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"Safe" hands by the WHO

Posted: October 25th, 2009, 6:52am PDT

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A nice 12-step instruction chart has been issued by the World Health Organization on how to make your hands 'safe' from the swine flu.

It looks straightforward enough.
Until you read it...

I especially like step 3.

Full details below.

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Snapshot Berlin

Posted: June 16th, 2009, 1:42pm PDT

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Berlin: Shepard Fairey @ Merry Karnowsky Gallery

Posted: June 15th, 2009, 11:40am PDT

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Caught the opening reception for graphic designer / DJ / street artist / Obey Giant guy Shepard Fairey's Print Retrospective 1997-2009 at the Merry Karnowsky Gallery on our last night in Berlin.

Celebrated as a Person of the Year in 2008 by GQ Magazine, Fairey's HOPE poster in support of Obama's run for President became a part of the US National Portrait Gallery's permanent collection in January.

Worth visiting. Till July 11.

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Germany: it's all about the sausage

Posted: June 13th, 2009, 2:57am PDT

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Spiekeroog.
East Frisian island off the North coast of Germany.
Population 825.
Ferry access twice daily.
One hair salon.
Two ATMs.
One grocery store.
FORTY-FOUR kinds of sausage on shelf.

There was also an in-house butcher.

Who would expect the demand to be so fierce?
The wall of sausage was so strikingly iconic and yet so unexpected, I had to document it...

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HK: art installation or public service announcement?

Posted: June 10th, 2009, 10:00am PDT

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Snapped at Hong Kong International Airport:
A water fountain so smartly wrapped, it looks like an installation.
In fact, the tailored sleeve is there to prevent the unwitting spread of swine flu. Serve and protect with style!

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Hong Kong International Art Fair 09

Posted: May 20th, 2009, 12:27pm PDT

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The HK International Art Fair was on last weekend. Definitely time well spent. Here are a few mobile snaps...

Among the featured artists: Anish Kapoor, Damien Hirst, Julian Opie, Keiichi Tanaami, Kusama Yayoi, and one of my new faves - Korean artist Lee Jae Hyo, whose signature works are massive sculptures of wood and stainless bolts.

A true icon of the digital age, Julian Opie's lenticular, pixelboard and "moving pictures" garnered more than a few double-takes.

Anish Kapoor's Hex Hex (2008, stainless steel, 205 x 230.5 x 45 cm) - a mirrored concave of hexagons with the effect of an towering inverted fly's eye.

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Simply Material

Posted: May 3rd, 2009, 1:51pm PDT

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Uni lights make a happy appearance in Simply Material (2008) - the first book in the "Simply..." series by enthusiastic art and design addicts / publishers Victionary.

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Cutting Edge Patterns and Textures

Posted: May 3rd, 2009, 12:59pm PDT

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Some of our pattern designs have been published in the punchy resource of 300+ pages, Cutting Edge Patterns and Textures, (2008, MaoMao Publications / Rockport / PageOne)

[below: cover and spreads from the PageOne edition]

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Rip van ...

Posted: May 3rd, 2009, 12:47pm PDT

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Long hibernation since the last post, though we've hardly been snoozing in the humidity of HK's sub-tropical climes.

Coming up: a few peeks at some of the things that have been percolating in the interim...

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Nisha magazine (Israel)

Posted: May 2nd, 2009, 5:44pm PDT

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Last August, a request for press photos came from Nisha, "Israel's leading home interior and product design magazine." They were after lighting and furniture for an article featuring products from Japan.

The relevant shots went out, but the promised mag never materialized...

If anyone out there can communicate in Hebrew (even a little bit), please contact me. I'd love some help! :)

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Coming soon... Stuffz: Design on Material

Posted: May 2nd, 2009, 4:51pm PDT

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Another title in the pipeline, Stuffz: Design on Material (2009, BigBrosWorkshop), is due to hit the shops (online and on-shelf) any day now. To pre-order, check Gingko Press.

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Farewell: Open For Design

Posted: November 22nd, 2007, 4:09pm PST

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The past few months have been unbelievably busy with big changes, and getting settled in HK. More on that to come.

But first, Open for Design is coming to a close, with final posts up at the end of October. The link will be up till November 30th, then it's officially farewell. Check it out while you still can!

Following is a summary of my posts since the last overview.

June: Material
> You Can Take It with You - a look at paper funereal offerings in the 21st century
> Money Money Money - the evolution of money from material to virtual wealth
> Fantastic Plastic? - anti-plastic bag initiatives and having another think about whether plastic is friend or foe.
> Water, Water Everywhere - water as muse in all states of matter

July: Motion
> Call Me - mobile phones: master or servant?
> It moves, but does it move you? - tunnel ads
> Overcoming Obstacles - Australian parkour team "Trace Elements" visit Hong Kong
> Spacesuits Optional - a.k.a the 250,000-mile diet - feasting on the harvest from seeds which have been blasted into outerspace

August: Desire
> You can't always get what you want - the perfect fairy tale wedding at Tokyo's St. Grace Cathedral
> Mies remixed - being content with less
> She got bling - from hooker to looker: Barbie's ascent to stardom
> The Life List - does it work? (one case where it did)

September: Flow
> Motion capture: the mastery of NY-based French artist WK Interact
> Moving masses: managing pedestrian traffic in retail
> Good vibrations: feng shui and balancing energy for health and wealth
> Moon Festival: Mid-Autumn Festival moon cakes and 3,000 years of tradition

October: Connection
> Paper Scissors Rock: getting inspired in graphic design, fashion & architecture
> Geek Love: drawing obsessions with music, fashion, art and design together via collectable toys
> IZAt: a stylish temporary shelter by Tokolo Asao & Imakita Hitoshi
> Not-so-secret liaisons: the PostSecret phenomena

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OFD update: Sweden Rising

Posted: June 11th, 2007, 3:53am PDT

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Open for Design is motoring forward, and for this month’s theme of “material,” I’ve contributed a feature story - “Sweden Rising” - about Swedish design collaborative Front’s portfolio based on material that isn’t. Read it here. (above: Front’s Sketch Furniture)

Here’s a quick overview of my posts from the past few weeks...

April: Provocation

> Dot Dot Dot - Yayoi Kusama’s obsessions and terrifyingly gutsy moves (above: Kusama Yayoi, Infinity Mirror Room - Phalli’s Field, 1965)
> Fug This - Japanese socks and miscellaneous foot coverings. Fab or fug? (below: selection of footwear from a Harajuku sock shop)

May: Light

> Eyes Wide - James Turrell and Tadao Ando at Benesse Art Site Naoshima (above: Turrell’s Open Sky at the ChiChu Art Museum)
> Who’s Lovin’ It? - new McLighting at the local burger joint
> Sunshine on a Cloudy Day and Vice Versa - SAD, sun seekers and fleeters
> What a Little Moonlight Can Do - lunar inspiration (below: Verner Panton’s Moon Lamp, 1960)

June: Material

> Tokyo Fiber 07 / Senseware - art meets technology in the future of Japanese textiles (above: honeycomb mesh)
> It’s Not Wood - green bamboo and its alter-ego, “Black Diamond” (below: bamboo scaffolding in Hong Kong)

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Resurfacing...

Posted: June 11th, 2007, 9:25pm PDT

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It’s been a while since the last post - we’re in Hong Kong now!

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OOITO online update - English link

Posted: April 25th, 2007, 12:55pm PDT

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Update on shopping for OOITO clothing online: the number of pieces carried by Planet Sports has increased to 5 t-shirts, 7 jackets and 2 courier bags. (There's a pull-down menu on the right with language options.)

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OOITO online

Posted: April 15th, 2007, 6:53am PDT

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OOITO is now available online from Planet Sports, starting with a few pieces.

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OFD: the Great Sasuke and friends...

Posted: April 15th, 2007, 6:00am PDT

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Posted at Open For Design, a quick overview of the most famous, freakish and flashy candidates in Japan's gubernatorial elections last Sunday - i.e. Kisho Kurokawa, Koichi Toyama, Dr. NakaMats, and the Great Sasuke (Masanori Murakawa).

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Open for Design update

Posted: April 6th, 2007, 9:30am PDT

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It's been a while since I've posted about the weekly Open for Design blog, which has continued with the monthly themes listed below.

January: Imperfection
> Luck of the draw - New Year's in Japan and the sacred lottery "omikuji"
> Imperfect by design - my first flat in Tokyo and Swedish design team Front
> Imperfect match - the Chanel & Bearbrick windows in Ginza
> Perfectly imperfect - graffiti at the streetwear shows
> Beauty & the Bead - exhibition at the Tropenmuseum in Amsterdam

February: Inspiration
> Inspiration Rx - where does inspiration come from?
> Play - Copenhagen's Experimentarium
> Pecha Kucha - technicolour cerebral shake-up
> Hardwired - is there a little bit of "Rain Man" in everyone?

March: Line
> An absurd little bird - my love of cuckoo clocks
> Traditional Japanese Joinery 101
> Staying in the Game - hairlines and retirement in sumo
> La Linea - saluting Osvaldo Cavandoli

...and now April deals with provocation. My post this week, "Hey, that's no way to say good-bye," was spurred on by Keith Richards' chatter about snorting his dad's ashes.

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Download this: Rezidents for the PSP /hanami ??�07

Posted: March 25th, 2007, 10:45am PDT

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Just in time for spring... new Rezidents wallpaper for the PSP. In three colours - pink, blue and grey. Collect them all!

p.s. Get the first one here.

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Masked

Posted: March 20th, 2007, 12:46pm PDT

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New fellows in the studio! The puzzle is called "shokka-mania" and includes 21 nacho libres in black that can be grouped in a number of different formations ...

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