Shanghai

In States of Undress

Shanghai: shoes ready for soles
Shoes waiting for soles. How far can the designer go in preparing objects for final customisation?



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28 Oct 2010

In: Design Inspiration
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Mixed ATM Messages

27 Oct 2010

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Car (Key) Hacks

25 Oct 2010



Visitors to China wanting to duplicate a lost car key (or interested in knowing how easy it is to remotely steal someone else’s key) should …
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Definitions of Modernity

24 Oct 2010

In: Today's Office
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Shinkansenism: team boarding the Shanghai to Nanjing express – the first stop of a month of time-zone bouncing.
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Not There But Here

17 Oct 2010



What is the difference in being there, and feeling there? It’s almost a decade since I first moved to Japan and it took about 9 months …
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The Chinese State & Alt Hip Hop

10 Oct 2010

In: Cultural Norms, Pudong
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Everyone who leaves Shanghai Pudong has their ticket swiped by one of these machines as they pass through the security checkpoint – once your flight …
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Flutter

08 Oct 2010

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Flew out of China on a national holiday – whilst many taxis sported Chinese flags – about half were adapted to avoid flapping – wrapped …
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New Digs

04 Oct 2010

In: Today's Office
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For those of you passing through Shanghai – the frog office has moved to a pretty impressive new warehouse premises – here. Plenty big, plenty …
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Keypad Order

25 Sep 2010

In: Cultural Norms, Xuhui
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Home Delivery Norms

17 Sep 2010

In: Cultural Norms
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Corporate home delivery in the land of home delivery.
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