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Expected Use

17 Mar 2010
In: Design Inspiration, Sangenjaya
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Bathroom ign in my local Sangenjaya bar – in the early hours customers have been known to retreat to the only place with some privacy. …
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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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Custom Body Measurement

09 Jan 2010
In: Las Vegas
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I’d rather face a night stuck in Kathmandu airport than walk the floor of a trade show, so it was with much chagrin that I …
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The Freshness of Contact Information II

20 Jan 2008
In: Tokyo
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The replacement cycle of sex-trade advertising in a public phone box in London. Compare to the Yellow Arrow sticker (previous entry) to what extent can …
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Cut and Blow

24 Dec 2007
In: Cultural Norms, Seoul
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A double barber’s shop sign on this Seoul street, a subtle indicator, if you know what you’re looking for, that sexual services offered in this …
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Personal Cultural Radar

03 Dec 2007
In: Future Perfect, Tokyo
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A lamp shade made from dozens of internal rubber sheaths of Tenga’s – a Japanese single use masturbation device. The lamp shade formed part of the …
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A Fear of Reconnecting

21 Nov 2007
In: Narita, Today's Office
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Travelers arriving home to Japan are often greeted by a backlog of multimedia messages – in this instance 35 spam messages pitching sex industry services. …
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Night Walker

14 Oct 2007
In: Cultural Norms, Meguro
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Booklet advertising sex-services posted on pedestrian route frequently used by office workers. In many cultures phone booths are the advertising battleground for sex service advertsing – …
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Context, Trust

13 Dec 2005
In: Chengdu, Today's Office
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Spent the afternoon wandering around Chengdu with an inspiring traveler. We knew the direction of the center of town so we headed in roughly the …
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