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Bottle on a Barrel

15 Sep 2013

Pump Norms

12 Sep 2013
In: Cultural Norms, Ojika
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Minimal petrol station norms – in the harbour port of Ojika.
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Full Service Petrol Station

12 Aug 2012
In: Phnom Penh
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Local variation on the global theme – on a recent trip to Phnom Pehh, Cambodia.
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Station

01 Jun 2012
In: Cultural Norms, Phnom Penh
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A station for two, three and four-wheelers.
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x3

22 Mar 2011
In: Cultural Norms, Dandong
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Petrol Station Colours

20 Aug 2010
In: Design Inspiration, Jalalabad
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Open { Somewhere Between } Closed

07 Jun 2010
In: Cultural Norms
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It appears that every day in Turkmenistan is flag day – this flag arrangement appears outside various ministries, retail outlets and the occassional gas station …
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OnStar Social

06 Apr 2010
In: Future Perfect, Salton Sea
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As I found out the hard way with my first summer job – the cost of putting diesel in a petrol tank is that the …
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Bottle on a Brick

30 Dec 2005
In: Cultural Norms, Ho Chi Minh City
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One of the purest forms of stripped down design I’ve come across. A petrol station is: a container of liquid, ideally at a height that …
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Transferring Substances or Data

05 Dec 2005
In: Beijing
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Gas station on the outskirts of Beijing. Four things stand out: Taxi has gas nozzle and redundant petrol cap; tank is noticeably slow to fill; nozzle …
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