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Hacksaw Form Factor

29 Nov 2012
In: Cultural Norms, Marrakech
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The “hacksaw” aerial design for optimal surface area, common in Morocco.
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Spectator Sports

08 Oct 2012
In: Cultural Norms, Kabul
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Yesterday’s Office

20 Jul 2012
In: Lake Kivu, Today's Office
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Memories of Tim Burton’s Batman. Arrived late into Sante Fe with a few dollars, a backback and teenage energy planning to eventually meet up with a …
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Brands in Context

05 Feb 2012
In: Cultural Norms, Dire Dawa
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Comm Clusters

08 Jun 2010
In: Ashgabat, Cultural Norms
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Walk around the Ashgabat suburbs and you soon come across of clusters of satellite dishes clinging to buildings like mushrooms to a tree. How do consumers …
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Pre-Paid TV

23 Apr 2008
In: Design Inspiration, Ochanomizu
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Texture, Feeling, Technology

31 Mar 2008
In: Design Inspiration, Izu Koogen
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In an otherwise minimalist ryokan, the TV remote stands out both for its complexity, that by default that complexity is not hidden or disguised. It …
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Taking (TV) Reception More Seriously

11 Dec 2007
In: Cultural Norms, Dushanbe
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Obviously trying to get one-up on his Uzbekistani neighbours.
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Volumes Enabling Volumes

06 Jul 2006
In: Soweto, Street Hacks
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The physical size and volume of devices waiting to be repaired and cannabalized compared to the equivilent number of mobile phones (photo above Soweto, Kampala …
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