By Eleanor Davies - August 6, 2010
'Free London's Loos'; a Facebook request I found hard to ignore when it arrived from a friend working on public toilet design, which led me to the London Datastore:
By Eleanor Davies - July 27, 2010
I tend to perceive gender divides as a negative thing, and have seen inclusive design as a tool to lead us in a direction towards closing these gaps. On a recent trip to Mexico, it was clear that gender differences are both more apparent and more acceptable, so I was keen to experience one example of this; a physical Gender Divide on the Mexico City subway system.
By Eleanor Davies - May 3, 2010
Learning how to design for different contexts by riding a river wave in landlocked Munich, Germany.
This morning I woke with a familiar sense of anticipation and apprehension. The kind that pushes you to an early rise on a sleepy Sunday morning, to creep out into the cold before anyone is up and squeeze into neoprene. Your bare feet itch with excitement as you spot the other surfers who were up earlier than you. It's a new spot and you watch in awe, and in fear.
By Eleanor Davies - April 19, 2010
Last week I ran my first marathon so it was maybe no surprise that my thoughts were focused around movement. But it was more than the 42 kilometers of Parisian paving that got me thinking.
By Eleanor Davies - April 6, 2010
By Eleanor Davies - February 1, 2010
Drones are launched in the iPad's shadow.
The onslaught of Apple reviews this week is a curious thing. There is no escaping the scathing attacks and defensive support of the iPad – an internet connected portable media device. This, in a week which announces the launch of a $1 billion venture to develop pilot-less Black Hawk helicopters. Preceded with little hype, I suspect it will attract relatively little attention.
By Eleanor Davies - January 6, 2010
No sooner had the newspaper headline hit our table, the architects I was with were discussing crisis, chaos, but most passionately, bankers.
By Eleanor Davies - November 30, 2009
By Eleanor Davies - November 30, 2009
Emerging markets: We are currently on a come down from in-field research - where Russia's emerging consumer tissue market was compared to European counterparts.
Culture clash is an understatement - as Pre and Post-Soviet ways blend together to create a unique consumer atmosphere - we see shelves of single roll, single ply, 5 Cent toilet paper, beside exorbitant packs of luxury scented wet wipes.
By Eleanor Davies - November 14, 2009
Back in London on a frog research mission, I quickly found myself speeding around on sweaty tubes getting dizzy from the bright lights, flashing ads and competitive consumption. I found some breathing space back at an old haunt, howies, on Carnaby Street, Soho.
