Lower 9th Ward Life

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A lot of people are curious about daily life in the Lower 9th Ward today, ten years after Katrina. We compiled this photo album of our homeowners to give you a glimpse inside this vibrant community. We built our first home in the Lower 9th Ward three years after Hurricane Katrina, in response to the […]

Katrina 10: Ask Tanya

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August 29, 2015 marks ten years since Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans, killing 1,833 people and destroying 5,363 homes in the Lower 9th Ward alone. As eyes around the world turn to New Orleans to reflect on what was lost and discover the city’s remarkable progress, we will be out front sharing our story and […]

Solange!

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We are thrilled to announce a concert featuring Solange Knowles and special guests (DJ Soul Sister, Christian Scott and more!), as a part of our rebuilding celebration on the tenth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. (Get tickets – $60.) Solange + Special Guests Saturday, August 29 / Doors at 8pm House of Blues, New Orleans Solange embodies […]

Step inside our most stunning home yet

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Make It Right and Method Homes are exhibiting our first home for the Fort Peck Indian Reservation at Dwell on Design in Los Angeles, May 29-31. And we’re BEYOND excited to show you around. Come on in! Living Room Shaw Floors’ Epic Engineered Hardwood is a Cradle to Cradle certified hardwood product that uses 50% less newly […]

Dwell Furniture Auction

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We’re delighted to feature furniture manufactured in Italy by Clei and donated by Resource Furniture and Clei in our Dwell on Design 2015 show home. If you’ve been following our blog for awhile, you’ll remember that I picked Clei’s amazing transforming furniture as my top pick at last year’s Dwell on Design event.   Resource Furniture is deeply committed […]

Meet Joseph

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Joseph Kunkel is an architect and member of the Northern Cheyenne Nation in eastern Montana. Joseph and fellow designer Jamie Blosser run Sustainable Native Communities Collaborative, one of the design groups working on Make It Right’s Fort Peck Indian Reservation project. Where did you grow up? Did you always know you wanted to be an architect? […]

Meet Courtney

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Courtney Lake is an interior designer, owner of Monogram Decor in San Francisco and the man behind the beautiful interior design you’ll see in our Dwell on Design 2015 show home. We chatted with Courtney about his career, design philosophy and what to expect at Dwell. Did you always know you wanted to be a designer? I grew […]

Native American Art at Dwell

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At our Dwell on Design show home, we’ll be exhibiting beautiful works of art by members of the Fort Peck tribes. We’ll also be auctioning each piece – anyone can bid on one of these stunning and rare works of art – and support Native American artists and Make It Right. Ledger Art Ledger art is […]

Help Save Solar in Louisiana

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We need your help to save solar power in Louisiana. Please read our open letter to the Louisiana legislature and take action. The current assault on our state’s solar tax credit threatens to burden working families with high utility bills, kill hundreds of green jobs and undo years of Louisiana leadership in renewable energy production. […]

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