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Chengdu: The Factory
Personalised city guide site Jauntful opened out of beta this week. It is co-founded by a couple of good friends Raphael and Moka and it’s …



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Than Most

18 Nov 2013

In: Daocheng, Design Inspiration
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Today’s airport is funkier than most, higher than most.
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Stone Flower

12 Nov 2013

In: Daocheng, Design Inspiration
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Alpine Flower

03 Nov 2013

In: Design Inspiration, Yading
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A few days up in Ganzi Tibet Autonomous Prefecture དཀར་མཛེས་བོད་རིགས་རང་སྐྱོང་ཁུལ་, one of the more remote parts of Sichuan province, prior to starting a project in …
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It Could Only Happen

02 Nov 2013

In: Daocheng, Design Inspiration
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It could only happen on a Saturday night in Pàng dàjiě, the Fat Older Sister Restaurant. On the flat-screen in the corner Chinese WWII dramas play …
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Privacy Mantra

12 Oct 2013

In: Future Perfect, Gulangyu
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Those who erode privacy profit from its invasion, can afford to pay to cover their tracks and/or lead dull lives.
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Vertical Norms

31 Aug 2013

In: Cultural Norms, Hong Kong
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Spare SIM

31 Aug 2013

In: Design Inspiration, Hong Kong
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How People Wait

15 Jul 2013

In: Cultural Norms, Hong Kong
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Ping Pong Vend

An upfront stereotypical example of local Hong Kong norms – an old ping pong vending machine, shrine, and fabrics for sale.
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