Adam Hayes

Adam Hayes is an illustrator from Stoke-on-Trent, England. He graduated from the Royal College of Art in 2006 and continues to live and work in London. He frequently contributes to the UK Guardian, creating drawings for its travel section’s “Streets Ahead” series. For the July/August 2009 issue, he illustrated the green technologies used at Jim Austin’s Rimrock Ranch (“Off the Grid”).

Illustrations

Operation Desert Shed

Architect Lloyd Russell’s design for this desert getaway passively mitigates the elements with a utilitarian solution, turning a modest modern retreat into a hardy, region-appropriate home.
Made for the Shade

The rusted red corrugated-steel canopy that covers Jim Austin’s home at Rimrock Ranch is visually striking in its desert surroundings