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Real? Or Real Shanzhai

Shanghai: real or real shanzhai
New article up on The Atlantic on shanzhai innovation.



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10 Jun 2011

In: Shanghai, Street Hacks
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Natural Fade

05 Jun 2011

In: Bangkok, Cultural Norms
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A couple of days to settle the team into our Bangkok apartment, and calibrate to Thai life. Breakfast is street food, and a tray of …
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Considerate Consumption

05 Jun 2011

In: Design Inspiration, Guangzhou
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TV stand that includes two additional power sockets in its base – makes it easier for passengers to rapidly identify where to find power in …
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Food Adulteration

31 May 2011

In: Design Inspiration, Shanghai
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A repost to a 1,000 x 1,000 exploding watermelons.
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Rockin’ the Suburbs

31 May 2011

In: Shanghai, Today's Office
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If you want to understand China you need to travel to the suburbs, the communities where tower blocks and half empty shopping malls nudge up …
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Tailored

23 May 2011

In: Cultural Norms, Shanghai
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Hand-sewn, hand-hewn – is such as integral part of the experience of being in China.
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Unnatural Angles

20 May 2011

In: Cairo, Design Inspiration
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Cairo, no less.
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Look Book, Squeeze

20 May 2011

In: Cultural Norms, Shanghai
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An acceptable level of distortion.
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Mind Grab

11 May 2011

In: Future Perfect, Shanghai
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Our executive creative team came out to Shanghai last week – with plenty of interesting conversations in the many formal and informal sessions, a surprising …
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Today’s Office: Studio Views

27 Apr 2011

In: Shanghai, Today's Office
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For once today’s office is… an office of sorts – the frog studio in Shanghai. Its been threatening to rain all day, quite possible all …
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