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Over Mountains Passes to the Caspian

25 Oct 2008
In: Chalus, Today's Office
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Today’s office is a villa situated on the outskirts of the Caspian sea-side town of Chalus. Arriving last night’s the surrounds looked like a cross between …
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Into the Less Mild

18 Jun 2008
In: Today's Office, Yakushima
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It’s raining hard by the time I manage to find the start of the trail, tantalisingly located next to the local onsen. Two old dears, …
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Motivations for Protecting

17 Apr 2008
In: Chongqing, Research Methods
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Chopsticks covered with a plastic sheet – in line with colleague Younghee’s thread on freshness and protection (that’s her in the baseball cap, below). Given …
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Filtered Entrance

27 Feb 2008
In: Design Inspiration
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A Cover for Covers

06 Jul 2007
In: Cultural Norms, Mumbai
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Additional protection from the monsoon rains – a splash proof phone, in a protective case, in a plastic bag. Justifiable paranoia for a business tool …
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On Monsoon Rains

02 Jul 2007
In: Mumbai, Today's Office
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Today’s office is in a neighbourhood of Mumbai’s Dhavari, on a day the monsoon really starts to kick in. The father of the family picks us …
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It Is, I know, Thank-you

19 Jun 2006
In: Daikanyama, Future Perfect
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The photo shows a fairly typical scene – a motorbike parted under the bushy canopy of a small tree – positioned to protect it from …
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Knowing Which Way the Wind Blows

30 Oct 2005
In: GRF, Shimo Kitazawa
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