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Texture Contrasts

22 Feb 2010
In: Design Inspiration, Tokyo
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Silence is Subjective

22 Feb 2010
In: Akedake, Future Perfect
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With cold + windchill + exhaustion + worse weather kicking it was probably the closest I’ve been to the edge where you really don’t know how it’s all going to turn out and the clock is ticking. There was a point where I’d trekked off to scout what was to be another failed route…
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Coke, Heat, Standardisation

21 Feb 2010
In: Cultural Norms, Hukeng
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Fuel briquettes made from a mix of compressed coke slag, wood chip and water. Used to be a common sight in the Hutong but likely …
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Microplex Movie Experiences

21 Feb 2010
In: Design Inspiration, Dharavi
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A hand pushing the entrance door to a unlicensed movie theatre in Dharavi, Mumbai – the movie playing can be seen through the peep hole. …
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Speed Dating

19 Feb 2010
In: Cultural Norms, Tehran
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Iran is a society where an unmarried man and woman alone in a car together can trigger a ticking off, fine or worse if stopped …
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Tehran sk8 RIP

19 Feb 2010
In: Cultural Norms, Tehran
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Unused swimming pool in a Tehran housing estate converted into a skate park – to my knowledge the only skate venue in Iran. Whilst the …
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Tehran GRF

19 Feb 2010
In: GRF, Tehran
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A Girl, Played

18 Feb 2010
In: GRF, Spitalfields
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Cultural Influences

17 Feb 2010
In: Cultural Norms, Lhasa
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One of those moments in a back-alleys of Lhasa – straight up breakdancing with the 8 – 12 year old crowd. Their parents will have …
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Practice

17 Feb 2010
In: Design Inspiration, Yoyogi Koen
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Schoolgirl wig-out at Meiji Jingu Koen – a peculiar mix of self-confidence, hyper-awareness and phuck-you attitude.
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