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02 — Selected work

Work

Seven plates, one sheet — the studio's own work, in the order it would hand it over.

07Seven platesTouch to read, tap to open

Veil: an aerial shot of a white car trailing dust across a wide desert plain, mountains on the horizon. Live — open it

SectorAutomotive / Paint protection

Veil

The coating you never see.
Wonderyard: a crowd passing beneath a wide wooden entrance arch topped with a fan of oars, flanked by bright geometric banners. Live — open it

SectorEntertainment / Six worlds

Wonderyard

Growing up was optional.
Kiyo: an ordering page headed ‘Dinner, settled in three taps.’ over a photograph of skewers, above a filterable menu grid. Live — open it

SectorOrdering / Mobile-first

Kiyo 清

Dinner, settled in three taps.
Loam: a café home page with espresso pulling into a white cup behind the headline ‘Good coffee, no theatre.’ Live — open it

SectorCafé / Thumb-first

Loam

Good coffee, no theatre.
Chalkline: a white page headed ‘Renovation you can see before you sign.’ beside a measured floor plan of a four-room flat. Live — open it

SectorDesign-build / Estimator

Chalk

Renovation you can see before you sign.
Linia Alva: a red mountain train arriving at a snow-covered station, tracks and pine trees dusted white. Live — open it

SectorTravel / Scenic railway

Linia Alva

One winter day on the White Line.
Neap: a dark, rippled expanse of open sea under low light, standing in for a tasting counter set to the tide. Live — open it

SectorDining / Tasting counter

Neap

Two menus, written by the moon.

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Work

Seven plates, one sheet — the studio's own work, in the order it would hand it over.

Deployed and open — nothing on this page is a mockup

  1. Veil: an aerial shot of a white car trailing dust across a wide desert plain, mountains on the horizon. Veil on a phone: the first screen, the car on the desert road with Order and The film to hand. 01 / 07 — Automotive / Paint protection Veil The coating you never see. One page for a paint-protection film: the numbers first — an eight-year warranty, 10H, 9 µm — then an order that starts with the car. Live — open it
  2. Wonderyard: a crowd passing beneath a wide wooden entrance arch topped with a fan of oars, flanked by bright geometric banners. Wonderyard on a phone: the wooden gate and the fan of oars over the name, and Plan a day. 02 / 07 — Entertainment / Six worlds Wonderyard Growing up was optional. An invented theme park across four pages: six worlds, a park map, a day planner and what’s on. Live — open it
  3. Kiyo: an ordering page headed ‘Dinner, settled in three taps.’ over a photograph of skewers, above a filterable menu grid. Kiyo on a phone: Dinner, settled in three taps, then the mains with prices and a Start an order button. 03 / 07 — Ordering / Mobile-first Kiyo 清 Dinner, settled in three taps. Online ordering for a Japanese kitchen: thirty dishes, dietary filters, a cart and checkout. Pickup in about fifteen minutes, or delivery; no account, no app. Live — open it
  4. Loam: a café home page with espresso pulling into a white cup behind the headline ‘Good coffee, no theatre.’ Loam on a phone: Good coffee, no theatre, over the espresso pour, with today's hours. 04 / 07 — Café / Thumb-first Loam Good coffee, no theatre. A café and small roastery across four pages: a menu you tap to build a tray and send to the counter, the beans, and the hours. Live — open it
  5. Chalkline: a white page headed ‘Renovation you can see before you sign.’ beside a measured floor plan of a four-room flat. Chalkline on a phone: Renovation you can see before you sign, a WhatsApp number and a measured floor plan. 05 / 07 — Design-build / Estimator Chalk Renovation you can see before you sign. A design-and-build renovation studio in Tai Seng: flats drawn room by room, and every room priced in the open. Live — open it
  6. Linia Alva: a red mountain train arriving at a snow-covered station, tracks and pine trees dusted white. Linia Alva on a phone: the red train in snow and the line's own clock, 07:12 to Alvagrat. 06 / 07 — Travel / Scenic railway Linia Alva One winter day on the White Line. One winter day on a mountain railway, told as a live broadcast: the page joins the timetable at your own clock. Real 4K footage throughout. Live — open it
  7. Neap: a dark, rippled expanse of open sea under low light, standing in for a tasting counter set to the tide. Neap on a phone: the sea, the name, and a tasting counter set to the tide. 07 / 07 — Dining / Tasting counter Neap Two menus, written by the moon. A fourteen-seat tasting counter across four pages: two menus set by the tide, the sourcing, and reservations. Live — open it

Earlier builds, written up

Six earlier builds, in the build's own words: what was decided, and what was measured.

  1. Fig. 01MidwaterA film about the ocean between the light and the floor.
  2. Fig. 04LoamGood coffee, no theatre.
  3. Fig. 08Null CarnivalA night fair you turn, not a page you scroll.
  4. Fig. 10CandelaA rangefinder you can pick up and turn.
  5. Fig. 11EphemerisOne instrument. One light. One year.
  6. Fig. 13ChalklineRenovation you can see before you sign.

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