Cultural Norms

Perfect Form

Hangzhou: perfect form
06 Dec 2010

Power to the People (in 1st Class)

06 Dec 2010



Infrastructure norms for Chinese high speed trains.
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Break Glass

05 Dec 2010



Instructions for breaking glass in the even of an emergency. Assume layers of information on top of anything and everything, contextually dependent. And then served up …
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Platform Markers

05 Dec 2010



Sugar Cane Peeler

29 Nov 2010



Sick. Bag.

17 Nov 2010



Sick bag sponsored by the Kirin beer company in this Tokyo taxi. With the small mounds of last nights vomit greeting many a commuter, there’s not …
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Mapping the Journey

17 Nov 2010

In: Shinagawa
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The journey from Shinagawa to Kansai Airport includes Shinkansen and local trains- with the serving staff laying out the tickets to explain each leg of …
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The Bends

16 Nov 2010



Quick retail visit with 10 minutes to spare before a fascinating expert interview in a Meguro kissaten, and spotted this wonderful artifact that mixes the …
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Holistic

14 Nov 2010

In: Daikanyama
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When served fresh – the blueberry imagawayaki from Bombay Bazaar, Daikanyama is one of those holistic food experiences that delivers from anticipation, to first sight …
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Textures and Tasks

12 Nov 2010

In: Yutenji
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The textures that we absorb and over time, associate with certain tasks.
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