Small Bizarres No. 49 - Birch, Blueberry & Tar Shampoo, Finland...

 Birch, Blueberry and Tar shampoo - three unique, even idiosyncratic, Finnish products... 

Available at most Finnish high-streets near you... 

The Extraordinary Ordinary - More Scaffolding in Finland...

The Extraordinary Ordinary - Office Bird, Doha...

Say hello to my little friend... We had a small visitor to our offices yesterday... A sparrow had somehow managed to make its way through the, somewhat convoluted, matrix of ramps, railings and two sliding-doors that make up our main entrance, and reach us on the buildings top floor, back offices... 

Haven't seen or heard him/ her around today. Hope s/he's well... 

Small Bizarres No. 49 - Cleaning a Mesh, Doha...

Small Bizarres No. 48 - Question & Answer at the Rietveld Academy, Amsterdam...

Images of perpendicular facades at the Rietveld Academy in Amsterdam... 

The Extraordinary Ordinary - Scaffolding at the Pearl, Doha...

 Nose Chain...

 Face Skew One...

Face Skew Two... 

Leg Chain (leg irons)...

Head-shots from the Neues Museum, Berlin...

A few head-shots of statues found at the Neues Museum in Berlin... 

Additional images of the museum can be found in the latest entry on the smArchitecture blog...

The Extraordinary Ordinary - Sand Dust...

Not long ago we returned to Doha after being away for over a month, and found all our books covered with a fine film of sand dust... It adds a nice texture to page turning. A subtle tactile mnemonic marker to accompany the narrative...

Sweet...

The Extraordinary Ordinary - Bangkok Metro Sign...

A tube seat for the elderly, pregnant women, children and Buddhist Monks...

The Extraordinary Ordinary - More Blank & Abandoned Kuwaiti Billboards...

The Extraordinary Ordinary - Pink Things...

 Pink Construction Waste Sacks, Stockholm...

 Six Pink Taxis, Bangkok...

Pink Banana Boxes, Berlin...

The Extraordinary Ordinary - Street Mirrors, Tokyo...