Entries by Matthew Hofmann

Family Explores Australia in an Airstream

“It never gets old talking about something so old!” On weekends this family of three explores the Australian countryside near their home in New South Wales courtesy of their 1967 Airstream Safari 23-footer. “We enjoy getting away to our favorite city escape that’s just a 45-minute drive from our house,” Robert wrote in an email […]

HofArc: A simple story of small beginnings

From Apple to Google, American businesses tend to have humble beginnings. Many enormous companies started in tiny garages. HofArc’s story begins with its founder, Matthew Hofmann, at age 6. He and his Dad (Wally) designed and built a six-story tree house in the backyard of their Eastern High Sierra home. Twenty-five years later they’re back […]

Barber RV

Since 2010, HofArc has renovated more than 50 Airstreams for dozens of clients. We specialize in custom interior designs and upgrading components. Our team is focused on installing new systems, along with modern appliances,and materials, plus expert metalwork and polishing. But there’s one part of the process we don’t handle — the running system. This […]

HofArc Holiday Celebration

The holiday season at HofArc is all about family and friends. It’s a chance to pause and show how much we appreciate each other. This month, we celebrated with a delicious dinner at Cádiz Restaurant Lounge. This casual, yet elegant, spot is one of the up-and-coming stars on Santa Barbara’s State St. It’s unanimous, Cádiz […]