4x Quonset home-studio: 40 years of artistic simple living

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  • Опубликовано: 26 ноя 2024

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  • @dieseldaddy4205
    @dieseldaddy4205 3 года назад +7

    Your HANDS are GOLD,your Brain is perfectly firing on all 8 cylinders....Sir,,you ARE a mechanical architectural,carpentry,plumbing builder designer of EPIC PROPORTIONS. I absolutely LOVE what you've done......and would love to chat with you for like a month,,just to scratch the surface of ideas that are floating around in your head....GREAT JOB. INCREDIBLE,,, I'm really at a loss for words at the entire complex and the TIME YOU'VE INVESTED,,,not to mention what it must've cost to have concrete brought out to the desert......Thank You for sharing🥰

  • @TheTonyAndreas
    @TheTonyAndreas 3 года назад +129

    Incredible! This man seems like he would have been the best Industrial Arts teacher at a high school. The teacher everyone loved! I bet he knows so much. He said he's a carpenter by trade but I can tell he prb has over 100 different skill sets. So awesome! Def one of my fave episodes!

    • @rick3747
      @rick3747 3 года назад +5

      Awesome! Haven't heard "Industrial Arts" term in decades!

  • @donaldarthur3497
    @donaldarthur3497 3 года назад +6

    What a different life. Get away from crazy people in the big city and enjoy not being in bondage. More and more people are trying to do it. Love it when a plan comes together

  • @thecrankyyankee5114
    @thecrankyyankee5114 3 года назад +28

    Bobby is a true kind human being. Had the pleasure of spending 3 days/nights at his place with mutual friends. He had locals come and do a concert in his “theatre”. He’s just a true sincere humble soul. Many props to you Bobby!!

    • @Cody-md1ei
      @Cody-md1ei Год назад

      Does he still help people build these? I mean not for free obviously lol. My grandma wants to know.

  • @cherylwest2543
    @cherylwest2543 3 года назад +149

    I lived across the valley, could see Bobby's place from mine, until I sold in August 2020. I've attended functions there through the years. He has a lot of energy and imagination.

    • @terrycarroll656
      @terrycarroll656 3 года назад +7

      And money money money

    • @postedback
      @postedback 3 года назад +4

      How is the situation with water supply and internet there?

    • @earlwright9715
      @earlwright9715 3 года назад +4

      @@postedback dry, very dry! Most normal people wouldn't try it.

    • @cdamauser1963
      @cdamauser1963 3 года назад +1

      Cool setup. Used to drive past here (Joshua Tree) from Coachella Valley to get my haircut newr 29 Palms. Interesting area.

    • @marcosladarense
      @marcosladarense 2 года назад +6

      @@postedback , joshua tree is a wealthy people getaway retreat. it is in a busy area, I mean, it is not on the middle of nowhere. and it sits over a oasis, the whole yucca and coachella valley are oasis, and if I am not mistaken close to palm spring there are the biggest natural non-dam oasis in the world. so they get water from the underground rivers. the internet is very good because those 2 valleys are highly populated, especially the coachella one (with over 250k dwellers) and it is just 3 hours away from LA.

  • @vaughangarrick
    @vaughangarrick 3 года назад +142

    Love seeing how people take control of their lives and living how they wish

    • @johnwadsworth4916
      @johnwadsworth4916 3 года назад +5

      Nothing better than freedom to do your own thing

    • @webstercat
      @webstercat 3 года назад +5

      It takes Money

    • @kingmebrown1059
      @kingmebrown1059 3 года назад +4

      @@webstercat I KEEP THINKING THE SAME THING AND I BET THAT HE IS LIVING BENEATH HIS MEANS.

    • @eddiearrington8086
      @eddiearrington8086 3 года назад +4

      He’s proven it can be done! Maybe it’s your turn?

    • @kingmebrown1059
      @kingmebrown1059 3 года назад +1

      @@eddiearrington8086 YES! I AGREE IT IS MY TURN .

  • @scubatrucker6806
    @scubatrucker6806 3 года назад +3

    I love everything he done with his property 😍😍😍😍👍👍

  • @annmorgana2848
    @annmorgana2848 3 года назад +254

    thanks for transporting me to another world, if only for a brief visit.

    • @RedGreen1
      @RedGreen1 3 года назад +8

      You ever watch her Tiny Texas Houses video? It's a trip...

    • @clovermark39
      @clovermark39 3 года назад +6

      Yes her full videos are great. Have watched the Tiny House one a few times.

    • @vicaroo001
      @vicaroo001 3 года назад +4

      10000 likes

    • @silverbreezeRn
      @silverbreezeRn 3 года назад

      Ditto

  • @99cachorro
    @99cachorro 3 года назад +43

    I can see all the work involved in these buildings and it's incredible what this man has done.

  • @mihiec
    @mihiec 3 года назад +56

    Everything so eclectic but also very tidy and neat! I love this old wood contrasting with metal structure of building!

  • @online12plus
    @online12plus 3 года назад +23

    The amount of things he has is overshadowed by the intense level of organization of said things.

  • @JPER-cv2lq
    @JPER-cv2lq 3 года назад +2

    Just got to love this guy . Now this is the American dream. My brother in the Joshua Tree area in the mid 70s and into the early 80s . Then left for the Central Coast . Tho his kids stayed in Johnson Valley. This place is Amazing. Today is 28 September 2021

  • @cynot71
    @cynot71 3 года назад +39

    Gotta love this man's creativity and imagination!

  • @stayinalive9434
    @stayinalive9434 3 года назад +25

    This man knows how to live. Beautiful at every angle. Love it

    • @earlwright9715
      @earlwright9715 3 года назад

      But , does he know how to survive , in that desert when LA drains the river dry hydrating those lawns for the stars ?

  • @chokkan7
    @chokkan7 3 года назад +5

    This gentleman is extremely clever, extremely interesting...and our current society is marginalizing him and others like him.

  • @smallfootprint2961
    @smallfootprint2961 3 года назад +12

    I absolutely LOVE this place and this man. He made his dreams come true. I lived out that way as a kid (early to mid 40s) in a railroad box car. My dad talked of living in a Quonset Hut and having a small farm. Wish we had. Rust is a living material. So beautiful. I want to live another life, and do something like this. Wow. Thank you for bringing this magic to us. The ART in WALMART... lol. Lemons into lemonade. Imagine the stage shows and concerts he's had there. Love it.

  • @mikedee4449
    @mikedee4449 3 года назад +5

    I was lucky enough to stay here and hang out for the weekend with my wife and a bunch of friends. Truly a magical place.

  • @FOXYCECILIA
    @FOXYCECILIA 3 года назад +14

    I'm jealous...It must be so nice and peaceful escaping the crazy world we live in nowadays....He's a genius with so much talent.

  • @roam4fun853
    @roam4fun853 3 года назад +1

    What an out of the box craftsman. Very nice person as well.

  • @Steelmasterusa
    @Steelmasterusa 3 года назад +10

    We are thrilled to have creative customers like Bobby Furst that show the amazing ways you can use Quonset huts!

  • @rian6858
    @rian6858 3 года назад +31

    I would love to just go live on his property and learn all of the things. What an amazing mind

  • @myrnajay2785
    @myrnajay2785 3 года назад +3

    He certainly created a very cool place to live. The patina on that rusted metal was really nice

  • @steveo2764
    @steveo2764 2 года назад +2

    That man is what I call a great American what an amazing human being thank you for showing that!!!!

  • @mapuanakupuna3471
    @mapuanakupuna3471 3 года назад +26

    Furst, you've done an amazing job in creating your place! SO AWESOME! Mahalo nui loa, Kirsten & crew!

  • @Wonderhussy
    @Wonderhussy 3 года назад +181

    I just bought a property with a giant Quonset Hut on it and I want to turn it into an Adventurers'' Clubhouse... this guy is the ultimate inspiration!

    • @furstwurldtheaterfortheart5218
      @furstwurldtheaterfortheart5218 3 года назад +10

      GO FOR IT !

    • @gein2287
      @gein2287 3 года назад +4

      Where? And do u need help? -crazy enough to do this with all the skills I got

    • @Wonderhussy
      @Wonderhussy 3 года назад +8

      @@gein2287 Death Valley!!!! So when he was talking about not having insulation, I don't think that's going to fly for me 😁

    • @coolcatscomix1761
      @coolcatscomix1761 3 года назад +2

      👍

    • @nunziobusiness1509
      @nunziobusiness1509 3 года назад +2

      Make a video.

  • @DancinSteve
    @DancinSteve 3 года назад +6

    Wow!! I serendipitously ended up at a concert here years ago, met Bobby, who took the time during the party to show my friend and I around a bit. I'm also a carpenter, and I remember admiring how sturdy that loft looked! Bobby was a great guy, very kind a humble, with great vision. I've tried so many times to explain how cool this place was to many of my friends. Now, I can show them this video! Thank you Kristen!

  • @sleektoad
    @sleektoad 3 года назад +2

    Bobby is the absolute best!

  • @emotionsofvisualarts5720
    @emotionsofvisualarts5720 3 года назад +102

    I really enjoyed seeing his creative mid-century modern elements.

    • @earlwright9715
      @earlwright9715 3 года назад

      I wonder, does he have a "mid- century" source of water?

  • @betsyolsson-mackowski7682
    @betsyolsson-mackowski7682 3 года назад +8

    He has the coolest stuff! Recycling at its best! When you put all this storied stuff together it gives the place such an inviting personality.

  • @lindacarruthers3423
    @lindacarruthers3423 3 года назад +7

    What a hard worker .it’s always wonderful to see a person creating and living his dream .

  • @robertbuchwald6514
    @robertbuchwald6514 3 года назад +28

    By far one of the more interesting and innovative structures / houses ever on the videos of your channel.

  • @margaretjames4589
    @margaretjames4589 3 года назад +2

    Amazing builds...so much 'Life

  • @zorkwork3841
    @zorkwork3841 3 года назад +4

    I have always loved these steele Quonset Huts...As an artist this is so wonderful!!! LOTS OF SPACE TO CREATE and have performances!!!! YeaH!!!

  • @hephzibahbradshaw9509
    @hephzibahbradshaw9509 3 года назад +2

    Refreshing .
    THANKS.

  • @HLR4th
    @HLR4th 3 года назад +55

    Whole new level of “home theater”! Very cool. I loved the made scientist/crafter vibe!

  • @juneribbons5196
    @juneribbons5196 3 года назад +4

    Wow. This setup is totally awesome. It's over the top. I'm sending this video to my son. He's planning on buying land to build on. These would be so cool as homes. My late brother-in-law dreamed of making a quanset hut into a home. My sister thought he was way of the norm. He had a vision in his head. Good to see how this man did it!!!!!

  • @juliojames5986
    @juliojames5986 3 года назад +2

    Absolutely amazing amount of vision to match a huge variety of material to work….then assemble…….Interesting time consuming and will power…..congrats. Thanks for the vid

  • @clovermark39
    @clovermark39 3 года назад +14

    Love this guy and his developments. So many treasures.

  • @mashalashangry2438
    @mashalashangry2438 3 года назад +10

    As artist myself I love your reportages on artist's homes and studios, unconventional and so inspiring creativity. what a free mind and spirit this artist!

  • @gregoryclark7566
    @gregoryclark7566 3 года назад +3

    Brilliant design and creative use of space. This is clearly a labor of love.

  • @keithbickerdike4621
    @keithbickerdike4621 3 года назад +2

    You have created a wonderful place .. I would love to live somewhere like this ..

  • @ScottDoten
    @ScottDoten 3 года назад +6

    Another amazing video Kirsten D! Bobby is an amazing artist 🎨! I've been lucky to have worked with him on a couple projects over the years. Truly he is an amazing person and an inspiration to me and I'm sure many others! ❤ I've been to many events at his place over the years and it can be like stepping back in time where "people art and music are all one" because of one man, Bobby. Thank you Bobby! You rock! Scott

  • @loreneknight9755
    @loreneknight9755 3 года назад +1

    This guy needs to be teaching & training the rest of us. His knowledge needs to be shared & magnified. We need to utilize these practice's. Fascinating!!!

  • @brucebaughman7044
    @brucebaughman7044 3 года назад +8

    Thanks for the tour ! I've been there a number of times . It has grown immensely in the past years . Always a great experience !
    Bobby has created some amazing art , not only at Furst world , but in the local community .

  • @frankl643
    @frankl643 3 года назад +96

    wow, this gentleman is so amazing. He built his dream world.

  • @PShy-er9hz
    @PShy-er9hz 3 года назад +12

    What a Wonderful Imagination
    and Art. Bobby is Gifted. 🎁
    ❤it! 💯 🎯

  • @timeforthinkers7418
    @timeforthinkers7418 3 года назад +1

    I am super impressed. This guy is quite the clever dude when it comes to repurposing as well as how to get stuff done. Very resourceful!
    Spent my 4th grade year of elementary school in a quonset hut while my hometown built a new school. I thought it was pretty neat. I remember we had snow that year, the first snow I ever remembered having, and it was pretty cozy in our "class room". However, I don't remember it being as inventive-ly decked out as this guy's place.

  • @mumblety96
    @mumblety96 2 года назад +1

    This is great. Quonset on top of containers is making lots of sense.

  • @pixoariz
    @pixoariz 3 года назад +7

    What a delightful fellow, and his compound is amazing!

  • @judyfenske1429
    @judyfenske1429 3 года назад +2

    Each time I watch, I learn something new.

  • @tjazzinc
    @tjazzinc 3 года назад +2

    Amazingly cool. Thank you for the video….. love it!!!

  • @claudettedesilva1776
    @claudettedesilva1776 3 года назад +87

    Words cannot express the emotions that the tour of this exceptionally creative artist’s studio and home has evoked in me. Thank you sir for sharing your talent through this video.

    • @Rays_Bad_Decisions
      @Rays_Bad_Decisions Год назад

      He has lots of concerts at his place you can find him online. Furstworld

  • @chucksiri3252
    @chucksiri3252 3 года назад +1

    al I can say is "WOW....!" He is a genius. We need more people like him.....especially younger people who have the same mindset as him. Great job.

  • @SequoiaElisabeth
    @SequoiaElisabeth 3 года назад +9

    Fond memories of my time in the SW come to mind as I watch this fascinating life story.

  • @mwj5368
    @mwj5368 3 года назад +11

    This was a real journey into a unique environ designed by a creative genius. I like how you bring out so much from those you interview in such a natural way. Thanks for another great documentary!

  • @inthechairwithcloochy8102
    @inthechairwithcloochy8102 3 года назад

    This man is nothing shy of genius. The way he see's his world is a true thing of beauty....

  • @SkyraHope
    @SkyraHope 3 года назад +20

    That place is epic! This guy knows his stuff!👍 His place rocks!🤘

    • @SegoMan
      @SegoMan 3 года назад

      Has a serious lack of knowledge about sips..

  • @PuddilyOops
    @PuddilyOops 3 года назад +8

    This is amazing! Such clever recycling and fun antiquing.

  • @deborahdanhauer8525
    @deborahdanhauer8525 3 года назад +8

    Fascinating! I could spend days looking at all his things. Thank you🤗🐝❤️

  • @NormanFinkelstein9863
    @NormanFinkelstein9863 3 года назад +2

    One of your Best.
    I think the sorts of visions you are providing of how humans can live is helping to transform our imaginations and conversations around the types of structures and communities we are willing/wanting to live in. We just need a network to start joining people to places.
    Massive respect.

  • @GenGenChilling
    @GenGenChilling 3 года назад +2

    What an awesome place to live 👍🏾

  • @pierrerossouw6083
    @pierrerossouw6083 3 года назад +2

    We need more people like this; what an amazing man. Thank you for bringing him into our lives.

  • @camputee1
    @camputee1 3 года назад +2

    For years now I have enjoyed the content you provide. This is by far the best one. Keep 'em comming.

  • @Earthsuitlife
    @Earthsuitlife 2 года назад +1

    Travelled from Oz to attend a wedding there. Honestly the best wedding and venue I have ever been to! Bobby was a lovely eccentric really friendly guy.

  • @kevinmcgrane4279
    @kevinmcgrane4279 3 года назад +35

    Love this place, love this guy!

  • @beebeebeeleaves9767
    @beebeebeeleaves9767 3 года назад +2

    Bobby Furst is my spirit animal. So amazing.

  • @carolnorton2551
    @carolnorton2551 3 года назад +1

    From a distance it looked like a large scale hoarder but when you get in it it is totally organized and fantastic. Wish I were there ! He is the definition of fantastic !

    • @communitygardener17
      @communitygardener17 3 года назад

      I agree with the organization but still, materials stacked outside attract insects, rodents, and snakes. He did mention the need to organize a sale to lighten the load.

  • @cupbowlspoonforkknif
    @cupbowlspoonforkknif 3 года назад +48

    I never considered a quonset. Saving this idea for later!

    • @vivianevans4956
      @vivianevans4956 3 года назад +6

      Hi Dave...he has the right idea.Yes his site is worth saving and reviewing often..
      ..

    • @garry8390
      @garry8390 3 года назад +4

      It's genius. Definitely the way forward is often found in the past

  • @normanmerrill1241
    @normanmerrill1241 3 года назад

    Impressive beyond words…he is the real deal…great accomplishment..a true explorer and artist…the ultimate free range compound…I spent a summer 2002, art directing a movie in 29 Palms…next door to Joshua Tree, ..I know how that landscape feels…he has captured its uniqueness through design…

  • @debbralehrman5957
    @debbralehrman5957 3 года назад +1

    It's amazing someone with an artistic mind can take trash and create with it. I like it.

  • @carriewh
    @carriewh 2 года назад +1

    I love everything about this man’s artistic “homestead”, so creative!

  • @dooleyfussle8634
    @dooleyfussle8634 3 года назад +2

    Not only does this man have a lot talent and energy, he has a huge tolerance for tedium! I can't imagine what it took to tighten all those nuts and bolts!!!

    • @marcosladarense
      @marcosladarense 2 года назад +3

      he is a craft artist, so he was already used to this labor.

  • @bruceg1845
    @bruceg1845 3 года назад +2

    you have done so much - kudos

  • @georgenoble6655
    @georgenoble6655 3 года назад +2

    I love what ur DOING Kirsten & enjoy SEEing ('n HEARing) YOU during each of ur exploratory outings too! I own some beautiful desert lands both in the Yucca, AZ and Belen, NM areas. SO THIS is especailly relevant for my considerations.....re: how I might develp. Have been considering UNDERground for parts....since there is ALREADY so much Beauty in the many PLANTs and surrounding Mtns and rock outcroppings. COMMUNITIES are my vision, nat'l building, travel, 'n sharing.....support.

  • @maryhart637
    @maryhart637 3 года назад +7

    WOW and WOW....truly love the eclectic/artistic style! I wish I was as brave!👏👏👏👏

  • @TKOin2life
    @TKOin2life 3 года назад +33

    Just brilliant. Enjoyed every minute.

  • @doclees11
    @doclees11 3 года назад +1

    I miss Joshua Tree. I was at 29 Palms in 77. I loved going up into the park in the evening watching the roadrunners hunt and listening to the coyotes. I've seen that quonset hut style before and wondered on their build.

  • @gigahertz_1911
    @gigahertz_1911 Год назад +4

    This man is living exactly how I'd want too

  • @silverbreezeRn
    @silverbreezeRn 3 года назад +2

    I love the crafted peace sign with the puppy dog head ❤ Everything is super creative.

  • @ochervelvet9687
    @ochervelvet9687 2 года назад +2

    Utterly fabulous-the man, his art, his vision, his abilities. [*sigh*]

  • @kenknight4560
    @kenknight4560 3 года назад +2

    Someone living out their dream that does not look like they need an intervention. Well done sir.

  • @barbb8117
    @barbb8117 3 года назад +2

    This guy is amazing! So talented!

  • @visionlightlab6094
    @visionlightlab6094 3 года назад +2

    Love Quonset huts! Nice!

  • @gr8light
    @gr8light 3 года назад +3

    Such an amazing creative space he inhabits- makes my head spin with possibilities. Thanks for the tour and his kindness in opening his doors to us.

  • @blkcoupequattro
    @blkcoupequattro 3 года назад +2

    By far best use of what normally would have been thrown away or scrapped, with exception of the J bolts, and Quonset metal buildings and the concrete to hold everything down in the event of a massive earthquake were over built just in case!

  • @ppj0241
    @ppj0241 3 года назад +2

    This man is a genius.

  • @LouisFPak
    @LouisFPak 3 года назад +2

    A true artist knows how to shape his environs. Walden is an example, so is Furst's home. But Furst has a command of physical space that's really exceptional. Wow. He pulls from so many disciplines (each with mastery) and then assembles the total space. In other words, his art has the context of his home and his home is an expression of his life. And it's open, walkable, inviting. So he's taken the last and final step of any great artist ( in my opinion ) of inviting in the local community for interaction. So? Who cares? Well, this is important when presenting art. It's the opposite of the 'gallery star artist with the genius concept art' we all loath because they're all ego. Anyway, really nice to see, thanks for the visit!

  • @cripto-skitzo3082
    @cripto-skitzo3082 3 года назад +1

    I’m on the edge of my seat 👍🏾 I’d love to live in some similar fashion as he.

    • @BOBBYFURST
      @BOBBYFURST 3 года назад

      My religion : Wake up in the morning, 6 words : " GET OVER IT, MAKE IT HAPPEN ! "

  • @Ianzandvoort
    @Ianzandvoort 3 года назад +1

    Respect for this man, what a terrific buildings and art and what an accomplishment to build and collect all this

  • @dorianmclean6755
    @dorianmclean6755 3 года назад +2

    Definition of 'artist'

  • @jsblake199
    @jsblake199 3 года назад +1

    What a cool guy, wicked set up

  • @kdkay4039
    @kdkay4039 3 года назад +1

    This mans chaos has the most amazing rhythm! From afar it looks a mess, them you see it all In application and it makes SENSE! My mind is blown! HOW AMAZING!

  • @VEWNZ
    @VEWNZ 3 года назад +2

    WOW That man is truly AMAZING. We have similar dwellings here in NZ mostly used for farm equipment and animal supplies. What he has done is inspiring. Upcycling material EFFICIENTLY creating beauty

  • @kevinmcgrane4279
    @kevinmcgrane4279 3 года назад +82

    Love this place, love this guy.

  • @kristimcgowandarkoscellard3126
    @kristimcgowandarkoscellard3126 3 года назад +4

    It’s wonderland in the desert! This man is an amazing artist! That rusted out siding just blew my mind! It’s amazing to think that fire 🔥 rain and time made something so beautiful! His genius was seeing it’s beautiful potential and then creating something marvelous from it! I really loved this one, thank you for sharing it!
    Cheers

  • @alvenatgolden1781
    @alvenatgolden1781 3 года назад +2

    WOW! I want to move near him my goodness just visiting him. Would be a treat.

  • @rabahyacobi7161
    @rabahyacobi7161 3 года назад +2

    I loved your video. Thank you

  • @denisepresnell2800
    @denisepresnell2800 3 года назад +2

    Dream home/studio.

  • @paulmccool378
    @paulmccool378 3 года назад +2

    Cool video. I first met Bobby a few years ago. He's an interesting guy.

  • @drewcipher896
    @drewcipher896 3 года назад +1

    I love how the video started and ended the same. With Bobby's keys jangling and their footsteps on the dirt.