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Urban Monolith

Munich: urban monolith
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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06 Aug 2011

In: Design Inspiration, Munich
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06 Aug 2011

In: GRF, Munich
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Shades of Love

05 Aug 2011

In: Design Inspiration, Munich
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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

In: Cultural Norms, Munich
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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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F-stop

01 Aug 2011

In: Berlin, Design Inspiration
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Power-up, Trip-up

01 Aug 2011

In: Berlin, Design Inspiration
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The introduction of this Berlin electric charging station creates a new tethered dynamic – and a potential obstacle to pedestrians. For every new technology a …
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Alles

01 Aug 2011

In: Berlin, GRF
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Puppy Cuts

01 Aug 2011

In: Berlin, Design Inspiration
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The Definitive Book of Fonts

01 Aug 2011

In: Berlin, Design Inspiration
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A guided tour of the fantastically rich and playful FontBook from Herr Siebert (@Fontblog) – lovely to see the 3KG Yellow Book reinvented as an …
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Physical Tokens

28 Oct 2010

In: Cultural Norms, Munich
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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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