Wanna Start a Commune? is a project dedicated to bringing a communal lifestyle back to the forefront of American culture, and beyond.

A commune is defined very simply as 'a community where resources are shared' (Wikipedia). We think the commune idea deserves a much broader audience. Sure, many commune experiments have failed. We say don't throw the baby out with the bathwater. Let's learn and move forward. The commune is an idea too good to waste.

The good news is that we're already turning towards each other more than ever before; for inspiration, for comfort, for help, for joy. It's a simple act to take that 'turning towards' and make it official. The act of starting a commune can be literal, or symbolic. Becoming more collective is the goal. Join with those around you and together decide how and where.

Here's what we're doing. We're exploring this idea in an ongoing series of design and cultural projects that bring a collective attitude to places where it doesn't yet exist (like cul-de-sacs, for instance). And you can to. This is a movement that everyone can join. Buy a t-shirt and spread the word that communal culture is back in play. Get involved in some of our projects. Come together with people around you and create your own projects. Move to an intentional community or design your own.

Let's take an old idea and give it a new attitude. Because there's never been a better time to come together...

'Wanna Start a Commune?' is an Ecoshack project. Ecoshack was founded by Stephanie Smith in 2003 as an experimental lab in Joshua Tree, CA. Today it's also an LA-based design studio inspired by the ad hoc, indigenous and archetypal typologies typically found at the fringes of society and culture.