There’s something quite delicious about prising open a closed platform.



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A heads-up for Shanghai based folks – I’ll be giving a talk titled Global Insights from Design Research (透视设计调研) with design studio colleague Leizhong Zhang, …
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Today’s office alternates between the elegant reception at the Afghanistan consultate in Beijing and the white linoleum of a nearby illy cafe. Despite an early …
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Spotted on a few occasions in and around Beijing – cars with wheels protected from the bursting bladders of passing dogs. A scattergun of thoughts to …
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As with our recent study in Ahmedabad luggage is x-rayed on the way into the country. The equipment list is gear-lite but still more than …
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Flight into Beijing departs three hours late, and when our party eventually checks into the hotel its one in the morning. For some reason hotel …
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Today’s office is that moment in time waiting for friends to wake. Our guesthouse lies half way between the bustle of Tokyo and our final destination …
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