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Strategies for Remembering

Munich: strategies for remembering
A driver’s license in the power-the-hotel room card slot, one that cuts out the electricity the moment the card is removed – not ideal …



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02 May 2013

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Cultural Geometry

02 May 2013

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German domestic doors feel like other countries fire-doors. From my favourite Munich hotel – in town for a couple of days to drop by our …
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Time Shifting Object Exchange

06 Aug 2011

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A DHL parcel pick-up point located in central Munich. It is easy to forget how powerful the idea of time-shifting the exchange of objects especially …
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You Are Hereish

06 Aug 2011

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Texture Mapping

06 Aug 2011

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Germany does a good texture.
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Urban Monolith

06 Aug 2011

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The social cost and benefits of placing any new infrastructure in an urban space. And the infrastructural cues that make it more or less approachable …
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Up

06 Aug 2011

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Shades of Love

05 Aug 2011

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Shades of Love – the Himalayan Eyewear Project, at Aroma Kaffeebar Munich. Anyone who has spent time at altitude understands the importance of the former, …
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Our Shop is Under Surveillance

05 Aug 2011

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Motivations for displaying the ‘you are being watched’ sticker compared to this. For example – to what extent is the video sign related to anti-theft …
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Physical Tokens

28 Oct 2010

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Ticket for the Munich metro – for a transport system that doesn’t require anyone to show their tickets during normal use. The cost of managing …
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