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Plank Order, Lock Positions

Darjeeling: plank door, 5 bolts
05 Mar 2010

In: Darjeeling, Design Inspiration
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Microplex Movie Experiences

21 Feb 2010

In: Design Inspiration, Dharavi
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A hand pushing the entrance door to a unlicensed movie theatre in Dharavi, Mumbai – the movie playing can be seen through the peep hole. …
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Careers Advise

08 Feb 2010

In: Dharavi, Research Methods
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Coin Return

25 Jan 2010

In: Design Inspiration, South Delhi
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Challenge the whole notion of putting something in, having to remember to take something out.
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Interactions With a Skin-Like Interface

15 Jan 2010

In: Delhi, Future Perfect
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I came across this tap attached to a water barrel during our getting-to-know-how-a-city-wakes-up walk around Old Delhi. I’ve been trying to figure out whether the …
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The Betweens

01 Dec 2009

In: Ahmedabad, Locations
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Waylaid by roadside sculptures, meetings running to Indian Standard Time, Ahmedabad some while back.
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Lubing the Edges of the Internet

19 Feb 2009

In: Delhi, Future Perfect
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Discussions around the recent GSM Association announcement of a universal Micro-USB phone charger are missing half of the point. There are obvious stakeholders affected by this …
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Tagging People and Objects for Profit

04 Jul 2008

In: Ahmedabad, Future Perfect
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Last day in Ahmedabad – our rickshaw driver shouting over the drone of the 2-stroke, and she stops to pull in the scarf. We collectively …
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Auto-Rickshaw Mud Flap Customisation

27 Jun 2008

In: Ahmedabad, Cultural Norms
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One of the sweeter aspects of whizzing between meetings in Ahmedabad has been seeing occasional glimpses of of artistic inspiration fly by – in the …
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Rewards and Learning Curves

05 Jun 2008

In: Ahmedabad, Today's Office
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Passengers of the Ahmedabad to Mumbai train getting to grips with the the highly intuitive and instantly gratifying photo browse on the iPod Touch/iPhone. For …
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