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Placement, Perception & Actual Risk

Tokyo: swimming pool_1
The placement of objects when they are not used. The perceived risk that those objects will be damaged or can damage other objects should they …



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18 Jul 2007

In: Naka Meguro
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Legacy Transactions in Cashless Society

17 Jun 2007

In: Sangenjaya, Today's Office
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The contract sits in front of me, its dense kanji taunting me from the printed page. I stare blankly back and try hard to focus …
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Pre-determining Use

27 Feb 2007

In: Design Inspiration, Shimo Kitazawa
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Anticipation of use, contexts of use.
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Presence Underfoot IV

27 Feb 2007

In: Design Inspiration, Shinjuku
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Presence Underfoot III

27 Feb 2007

In: Design Inspiration, Shimo Kitazawa
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Presence Underfoot II

27 Feb 2007

In: Design Inspiration, Shimo Kitazawa
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The Art of Never Unpacking

17 Feb 2007

In: Today's Office, Tokyo
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To arrive back in Tokyo is to confront the rituals of physically and mentally unpacking. Today there isn’t a field research kit but in its place …
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I Know What You’re Collectively Thinking

26 Jan 2007

In: Future Perfect, Hokkaido
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Your company makes widgets and like most of the online planet many of your staff use one of the popular search engines to effectively go …
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When a Butterfly Lands on a Cactus

16 Jan 2007

In: Future Perfect, Shimo Kitazawa
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Friends of mine recently moved in a modern Tokyo apartment, that included amongst its other mod-cons a remote control to operate the toilet. Control panel’s …
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A Path Less Traveled

05 Jan 2007

In: Design Inspiration, Hokkaido
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A day trekking the mountain in search of powder.
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