The first thing you need to do is watch the video below. Huntington documented the process of building the cinder cone and is publishing a book of photos. A suspension and arched bridge 40 feet off the ground connects two treehouses. The build consists of a treehouse, a skate bowl, and wood burning hot tub.
As soon as trevor gordon moved onto a sailboat in 2014, we started scheming about sailing to baja. Foster huntington born 1988 is an american photographer, movie maker and surfer. The cinder cone, which consists of a main treehouse, walkway, frontcabin, skatebowl, and woodfired hottub. Foster huntington built the cinder cone treehouse in skamania county on the columbia river gorge with the help of a small group of friends and. Huntington may have left new york city behind, but he didnt forsake ambition, or the fashion world.
Huntington beams photos and videos of the cinder cone to his 965,000 instagram followers, and he is working on a book about the project part howto guide, part lavishly illustrated art. Huntington documented the entire process of working on the cinder cone, and hes publishing a book of the photos. See more ideas about foster huntington, burning house and house. The cinder cone is foster huntingtons short film that documents this yearlong process of building his dream home with this community of tight knit friends. The cinder cone build book dream treehouse unfinished man. Here are some more links, the cinder cone book, the cinder cone video. Working throughout the summer, he redid the rigging, ordered new. The cinder cone build book is your guide to building the ultimate treehouse and making your childhood dreams become a reality. Foster huntington, ive decided to give 100 cinder cone. In the spring of 2014 a small group of close friends broke ground on a building project in skamania county, washington in the columbia river gorge. Located in skamania, washington, on a piece of familyowned property, the cinder cone treehouse is a place that huntington can now call home, after.
Dubbed the cinder cone, this piece of never never land has been carved out of the pacific northwest for modernday lost boys. See all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Foster huntington cinder cone build book upscout gifts and. Foster huntington is raising funds for the cinder cone build book on kickstarter. In 2011 he quit his job in new york, bought a vw synchro and hit the road. He has built with a bunch of friends two tree houses above a wonderful skate bowl and a jacuzzi. These loose plans turned into hard dates in the summer of 2015 for a month long trip that fall. Check out this 15 min beauty of a short film about the project. Twin treehouse boasts its own skate bowl new atlas. Foster huntington is a photographer and filmmaker from skamania, washington. The cinder cone build book documents the building of two tree house and a skate bowl in the columbia river gorge.
The cinder cone is a project directed by foster huntington in 2014. Last we heard from foster huntington, he was traveling around and living in his. Its been a crazy few months for me working on the film studio and cranking on a new van book and i havent been t taking as many photos or shooting as much video as normal, so im doing a 20% off sale on the cinder cone build book and home is where you park it on my my webstore, link in profile. Foster huntington is a restless traveler who has finally set down roots in a rural tree house overlooking the washington wilderness. Its half photo book, half tree house building tutorial with a bonus chapter about the build of this wood fire hot tub. The book is composed of color photos, drawings and sketches from the start of the project to the end of the build. Ahead, find out what lead to foster huntingtons stunner cinder cone book, the creative process that went into its construction, and some sage words of wisdom from his adventurous mind. That of course, does not include the price of the land which happened to be free for huntington. The project was initiated by foster huntington of washington state. Bought this book from his website and absolutely loved it. Nomadic photographer drops everything to create his own. His pictures are a kind of americanaretro aesthetic, often focusing on landscapes, cars, clothes or other objects. The cinder cone is foster huntington s short film that documents this yearlong process of building his dream home with this community of tight knit friends. Foster huntington just launched a kickstarter for his new book about his stunning tree houses in the pacific northwest.
Home is where you park it photo book a restless transplant. Think of it as one part instructional book, one part photo book, and one part tiny homes book, he writes. Foster huntington, ive decided to give 100 cinder cone build books away to help people come up with ideas and find some inspiration off line during. Foster huntington cinder cone build book upscout gifts. Foster huntington is living your most whimsical treehouse. Price new from used from hardcover, january 1, 2015 please retry. The cinder cone build book documents the process of building the two tree houses and a bowl from inception to the final result. The cinder cone book includes full instructions on how to build the duallevel treehouse from inception to completion. Why foster huntington quit the rat race to live in a tree. Printed in full color, its part photo book, part diy manual, and all coffee table. He describes it as one part instructional book, one part photo book, and one part tiny homes book. The incredible treehouse that foster huntington calls.
Show a clear description of how he created his wonderful treehouse. Huntington wrote a book detailing cinder cones build, which is currently the subject of a kickstarter campaign with just a few days left to run foster huntington view gallery images. Foster huntington cinder cone build book price cost. Photo book home is where you park it with photos of vans and other campers. Foster huntington is getting really good at living the dream.
Foster huntington is living your most whimsical treehouse dreams. Following up on his successful book home is where you park it, the vagabonding huntington is well on his way to the funding goal of the cinder. Five years ago, foster was still stuck in another world, logging long hours in manhattans ultracompetitive fashion industry. Check out the cinder cone build book on kickstarter too. In 2011, he left his fashion job in new york city in 2011 and moved into a camper van. On his kickstarter for the book, he describes the project as multifunctional.
For the next three years he traveled around north america, driving some 120,000 miles, surfing and camping. The cinder cone hardcover january 1, 2015 by foster huntington author 5. Thanks so much supporting the book and making things like this possible. The cinder cone build book documents the process of. In order to take a long trip to a remote area, trevor and his wifes 36foot catalina, the brisa, needed some upgrades and maintenance. The cinder cone cool tree houses, in the tree, outdoor. Meanwhile, foster created a process book and directed a short film with farm league on camera duty, which documents the yearlong process of building a dream with a team of friends. Family meals, swimming holes, a woodfired hot tub, an archery range, a family of weed wacking goats, a summer sunrise from 40 feet up the story is told with fosters photos at the cinder cone. The cinder cone build book by foster huntington kickstarter. Foster huntingtons one piece of advice will change your life. The book was shot from 2011 to 20 by foster huntington.