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Locker. Remote Locker.

Nake Meguro: locker
A locker outside the W+K office in Tokyo – supports the time-shifted exchange of objects through the simple use of a unique number that can …



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13 Aug 2012

In: Cultural Norms, Naka Meguro
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What is Emphasized

13 Aug 2012

In: Cultural Norms, Daikanyama
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Weight

13 Aug 2012

In: Daikanyama, Design Inspiration
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A very particular weight and geometry on the T-site car park, Daikanyama, Tokyo.
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Objects and Spaces

29 Jul 2012

In: Cultural Norms, Tokyo
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When Apple’s internal, inspiration-driven processes becomes public as part of the prior-art discovery process their process will change. But when the search logs of employees …
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Internalising the Knee Recline

25 Jul 2012



ANA has solved the reclining seats problem on their new Dreamliner – none of the seats recline backwards, instead they all “recline-forward” with the same …
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Use

17 Jun 2012

In: Cultural Norms, Tokyo
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One of the nuanced aspects of working in China is hearing the gentle gaming rhythm of two good players bashing it out on the office …
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“Eco”

26 May 2012

In: Cultural Norms, Tokyo
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How things come full circle: a drying stand in this Tokyo department store doesn’t provide thin-plastic sleeves for wet umbrellas and, nudging pedestrians to shake …
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Project Down

23 May 2012

In: Shibuya, Today's Office
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Epson table projector in the Hikarie creative space – popup office working space for the time/resource constrained on-the-go worker. A Tokyo whirlwind tour.
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Cultural Notions of Time

28 Apr 2012

In: Cultural Norms, Narita
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A sign, with less to do with cultural notions of the elasticity of time, and more to do with having transiting passengers arrive late. The …
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Shy Distance

20 Apr 2012

In: Cultural Norms, Tokyo
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Increasing the shy distance by introducing other objects into the mix.
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