2009 archives

The Risk of Contamination

12 Dec 2009
In: Calabasas, Cultural Norms
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It might look like a mask but it’s actually a cultural grenade. This week I walked into the italian delicatessen next to our design studio wearing …
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Sit. Stay-A-While

08 Dec 2009
In: Shanghai, Today's Office
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A few days bouncing between meetings in the big smoke provides an opportunity to absorb the city through new eyes, an exploration that included four …
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Bike + Bell == Bike Bell

08 Dec 2009
In: China, Design Inspiration, Locations, Shanghai
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Shanghai: bike bell
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From Capture to Facilitation

08 Dec 2009
In: Future Perfect, Shanghai
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How does the role of the photographer change in a world where billions of sensors combine to capture ~octillions of experiences?
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The Betweens

01 Dec 2009
In: Ahmedabad, India, Locations
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Waylaid by roadside sculptures, meetings running to Indian Standard Time, Ahmedabad some while back.
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Top Tubes and Bottom Tubes

28 Nov 2009
In: Design Inspiration, Topanga State Park
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Mountain bike riders can be roughly categorised as riding in one of two climate zones: those where the mud flies up and sticks onto the …
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Centralised Boxes for Mail

28 Nov 2009
In: Accra, Future Perfect, Ghana, Locations
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Central post office in downtown Accra – always interesting to understand fixed points of reference in an otherwise fluid world, and the factors that go …
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Definition of Irony

27 Nov 2009
In: Design Inspiration, Venice
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Cali Skate exhibition, distinctly stick free.
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Grass Like Tousled Hair

26 Nov 2009
In: Downtown, Today's Office
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Rare that one gets to enjoy being a pedestrian in this city. Embassy hopping this morning – luv ya, multi-entry visa
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F-Cup to Cookie Size Correlation

26 Nov 2009
In: Cultural Norms, Design Inspiration, Downtown, Locations, Los Angeles, United States
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Ah, the joys of Japanese supermarket shopping: the obscure correlation between oversized biscuits and bra-cup size.
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