Catherine Foster

Catherine Foster is a New Zealand based freelance writer with a specific interest in how designing smaller smarter dwellings can contribute to a sustainable future for Planet Earth while simultaneously addressing the ongoing problem of the lack of housing affordability in New Zealand, Australia, the UK and North America.

She is the author of a phenomenally successful series of beautifully produced and illustrated books on and around this topic. These have been published by Penguin Random House between 2015 and 2019 (to date). They are as follows.

Small House Living New Zealand

Apartment Living New Zealand.

Small House Living Australia

Repurposed

Big Ideas about Small Houses

Once a costume designer, now a passionate enthusiast about small architecturally engaging homes Catherine travels the world looking for inspiration before returning to her (small) home in New Zealand to write the world away.