A flat packed box with sticky interior walls.



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Simple and effective feedback loop for ATM transactions with a text message – the speed of delivery means that the text message confirming the withdrawal …
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Talk about design and branding opportunities.
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Is it possible to have digital bits delivered to your door? In Shanghai the answer is resolutely yes. Customers of Chinese flights-hotels-&-hols website Ctrip have more …
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It’s not often you step out of the shower smelling of sweet cocoa and carmelised orange – but then again its not every day that …
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Not quite the extreme of buying an apartment in Tokyo but if you want to rent a property in China be prepared to bring plenty …
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The level of effort that goes into apartment block noticeboards.
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One quirk of Chinese apartment hunting is that the ‘property sizes’ are listed including communal spaces such as hallways, atrium, bike storage – as a …
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Apartment hunting in any culture is a day-by-the-seaside for any amateur anthropologist: with glimpses of lives in progress, empty shells pitched as life-style choices; and …
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