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Pollution Mask as Default

Shanghai: hotel norms
Stayed one night at the Waterhouse at South Bund in Shanghai (Puli or Urbn better for the rest of the week) – a hotel where …



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16 Jun 2013

In: Cultural Norms, Shanghai
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Delivery

15 Jun 2013

In: Cultural Norms, Shanghai
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Delivery in delivery-culture.
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Bribing/Incentivising the Driver

15 Jun 2013

In: Cultural Norms, Shanghai
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Private car companies such as Uber provide a tiered service: the black limo provides a superior service at a higher cost than Uberx or regular …
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Purpose Amplified

15 Jun 2013

In: Future Perfect, Shibuya, back of
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Things that amplify, draw into focus or reveal other spectra. What happens when they are not in our service, but in the service of things …
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Entrance Norms

13 Jun 2013

In: Future Perfect, Tokyo
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Which parking spaces will mainstream autonomous vehicles master first? Vertical parking lot entrance, Shibuya. The final act of parking is taken care of by …
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Little Park

13 Jun 2013

In: Cultural Norms, Tokyo
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Myanmar Textures

11 Jun 2013

In: Hsipaw, Today's Office
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Wedding Party Transport Norms

11 Jun 2013

In: Cultural Norms, Mandalay
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How does the bride and groom and the wedding party travel to the reception? And beyond transport what does the mode of transport communicate? In China …
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Thigh Chaff Fruit

11 Jun 2013

In: Cultural Norms, Hsipaw
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In every country, the things that chaff, grate, scrape.
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Proximity. Design.

11 Jun 2013

In: Today's Office, Yangon
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Visit kindly hosted by Yangon based design agency Proximity Design, folks ahead of the curve.
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