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Tehran: local stencil artist A1One
19 Feb 2010

In: GRF, Tehran
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The Art of Remembering in a Nano World

17 Feb 2010

In: Chalus, Future Perfect
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Typical behaviours when carried objects go below a certain size: attaching similar objects together such as key rings; grouping similar objects together – the wallet …
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Practices Around Privacy

25 Jun 2009

In: Design Inspiration, Tehran
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Finding the right balance between working for and being rewarded by a large corporation and respectfully engaging / disengaging with people and communities is a …
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Over Mountains Passes to the Caspian

25 Oct 2008

In: Chalus, Today's Office
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Today’s office is a villa situated on the outskirts of the Caspian sea-side town of Chalus. Arriving last night’s the surrounds looked like a cross between …
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Trust in What You Give

06 Nov 2006

In: Future Perfect, Tehran
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At any time the average urban Iranian is within a few meters of a collection box like the one pictured – the larger model can …
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Moral Guardians

05 Nov 2006

In: Future Perfect, Tehran
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As our collective ability to watch and monitor becomes ever more sophisticated how does this change the relationship between individuals, governments and organisations? In our future …
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Communal Bathing, Social Bonding

30 Oct 2006

In: Ab Karb, Today's Office
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A single metal pipe feeds geothermally-heated water into an octagonal pool, and with my feet pressed up against one edge of the pools rim a …
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The Consequences of Choosing the Wrong Door

30 Oct 2006

In: Ab Karb, Today's Office
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I’m currently sitting in a roadside restaurant sipping coffee and trying to avoid eye contact with a heavily set gent on the next table. It’s …
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Today’s Office

29 Oct 2006

In: Tehran, Today's Office
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A group interview in an upscale north Tehran restaurant. Behind me to my left a dozen or so ladies dressed conservatively in black from the neck …
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Wayfinding Redundancy I

29 Oct 2006

In: Tehran
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An arrow pointing the way to Mecca on the ceiling of a Tehran hotel room – a simple enough task for a GPS enabled mobile …
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