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Possibly the freshest design shop evah! Beyond The Valley played host to a couple of interactive installations including SHOWstudio's 'replenishing body' piece (pictured above) which captures a visitors portrait in a grid of multiple images. Technically it's part of London Fashion Week but could easily be included with the Design festival. Below is Hulger's Indian Call Centre inviting visitors to speak live with their 'call centre executive' in Bangalore.

Like all off-shore agents, our 'call centre executives' (as they are known locally), have undergone a program of 'culture sensitisation' and have been trained to recognise and understand British regional dialect. They have also been pre-programmed with all the right cultural references (yesterday's crappy weather, the weekend's football scores, etc.) so can chat easily and realistically with you.

There's a great 3D photography installation by Gary Welch downstairs closing today if you're in the hood. More updates soon.