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Localised Design

Rio: honcho
A new studio in Bangalore, a more local perspective. And the head honcho? Dr. Blom.



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02 Aug 2007

In: Old Delhi, Research Methods
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Not in Here, But Out There

29 May 2006

In: Today's Office
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Presentation about field research to the Department of Fashion & Lifestyle Accessories at the New Delhi Institiute for Fashion Technology. Hosted by Associate Professor Bhawna …
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Dead Skin

29 May 2006

In: Cultural Norms, New Delhi
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Dead skin on the hand of a rickshaw driver – his other hand was similarly worn in the same place.
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When Everyone Finds Their Rhythm

20 Apr 2006

In: Today's Office
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Reviewing photos taken in the last month came across one that evokes many postive feelings. It shows two of our team sitting in garden in our …
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Larger Small Print

09 Apr 2006

In: Future Perfect
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Long queues to clear security checks at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International airport providing plenty of time for looking around and passenger watching. Due to the …
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Local? Yes. Guide? Maybe

07 Apr 2006

In: Research Methods
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Being local doesn’t qualify someone to be a local guide. Being a foreigner doesn’t dis-qualify someone from having insights into a local culture. Something that …
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A Sufficiently Focused Group

05 Apr 2006

In: Today's Office
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Lo-tech setup for home based focus group – a wire connecting the video camera with the TV in the observation room. The space used for …
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How Parts of Delhi Wake Up

03 Apr 2006

In: Today's Office
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An attempt to understand the flow of the city. Team has a 6am start. The streets are already buzzing.
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Out of the Out-of-Office

03 Apr 2006

In: Today's Office
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We’ve set up a mobile office here in Delhi, but this afternoon’s office is, well, out of the out-of-office. I’m perched on the edge of …
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Change Up

31 Mar 2006

In: Research Methods
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Run a decent sized (two week, 25+ person team) field study in emerging markets it’s highly likely that you end up handling a lot of …
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