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Wall To Car Wall

India: taxi carpet
Every inside surface of the taxi carpeted, except for the floor.



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02 Jul 2007

In: Cultural Norms, Mumbai
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Designs on Participation

02 Jul 2007

In: Mumbai, Research Methods
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How to engage with the local community in design? Rent a photo studio for ten days, fly-post a competition, offer daily prizes, meticulously document winners posing …
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On Monsoon Rains

02 Jul 2007

In: Mumbai, Today's Office
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Today’s office is in a neighbourhood of Mumbai’s Dhavari, on a day the monsoon really starts to kick in. The father of the family picks us …
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Today’s Office

02 Jul 2007

In: Dharavi, Today's Office
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Today’s office is in a neighbourhood of Mumbai’s Dhavari, on a day the monsoon really starts to kick in. The father of the family picks us …
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The Price of Privacy

01 Jul 2007

In: Cultural Norms, Mumbai
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Using local contact numbers during the field research lowers the communication barrier for would-be participants – and the arrival in a new city heralds in …
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Better Places

27 Apr 2007

In: Dharavi, Today's Office
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A wiser person than me accurately described our endless journeying as a holiday romance without the holiday, and without the romance – friendships and respect …
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How to Avoid Becoming Road Kill

01 Jan 2007

In: Gangtok
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The striking thing about the journey between Rangpo and Gangtok apart from: taking chai breaks from a packed Mahindra; the scenery – tropical forests clinging …
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Not in Here, But Out There

29 May 2006

In: Delhi, 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: Delhi, 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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