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"......These safe and slow pathways are perfect for tiny feet and their larger commute-weary companions. Dense greens and colourful scented collages reside at the height and scale of little eyes and noses. Irrepressible hands thrive on the mixture of gravel, sand, grass, rocks, sticks and fallen fruit that compose Tokyo carpets. In summer developing ears drink in crickets, cicadas and neighbourhood rustlings...." A small study on the child's perception of the street. This document traces the everyday treasures of a rainy day walk to the local sento in suburban Tokyo. It is part of a broader and slightly wonky research and practice agenda on the hand made, everyday creativity, play, and usable environments. Extracts, Full Download, etc [HERE] |
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Produced in collaboration with Mammoth School and Knee High Media for the fourth issue of the Mammoth School free paper, "Dots and Nets" builds on the traditional dots and squares game to introduce creatures of the sea. Illustrated by Mika Inohara. Details and video [HERE] |
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Notes from a collaborative + open research project investigating, enjoying, and learning from the self-initiated and non-commercial play of children in Tokyo. > http://a-small-lab.com/hand-made-play/ |
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A public project looking at non-commercial fruit in Tokyo private gardens and public spaces. We hope to learn about what is being grown, where, and how it is being enjoyed and shared - the simple, everyday tastes, stories and memories of fruit in Tokyo. > A collaboration with Jared Braiterman and Jess Mantell. > We presented this project at the Pechakucha Global Cities Week (Tokyo) on Feb 23 [HERE] - and you can view the UStream [HERE] > Parts of this project will be published in ALL YOU CAN EAT! - a book about using food as a tool for urban development - [HERE] (when they find a publisher). View the PROJECT PAGE |
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New post on This Big City [HERE] |
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Turning an unusable and unfriendly suburban jungle/rubbish dump into a usable space for children, plants and parents. > View progress [on Flickr] |
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> HAPPY DUTCH WORKSHOP x WA WA PROJECT: Dutch house making workshop / Dutch tulips & coloring journal in collaboration with Tanemaki Project [HERE]. > TULIP JOURNAL in collaboration with Tanemaki Project [HERE]. Both of these in collaboration with the great Hiyoko Imai and Jared Braiterman |
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Notes and a few projects for a guest lecture at Dr. Christian Dimmer's Public/Private Seminar, Waseda University (Nov. 16, 2011) Download/Viewing Options [HERE] |
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This ongoing study reviews the Japanese business and management literature to uncover the principles, strategies and circumstances at the heart of the creative successes of Japanese companies. NEW: Page Samples and Exercises from forthcoming book [LINK] Project Resource[LINK to Project Resource] |
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Tokyo colour-in. The colouring-in book of Tokyo street art (180p) A colouring-in book of Tokyo street art created to introduce little hands and minds to the fine-grained hand made aspect of human(e) creativity on the street. Take a look at the preview [HERE] and check the slowly growing set of activities for use with the book [HERE] |
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Produced in collaboration with Mammoth School and Knee High Media for the third issue of the Mammoth School free paper, "Amidakuji" builds on a traditional Japanese game for fun and weird storytelling. Illustrated by the fantastic Hiyoko Imai. Downloads and video [HERE] |
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I'm honoured to be a guest speaker at, and have my research included in the syllabus for Mega-Cities: Design Anthropology and Urban Landscapes, a Tokyo University graduate seminar on mega-cities taught by Jared Braiterman. My FIXES research is part of the syllabus. |
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Lots of preview images of the Hand Made Tokyo document of the 3331 Arts CYD Tokyo mapping workshop we did last summer. A5, 126 pages Take a look at the preview [HERE] |
| A scrambled, semi-off-the-cuff presentation for the Institute for Information Design Japan workshop “Transforming Neighbourhoods - Tokyo/Berlin" organised by Jan Lindenberg. View the presentation On Slideshare View the presentation: On Scribd |
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Produced in collaboration with Mammoth School and Knee High Media for the second issue of the Mammoth School free paper, "Look-A-Round" is a board game which encourages learning about city accessibility. View video, photos, and download [HERE] |
| A resource, a toolkit, of rare images of the structures and textures of the gradually decaying city of Nagoya, Japan (735 images) This image resource is available for purchase for commercial (no use restrictions) and non-commerical use - Click here for more details. |
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The kokonohanashi (「ここの話」 lit. 'talking about here') project works locally with a combination of analogue (notebooks, pens, laminated A4 posters, wire, legwork) and open low-tech digital tools (QR codes, stripped down Wordpress, email, smart-and-not-so-smart-phones) to investigate the development of a platform for discussion about, and positive action in, city space by the people who most matter - those who experience and use the place in their everyday lives. View the project page: [Kokonohanashi Project] Download the project introduction: [PDF file, 5.5mb] Download a brief project report after the first iteration: [PDF file, 3mb] Read a nice write up of the project at Tokyo Green Space [HERE] |
| A photo resource and book was made for a major Japanese clothing design/retail company (800+ photos, book, context/translation). Take a look at a couple of photos here [LINK] |
Photo Credit: Lin