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It Could Only Happen

02 Nov 2013
In: Daocheng, Design Inspiration
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It could only happen on a Saturday night in Pàng dàjiě, the Fat Older Sister Restaurant. On the flat-screen in the corner Chinese WWII dramas play …
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The Cues for Breakfast

23 Dec 2012
In: Bangalore, Cultural Norms
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Drying Norms

25 Oct 2012
In: Cultural Norms, Phnom Penh
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Celebrity Endorsements

01 Jun 2012
In: Design Inspiration, Shanghai
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The need for tangibility.
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Batch Processing

27 May 2012
In: Cultural Norms, Phnom Penh
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Batch processing of plates and cutlery.
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New & Old

21 Apr 2012
In: Cultural Norms, Shanghai
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“outside food not allowed”
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Spoon Messaging

14 Jul 2011
In: Design Inspiration, Shibuya
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From Freshness Burger. My favourite: “love your enemy gently”
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Freshness, Implied, Actual

20 Jun 2011
In: Cultural Norms, Seoul
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For every food – the final preparation that takes place at the table – stirring, cutting, basting, … , and its impact on the meal …
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Froth, Sediment, Delight

13 Jun 2011
In: Design Inspiration, Shanghai
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This Kommune beetroot smoothie (above) and banana-pineapple smoothie (below) is as much about the psychology that influences our sense of taste as the taste itself …
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Natural Fade

05 Jun 2011
In: Bangkok, Cultural Norms
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A couple of days to settle the team into our Bangkok apartment, and calibrate to Thai life. Breakfast is street food, and a tray of …
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