Future Perfect

The Lifestream of Objects

Utah: driving
My first was a beat up, lime green 1968 Chrysler Newport bought for $390 from a used car dealer in Sante Fe – my …



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01 Apr 2010

The Transparency of Worthiness

29 Mar 2010

In: Xi'an
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Straight out of college I spent 6 months signing on for unemployment benefit – breathing space before entering the job market. In the intervening years …
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Augmented Reality

29 Mar 2010

In: Malibu
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This Malibu ocean view includes poles and netting to help the builders, potential buyers and neighbours understand how the landscape will change once the building …
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Debt Visibility

26 Mar 2010

In: Tokyo
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To what extent is it desirable to visualise, and maintain an awareness of debt? What happens when things bought on credit by default reveal the …
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Drinks? DNA Sampling?

26 Mar 2010



What would a straw designed for collecting DNA samples look like? What kinds of drinks would be compatible with collecting that sample i.e. not contaminate …
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Cocooning the Cocoon

23 Mar 2010

Bangkok’s Mass Rapid Transport includes a constant stream of in-your-face TV advertisements in the carriage and on the platform. For any given context the desire …
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Site Redesign

21 Mar 2010

In: Lhasa
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A heads up for people drawing accessing Future Perfect through RSS feeds: the site is now redesigned – extenuating the visual and the wonderful., messy …
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Your Warrantee Became Void at 17:32:42

20 Mar 2010

In: Ulan Bataar
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My translator negotiates a 3 month warrantee for used phone in Ulan Bataar’s mobile phone market. Batteries came with a one week guarantee. Products can store …
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Expiry Dates / Perception of Validity

12 Mar 2010

In: Daikanyama
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During a routine credit card transaction recently in the UK the sales person took the card, checked the expiry date and tutted “It’s just about …
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Trigger Finger

05 Mar 2010

In: Lhasa
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I’m a fan of design provocation – little projects that challenge the way we think about and see the world. Which is why Sasha Pohflepp’s …
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