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THE HOUSE

Setting

December 19, 2018December 31, 2018 by YNR

In 1987 our Dad bought a small cabin in the woods and held onto it for a decade before redesigning it as the home he called Yefé Nof. After his death…

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Location

December 20, 2018December 31, 2018 by YNR

Solitude is not the same thing as isolation. You go to Yefe Nof to become reinvigorated by the mountains, experience the lake, and push your work to completion – but…

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Welcome

December 20, 2018December 31, 2018 by YNR

If awarded a residency you will be contacted by phone and a digital information packet will be sent to you by email. This will contain a summary of the comprehensive…

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Working Environment

December 20, 2018December 31, 2018 by YNR

  Yefe Nof is a fully equipped two bedroom, two bath family home with all of the necessities for four season living and all the amenities which will help you…

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Recommended Gear

May 19, 2018December 31, 2018 by YNR

Residents should anticipate seasonal packing. Your backyard will be forest flora and fauna (yes, you may see bears and coyotes). Any time of year is good for walking the many…

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People

December 31, 2018March 31, 2021 by YNR

Currently, there are a number of volunteer greeters who will check you into the house and check you out. During and between residencies a small team on the mountain will…

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INSPIRATION DRIVE

In December 2011, I made a routine Sunday night call to my dad to confirm my plan of using the first six weeks of the new year to finish writing a book in his mountain home. He flipped open his phone —“Hell-O”— and straight away I heard an unfamiliar concern in his voice. This is where the story of YNR begins — on a moment that passes for everyday life. He said, “I (Read More…)

OUR STORY

When Dr. Zvi Leo Soltz passed away from melanoma he left the mountain home he redesigned to his children, neither of whom could live in it. Tal is the founder of bkr water bottle company based in San Francisco and Gil is a writer based in Paris. On Gil’s suggestion that they give the house a new purpose, they imagined the possibility (Read More…)

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