Cultural Norms

Locker. Remote Locker.

Nake Meguro: locker
A locker outside the W+K office in Tokyo – supports the time-shifted exchange of objects through the simple use of a unique number that can …



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13 Aug 2012

In: Naka Meguro
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What is Emphasized

13 Aug 2012

In: Daikanyama
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In the Wireless Corner

09 Aug 2012

In: Huye
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We’re heading down to Huye for the first real day’s research in Rwanda, and Ali our driver-cum-hustler pulls over and we pile out to catch …
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Packaging Norms

08 Aug 2012

In: Aishanmen
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It’s not uncommon to see Jackie on the back of a bicycle, ridden from TLC store to installation.
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Kettle Plug

08 Aug 2012

In: Downtown
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Child-proofing a kettle plug at the point of sale.
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Hair Dresser Norms

06 Aug 2012

In: Shanghai
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Suburban Shanghai hairdressers.
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Layout

05 Aug 2012

In: Shanghai
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Objects and Spaces

29 Jul 2012

In: Tokyo
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When Apple’s internal, inspiration-driven processes becomes public as part of the prior-art discovery process their process will change. But when the search logs of employees …
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Imagined, Real Futures

29 Jul 2012

In: Dandong
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In Dandong, China – on the border with North Korea. Chinese construction sites are often plastered with outrageous imagined futures, glimpses of urban nirvana amidst …
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Contextual Insurance

26 Jul 2012

In: Juba
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