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Iodine Portions

Shanghai: iodine swab
I’ve always thought of iodine coming in a bottle. These post-op DIY iodine swabs, are pre-dipped for easy application. Wounds healing nicely, thus far, ta.



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18 Jul 2011

In: Design Inspiration, Shanghai
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Post Op

16 Jul 2011

In: Shanghai, Today's Office
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Today’s office involves jumping between the design studio and an operating theatre for a little slice and dice. There’s nothing like first-hand experience of an …
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Theatre Lights

16 Jul 2011

In: Design Inspiration, Shanghai
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Beautiful detail on the operating theatre lights, and some reasonably graceful degradation – even though the mid-light handle is unscrewed, the nurses can still pull …
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Bound and Gagged

04 Jul 2011

In: Design Inspiration, Shanghai
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From the Jade Buddha Temple.
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Observe. Observed.

13 Jun 2011

In: Beijing, Design Inspiration
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Seating for male retail-widows in this Beijing Roxy store – is not just about easing the time-pressure on female shoppers who (I suspect) like to …
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Graceful Degradation?

13 Jun 2011

In: Design Inspiration, Shanghai
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Froth, Sediment, Delight

13 Jun 2011

In: Design Inspiration, Shanghai
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This Kommune beetroot smoothie (above) and banana-pineapple smoothie (below) is as much about the psychology that influences our sense of taste as the taste itself …
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Real? Or Real Shanzhai

10 Jun 2011

In: Shanghai, Street Hacks
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New article up on The Atlantic on shanzhai innovation.
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Considerate Consumption

05 Jun 2011

In: Design Inspiration, Guangzhou
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TV stand that includes two additional power sockets in its base – makes it easier for passengers to rapidly identify where to find power in …
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Food Adulteration

31 May 2011

In: Design Inspiration, Shanghai
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A repost to a 1,000 x 1,000 exploding watermelons.
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