Cultural Norms

Tehran sk8 RIP

Tehran: skating the dead-pool
Unused swimming pool in a Tehran housing estate converted into a skate park – to my knowledge the only skate venue in Iran. Whilst the …



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19 Feb 2010

In: Tehran
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Cultural Influences

17 Feb 2010

In: Lhasa
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One of those moments in a back-alleys of Lhasa – straight up breakdancing with the 8 – 12 year old crowd. Their parents will have …
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Display Norms

17 Feb 2010

In: Handan
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Service Advertising

15 Feb 2010

In: Handan
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An almost poetic level of advertising – next to each and every door in this housing estate. Mostly for sewage removal services. How long before …
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Extended Form

18 Dec 2009

In: Lhasa
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The Risk of Contamination

12 Dec 2009

In: Calabasas
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It might look like a mask but it’s actually a cultural grenade. This week I walked into the italian delicatessen next to our design studio wearing …
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F-Cup to Cookie Size Correlation

26 Nov 2009

In: Design Inspiration, Downtown, Locations, Los Angeles, United States
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Ah, the joys of Japanese supermarket shopping: the obscure correlation between oversized biscuits and bra-cup size.
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Entrance Exit Norms

24 Nov 2009

In: Donhuang
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Entrance/exit norms, how they affect perception of, and use of devices and wearables as we move from inside to outside and vice versa.
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Mass-Localised / Post-Globalised

21 Nov 2009

In: Oman
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Ducked into a local media store to stock up on local tunes for an off-road trip in Oman – 90% of the content for sale …
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Popular Male Photoshopped Portraiture, Kabul

20 Nov 2009

In: Afghanistan, Design Inspiration, Kabul, Locations
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All heads heavily photoshopped obviously. Of note: the desire/ability to appear twice in the same image; the penchant towards military; gun size preferences – only …
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