2013 archives

Delaying the Onset of Ageing

How important is maintaining product newness? And what are the strategies that consumers adopt to keep the product feeling fresh? Some Chinese iPhone users are refraining …
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Nurture

12 May 2013
In: Cultural Norms, Jing'an
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Storied, Travelled, Brands

10 May 2013
In: Baalbek, Cultural Norms
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Beat up Mercedes are to Lebanon what beat up Corollas are to Afghanistan. That’s stories being written.
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Tailor Interface

10 May 2013
In: Cultural Norms, Little India
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Clothes for on the road/skies/trials becoming nicely worn & patched.
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Mosque Manners

10 May 2013
In: Abu Dhabi, Cultural Norms
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A Sense of Ownership

The distance between you here (your physical presence) and you there (your public and private online presence) is closing. How might this affect us? And …
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Worn. On the Edge

04 May 2013
In: Baalbek, Street Hacks
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Textures

04 May 2013
In: Baalbek, Cultural Norms
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ADE

03 May 2013
In: Beirut, Cultural Norms
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The very worst kind of security theatre in operation in this Beirut shopping mall.
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How We Communicate

03 May 2013
In: Baalbek, Design Inspiration
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Subtle subversion #2: What’s App.
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