About Me
I grew up in South Africa for most of my life, with the exception of several teenage years spent living on a 39-foot sailing boat with my parents and brother. Life on a boat teaches you to fix and build things yourself, and it was during this time that I began developing practical skills and a love for doing things with my own hands.
Living simply on the boat, and spending much of my time in nature both in South Africa and while sailing, brought me closer to the rhythms and ways of the natural world. Growing up in South Africa, I also witnessed the reality of poverty and saw that many simple living “technologies” were not accessible to much of the population. This made me realize that essential, practical solutions were often unavailable not just locally, but globally.
Over time, I’ve discovered that a large part of my contentment comes from living a simple, low-cost lifestyle close to nature. These experiences have shown me that simplicity is key, and that material goods do not bring true fulfillment.
From these life experiences, I’ve developed a passion for creating simple, grassroots technologies that are accessible to all. Over time, I hope to bring more people on board to help develop and share even more creations along these lines.