Cultural Norms

100 Yen DVD Rental

Tokyo: 100 Yen Movie Rental
Will this affect the traditional tangible media channels in the same way RedBox plunged a knife into Blockbuster dying carcass? Located in Shibuya station.



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11 Nov 2010

Hand. Hold.

10 Nov 2010

In: Tokyo
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Not a taxi hack, but bought from a hardware store: hose pipe and foam grip – for a taxi serving a community with a disproportionately …
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Eyes, Ears and By The Throat

06 Nov 2010



Parking wardens – digital gunslingers, patrolling the neighbourhood documenting changes, violations to the accepted norms. These are the real Streetview, adaptable, malleable, willing.
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Internet Cafe

02 Nov 2010

In: Shanghai
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Infrastructure Assumptions

02 Nov 2010

In: Shanghai
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What kinds of transport do you have in your city? Does the street resonate to the sound of motorbikes and mopeds? Or the swish of …
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Specialised

01 Nov 2010

In: Shanghai
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For China, for everything, an area that specialises in something.
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Smiles & Contrasts

01 Nov 2010

In: Shanghai
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Tofu Blocks

01 Nov 2010



The idea of ‘fair portions’.
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Brands in Context

29 Oct 2010



Physical Tokens

28 Oct 2010

In: Munich
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Ticket for the Munich metro – for a transport system that doesn’t require anyone to show their tickets during normal use. The cost of managing …
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