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Analog Messaging

Hokkaido: analog messaging
Between check-in staff and baggage handlers.



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05 Jan 2007

In: Chitose, Design Inspiration
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Bedding Norms

01 Dec 2006

In: Cultural Norms, Izu
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Tatami, mattress, thick blanket – only the bottom of which is covered by a sheet.
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Postures Signifying Tasks

01 Dec 2006

In: Design Inspiration, Izu
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Out of Office

30 Nov 2006

In: Izu, Today's Office
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A positive aspect of working for a Finnish company is the respect for personal and vacation time – in July and August many of my …
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Separation of Clean and Dirty Spaces

27 Nov 2006

In: Akedake, Cultural Norms
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Shoes specifically for use in the male toilet room (the rest of the building, a mountain lodge is a shoe free environment) the result of …
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Movement & Posture

07 Sep 2006

In: Today's Office, Tokyo
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Time out from field study preparations to sit on the other side of the lens for a change. And an unspoken dialog with the photographer …
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Soon You Will Be There, Not Here

30 Aug 2006

In: Azabu Juban, Today's Office
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Yesterday involved a bike ride out to Azabu Juban to collect a visa-stamped passport from an embassy. The process of applying for a visa and then …
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Tokyo Wakes

01 Aug 2006

In: Today's Office, Tokyo
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If there’s an upside to jetlag it that it’s a viable excuse to hop on a bike and take an early hour’s ride around Tokyo …
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It Is, I know, Thank-you

19 Jun 2006

In: Daikanyama, Future Perfect
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The photo shows a fairly typical scene – a motorbike parted under the bushy canopy of a small tree – positioned to protect it from …
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Learning Not To Ask Too Many Questions

26 May 2006

In: Ginza, Today's Office
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The default in the operating theatre is calming classical music but it sounds too much like muzak for my liking. I don’t expect a postive …
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