Posts Tagged ‘proximity’

Mosque Proximity

10 Dec 2012
In: Cultural Norms, Today's Office
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When you rent a house/apartment in Kabul or country with a significant muslim population a key consideration, five times a day, is the proximity of …
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Locker Unlocker

Suica used to pay for lockers in Shibuya station.
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The Point of Sale

If there’s one advantage to a couple of spare hours in Tokyo – it’s pulling up a seat in the under-the-arches back-of-Daikanyama Dexee Diner, and …
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Cautiously Peculiar

22 Sep 2010
In: Design Inspiration, New York
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God In My Pocket

24 Apr 2010
In: Design Inspiration, Mumbai
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Blessed Transactions

21 Apr 2010
In: Cultural Norms, Dharavi
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The proximity of faith related icons to the money in this Dharavi chai-house – every time a transactions is completed the owner brushes the religious …
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Path of Least Resistance

29 Nov 2007
In: Cultural Norms, Daikanyama
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A row of bikes with ground level and raised parking. Despite their proximity and the minimal extra effort to use the raised slots – all …
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Extending, Changing Interaction

31 Aug 2007
In: Design Inspiration, Turku
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Soap dispenser with lever to make it easier to, well, dispense soap. Motion sensor to dispense towels.
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Sounds of the City

14 Oct 2006
In: Cairo, Today's Office
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Last night’s taxi driver takes an interest in my ‘pod and we end up nudging up to one another on his front seat, each taking …
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Advertising Touch

20 May 2006
In: Future Perfect, Xiamen
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Ferry commuters support themselves by grabbing ceiling mounted handles. If the body beomes a network capable of sending and receiving data, will we need to …
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