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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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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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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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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Increasing the shy distance by introducing other objects into the mix.
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Exposing customers to elements of the process as a branding exercise – in this case wood for the oven.
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A true homage to physical content and a fine attention to detail in the T-site (architects Klein Dytham Architecture, signage/branding by Kenya Hara). For those …
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Lovely detailing on the escalators in Tsutays’s t-site.
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Every time you hear the argument for convenience remember this.
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