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Packaging, Waste

Khiva: Packaging
27 Dec 2007

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Fruit Carry, Store, Display

12 Dec 2007

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Beautifully multi-purpose use of raw materials.
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Things That Go Together

08 Dec 2007

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Cigarettes and seeds are often sold together here in Uzbekistan. Both dry goods, and both where consumption is highly ritualised. The desire for designers/marketing to create …
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Display Norms

08 Dec 2007

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A multitude of parked cars with their boot’s open in this Khiva marketplace – each one filled with still-flippin’ fresh fish.
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Taking (TV) Reception Seriously

08 Dec 2007

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The perception of the anticipated reception strength based on the design of the antenna. The same for any communication device where signal strength is an issue.
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Freshness

08 Dec 2007

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The extent to which the freshness of a product can be communicated by revealing what’s below the surface. The extent to which the process of …
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