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The Cost Of Breaking

02 Feb 2013
In: Cultural Norms, White Plains
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Contract Visibility

02 Jan 2012
In: Cultural Norms, Insadong
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The South Korean penchant of convenience stores to place refrigerators on the street. In a world where the company that supplies the fridge, dictates the …
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Touch, Don’t Touch

30 Oct 2011
In: Future Perfect, New York
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There was a time when we made an effort to connect. Today if you are reading this, then you make the effort to disconnect. Today …
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Logistics I

27 Apr 2010
In: Design Inspiration, Los Angeles
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Packing tape from this Californian moving company – every item and box is tagged with a unique identification number which is then catalogued. How tangible …
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Drinks? DNA Sampling?

26 Mar 2010
What would a straw designed for collecting DNA samples look like? What kinds of drinks would be compatible with collecting that sample i.e. not contaminate …
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Entering Elevator, Social Contract

27 Feb 2010
In: Future Perfect, Handan
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Welcome mat spanning the entire floor of this Handan elevator. To what extent does walking on a welcome mat imply some form of social contract? …
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When The Small Print Is Yours

22 Jan 2010
In: Future Perfect, Los Angeles
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Triple A’s decision to monetise/sell/pimp the information provided by customers applying for an insurance quote – creates a short term monetary gain for long term …
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Legacy Transactions in Cashless Society

17 Jun 2007
In: Sangenjaya, Today's Office
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The contract sits in front of me, its dense kanji taunting me from the printed page. I stare blankly back and try hard to focus …
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Larger Small Print

09 Apr 2006
In: Delhi, Future Perfect
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Long queues to clear security checks at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International airport providing plenty of time for looking around and passenger watching. Due to the …
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