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New & Old

21 Apr 2012
In: Cultural Norms, Shanghai
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“outside food not allowed”
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Spoon Messaging

14 Jul 2011
In: Design Inspiration, Shibuya
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From Freshness Burger. My favourite: “love your enemy gently”
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Freshness, Implied, Actual

20 Jun 2011
In: Cultural Norms, Seoul
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For every food – the final preparation that takes place at the table – stirring, cutting, basting, … , and its impact on the meal …
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Froth, Sediment, Delight

13 Jun 2011
In: Design Inspiration, Shanghai
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This Kommune beetroot smoothie (above) and banana-pineapple smoothie (below) is as much about the psychology that influences our sense of taste as the taste itself …
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Natural Fade

05 Jun 2011
In: Bangkok, Cultural Norms
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A couple of days to settle the team into our Bangkok apartment, and calibrate to Thai life. Breakfast is street food, and a tray of …
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Food Adulteration

31 May 2011
In: Design Inspiration, Shanghai
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A repost to a 1,000 x 1,000 exploding watermelons.
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Snippets

17 Apr 2011
In: Cultural Norms, Musa'id
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Home Delivery Norms

17 Sep 2010
In: Cultural Norms, Shanghai
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Corporate home delivery in the land of home delivery.
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Table Icons

08 Jul 2010
In: Brighton, Design Inspiration
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Currently fixated by uniform shapes (ketchup), and the clash of uniform shapes (table, chairs versus ketchup dispensers).
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Love Your Caretaker

25 Jun 2010
In: Future Perfect, Shanghai
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Fire extinguishing equipment (photo below) at this upscale xiao long bao/soup dumpling restaurant includes the faces of two members of staff – presumably trained in …
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