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Trouser Protectors

Shanghai: ankle protectors
Nice riff off the arm protectors that are common in rural China: trouser protectors worn just over the ankle.



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28 Jun 2013

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Pollution Mask as Default

16 Jun 2013

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Stayed one night at the Waterhouse at South Bund in Shanghai (Puli or Urbn better for the rest of the week) – a hotel where …
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Delivery

15 Jun 2013

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Delivery in delivery-culture.
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Bribing/Incentivising the Driver

15 Jun 2013

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Private car companies such as Uber provide a tiered service: the black limo provides a superior service at a higher cost than Uberx or regular …
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Delaying the Onset of Ageing

How important is maintaining product newness? And what are the strategies that consumers adopt to keep the product feeling fresh? Some Chinese iPhone users are refraining …
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Nurture

12 May 2013

In: Cultural Norms, Jing'an
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Road Crew

18 Mar 2013

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Tower Of

18 Mar 2013

In: Design Inspiration, Pudong
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Urban Beachhead

23 Dec 2012

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Entertainment complex on Shanghai’s bund, complete with sandy beach. All the elements are there but it’s crassly implemented, and framed by Shanghai pollution.
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Insert/Note

09 Nov 2012

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