Shelter Cookbook digital culture the contributions in this book 28510 the contributions in this book reflect the multidisciplinary and diverse nature of postcolonial fashion research today But the term ‘self design’ is misleading since the word ‘design’ to the general public now signifies a series of superficially decorative objects American publisher and DIY architect Lloyd Kahn made a name for himself in the 1970s with publications on the self build movement Shelter Cookbook explores the content of these now iconic publications and relates their ways of thinking and working to the contemporary practices of Swiss architect Leopold Banchini and curator Lukas Feireiss