Handan

The Psychology of Orgins

Handan: you know what you're eating
The articulated freshness of food, where you can see what you;re about to eat prior to it being killed, is a feature of Asian cuisine …



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18 May 2010

In: Cultural Norms
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Dual Brand

06 May 2010

In: Street Hacks
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Egg Colour Norms II

29 Apr 2010

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Entering Elevator, Social Contract

27 Feb 2010

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Welcome mat spanning the entire floor of this Handan elevator. To what extent does walking on a welcome mat imply some form of social contract? …
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Display Norms

17 Feb 2010

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Service Advertising

15 Feb 2010

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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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Natural Router / Tree Hacks

06 Feb 2010

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Trees hacked to optimise the shade for pedestrians and vehicles – creates a natural space for routing phones lines and electricity cables.
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Augmented Interaction

15 Dec 2009

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The Adoption Curve is Shifting

09 Feb 2009

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Short think-piece for an upcoming issue of the Asia Design Journal…
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You Don’t Say?

21 Jul 2008

In: Today's Office
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Last day in Handan and I’m part of a crowd watching five guys dressed in light green uniforms use grappling hooks and a limp lasso to gently hook a head-down floater out of the canal. I can’t help wondering how long it takes for a body to decompose and somewhat irrationally whether we’re going to witness a body part tear away from the torso.
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