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Tokyo Heat

After some of the worst flooding in decades, Japan has experienced a punishing heatwave…
Japan, Tokyo 29th August 20187th January 2022 Comments 0 1 min read

Beijing Retrospective: 10 Years Later

2007 I landed in Beijing on January 29th, 2007 on my first trip to…
Beijing, China 10th July 201720th January 2022 Comment 1 4 min read

Quality of Life: Hong Kong vs Shenzhen

From mid 2008 to the end of 2010 I lived in Shenzhen before moving…
Hong Kong, Shenzhen 30th November 201215th August 2022 Comments 18 6 min read

Wasteful Watsons Water

Bottled water has never been an environmentally friendly way of consuming our most precious…
Design, Hong Kong, Rant 3rd June 201223rd August 2022 Comments 3 2 min read

Taking a DETOUR

Culture, Design, History, Hong Kong 12th December 201125th August 2022 Comment 1 3 min read

The First Global Revolution?

I came across this fascinating diagram in a 1991 report titled ‘The First Global Revolution‘ from…
Future, Technology 20th January 201029th August 2022 Comment 1 3 min read

The Art of Living Comfortably

When I moved to China from London I took a large pay cut and…
Future, Rant 7th October 200929th August 2022 Comments 3 2 min read

Shenzhen Land Reclamation

Today I was looking for my apartment on Google Maps (like you do) since…
China, Future, Shenzhen 3rd March 200917th January 2022 Comments 5 1 min read

Every Coin Has Two Sides

People love to bash China over its human rights and environmental record which I…
China, Future 15th November 20084th September 2022 Comments 3 3 min read

Words ≠ Actions

Looking at the submitted designs in the “Love Your Earth” designboom competition, for artwork…
Design, General 9th November 200721st August 2022 Comments 7 1 min read

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