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Wrappers, Containers, Rituals

Tokyo: bananas wrapped
Tape, extolling the value of fresh vegetables wrapped around a bunch of bananas. Whilst the tape does an admirable job of keeping the bananas bunched how …



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07 Mar 2008

In: Cultural Norms, Sangenjaya
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Contextual Calendar

07 Mar 2008

In: Design Inspiration, Sangenjaya
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Dentist Chairs

07 Mar 2008

In: Design Inspiration, Sangenjaya
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Bits, Bytes, Teeth

07 Mar 2008

In: Cultural Norms, Sangenjaya
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Local Sangenjaya dentist chair now includes a retrofitted flat screen TV (below) used for showing DVDs to fearful punters (Wallace & Gromit on heavy rotation …
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06 Mar 2008

In: Design Inspiration, Shimo Kitazawa
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A Light Extinguished

06 Mar 2008

In: Design Inspiration, Shimo Kitazawa
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Litter Patrol

06 Mar 2008

In: Cultural Norms, Shimo Kitazawa
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The practice of wandering through a neighbourhood – in this case Tokyo’s Shimo Kitazawa en mass and picking up litter. Common enough in Japan, sometimes …
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Ste.n.cil.

06 Mar 2008

In: GRF, Tokyo
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Bench Ad Norms

06 Mar 2008

In: Cultural Norms, Tokyo
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Proof of Not Alone

06 Mar 2008

In: Akasaka, Today's Office
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Mobile phone’s positioning as a remote other sends the signal ‘I’m with someone, I’m not alone’.
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