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Three rulers, three bodies

Tech From Here: NL · Dutch Design Week 2026

The work this post covers and every source it draws on, each linked to the original.

The workAgak-Agak Unit (Man Xian Ng, Tian Qiu, Jiayi Yu), on the Dutch Design Week 2026 programme ddw.nl

Other sources

  1. NIST, 'Meter' nist.gov
  2. The Met, CC0, Cubit measuring rod, wood (zizyphus), Egypt, Middle Kingdom, ca. 1981 to 1640 BC, L. 70.5 cm, The Met 15.3.1128 (Rogers Fund, 1915) metmuseum.org

Images, slide by slide

Slide 1
Three hand-made steel rulers with uneven tick marks lie side by side on a white surfacePhoto: Agak-Agak UnitMuseum or journal record
Slide 2
Two people, faces out of frame, fit a pale wooden board onto a simple plank chairPhoto: Agak-Agak UnitMuseum or journal record
Slide 3
A long, slightly curved wooden measuring rod on a plain white backgroundImage: The Met, CC0Museum or journal record
Slide 4
Diagram: the bones a cubit spans, from the elbow through the forearm, wrist and palm to the middle fingertipImage: RN Collins studio, code-drawn
Slide 5
Three plank chairs of slightly different sizes stand in a row against a brown backdropPhoto: Agak-Agak UnitMuseum or journal record

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