Kabul

Walnuts & Warmth

Afghanistan: sweet tea and breaking bread
The driver was suitably grumpy when he picked us up at the lodge mumbling that he was 32 hours into a 36 hour shift – …



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20 Nov 2009

In: Today's Office
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Popular Male Photoshopped Portraiture, Kabul

20 Nov 2009

In: Afghanistan, Cultural Norms, Design Inspiration, 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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Unintentional Design: Kabul Sidewalks

19 Nov 2009

In: Street Hacks
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Concrete blast-walls a feature of the green zone in Kabul – creating raised sidewalks for pedestrians wishing to be one step away from the road.
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Social Norms, Artifacts There-of

14 Nov 2009

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The extent to which social activities take place out on the streets, in the home or, as in Afghanistan – around the family compound and …
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Brushes for Teeth

12 Nov 2009

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Expertise Clusters

07 Nov 2009

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The wedding singer district: the extent to which and reasons why particular businesses cluster around one physical location.
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Memory Formats 2029

06 Nov 2009

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Tangible memories from the ’68 summer Olympics in Mexico – note the black and white photos retouched with colour. Reflect for a moment on your own …
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Packaging in Context

06 Nov 2009

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Ad-hoc interview at a tailor’s.
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Ritualised Luck

06 Nov 2009

In: Cultural Norms
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At the beginning of every journey the driver touches the prayer, blesses the ride.
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Prayers Answered

05 Nov 2009

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A turba (clay prayer stone) available for purchase close to the mosque in Murad Khane, Kabul’s old city. The district has been transformed in the past …
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