Afghanistan

Memory Formats 2029

Kabul: photograph
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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06 Nov 2009

In: Design Inspiration, Kabul
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Packaging in Context

06 Nov 2009

In: Design Inspiration, Kabul
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Ad-hoc interview at a tailor’s.
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Ritualised Luck

06 Nov 2009

In: Cultural Norms, Kabul
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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

In: Cultural Norms, Kabul
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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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Faith in Numbers

05 Nov 2009

In: Kabul
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786 is considered auspicious for some Muslims – used as a psychological battering ram on the front of this Pakistani commodities truck.
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Wearables

04 Nov 2009

In: Design Inspiration, Kabul
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Object as an advertisement for the service on offer.
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The Stuff of Life, on the Streets, for Free

04 Nov 2009

In: Cultural Norms, Kabul
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Four heaters serving up boiling water to the traders around Kabul’s Pul-e Khishti Mosque, with a box of tea-pots, fresh tea leaves, and a container …
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Logo Variations

03 Nov 2009

In: Kabul, Street Hacks
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Twos and Threes

02 Nov 2009

In: Cultural Norms, Kabul
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Most shops and business cards in Kabul include either two or three mobile phone contact numbers as a convenience for their customers – call costs …
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Classroom Norms

02 Nov 2009

In: Cultural Norms, Kabul
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Came across this beautiful classroom whilst assistant tried to break onto a shopping complex roof: in the Afghan context a classroom is somewhere to gather; …
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