Shanghai

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Shanghai: chopping block
Contrast between the wood scuff, and the pattern of use.



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The Grieving Process

22 Nov 2010



Last week’s fire is a 5 minute walk from our Shanghai studio continues to be a magnet for the milling crowd, with public displays of …
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Internet Cafe

02 Nov 2010

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Infrastructure Assumptions

02 Nov 2010

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What kinds of transport do you have in your city? Does the street resonate to the sound of motorbikes and mopeds? Or the swish of …
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Specialised

01 Nov 2010

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For China, for everything, an area that specialises in something.
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Underlines

01 Nov 2010

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Friends visiting Shanghai, looking at the city through similar lenses. The act of recording as a signifier of ‘interesting’. The act of recording the recording as …
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Smiles & Contrasts

01 Nov 2010

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Tofu Blocks

01 Nov 2010



The idea of ‘fair portions’.
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Alleycat’n

29 Oct 2010

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Lest we forget, it’s the Shanghai Alleycat kicking off tonight… more here. Just don’t assume you can rely on mobile maps.
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Brands in Context

29 Oct 2010