Barbara Flanagan, a writer and designer, trained as an architect at Yale. She has written a column for the" New York Times and contributed to "House & Garden, "Elle Decor, and "Architectural Digest. She is designing a progressive, hi-lo tech, off-the-grid houseboat to be moored in North America. She lives in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Andrew Garn is a photographer who has worked for magazines such as "New York, Elle Decor, House & Garden, Fortune, the "New York Times Magazine, and "Metropolitan Home. He lives in New York.