacks into fruit bowls and church pews into beds for people sleeping rough, to emerging textile designer Luna Haverkorn making small-space-friendly furniture only limited by your imagination.

To end, the editors curated three contrasting beauties: a calming and light-filled Melbourne apartment renovation, an artfully decorated and art-filled DIY Barcelona apartment and finally, an experimental cabin-like family home in Kanagawa, Japan that embraces circular design.

170 x 240 mm, 220 pages
Melbourne, Australia
Quarterly
First published in 2024
Editor: Elizabeth Price
Creative director: Colin Chee
Design: Lara Burke