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Restrained (Textured) Vocabulary

Tokyo: station vocabulary
Ever imagined how much effort goes into designing a Tokyo train station that can stand the daily pounding of rush-hour? Train logistics, peak commuter hours, …



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Touch Screen Vending

This acure Shibuya station vending machine by the JR East Water Business Co. is interesting on a number of levels: it’s using a touch screen …
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Welcome the New

Kicking off the year with a couple of days downtime in Tokyo, enough breathing space to reflect on the last, and plan for the new. 2010 …
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Stncl Rpt

16 Dec 2010



Culturally Sensitive Signage

16 Dec 2010



Images Projected

Pico-projector built into this Nikon camera – even in optimal conditions the quality of the experience is poor.
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Contaminates

22 Nov 2010

In: Daikanyama, Design Inspiration
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The key fob for the Llove Hotel includes a USB drive. In a world of viruses and other contaminants, and in the context of a …
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Sen.To

It’s that moment before the interview when you’re arrived at the meeting spot 10 minutes early, duck into a cafe for caffeinated sustenance and sync …
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Llove Interface

Our Tokyo ground crew spent a week futoning it in a local apartment so the Llove Hotel served as our one-night-away break-out space – an …
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Origami Spoon

The best example of minimal resources applied to a dedicated task that I’ve seen for a while: disposable spoon made out of paper for eating …
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