Farmer's Weekly

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Economic challenges faced prior to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) global pandemic had already changed the demands of South African consumers, according to Dawie Maree, head of information and marketing at FNB Agriculture. Maree said the low econo

Domus

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In praise of beauty, in the face of crisis I contenuti di questo mese riguardano in particolare il ruolo del design e dei designer. Concepito per essere pubblicato in coincidenza con il Salone del Mobile di Milano (ora rinviato a causa del diffonder

The Guardian

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Trump spends so much time defending statues not because he cares about history, but precisely because he doesn’t

Marketing

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When IKEA’s head of sustainability suggested the world had reached ‘peak stuff’, there was a collective intake of breath from marketers around the world. ‘But… isn’t IKEA one of the main producers of… stuff?’ (For anyone that’s wandered around IKEA

Domus

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La nostra è una società dei consumi. L’affermazione è tutto meno che inedita: in La teoria della classe agiata (1899) il sociologo americano Thorstein Veblen individuò nella società consumi che andavano oltre la soddisfazione dei bisogni reali e mira

The Atlantic

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In 1899, a brilliant but stubborn economist named Thorstein Veblen coined a term that proved quite useful in the following century and beyond. His theory of “conspicuous consumption”—basically, purchasing certain goods in order to show off—introduced

The Atlantic

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At an inaugural desert festival of yogis and spirit guides like Russell Brand, an exclusive industry grapples with consumerism, addiction, and the actual meaning of wellness.

Domus

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“Se raggiungi la semplice bellezza e null’altro Raggiungi il meglio che Dio abbia fatto È qualcosa: e quando gli renderai grazie troverai in te l’anima che hai perso”. Questi versi appartengono al poemetto Fra Lippo Lippi di Robert Browning (1855),

C Magazine

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A designer’s curious typographic flourish is lifted for the next advertising campaign. At the same time, the designer ironically uses brand iconography in their own postmodern exhibition space. In the endless stream of content, images and advertiseme

Lifestyle Asia

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The prerequisites in obtaining the required information are rather mundane—an electronic device that can connect to the Internet and a working Internet connection would expose a very important piece of information not just for the sake of knowing, bu

AQ: Australian Quarterly

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ARTICLE BY: DR RICHARD DENNISS If people learned to love their stuff, really love it, then rather than spend their time and money on ‘retail therapy’ they would willingly spend their time and money caring for their things, maintaining them, repairing

New Philosopher

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When I was twelve, I was told about ‘rampant consumerism’. Perhaps the chat was prompted by Black Monday, when the Dow Jones dropped by almost a quarter. Perhaps by acquaintances, buying yet another new car. Perhaps by my childish fixations: the eter

Artist Profile

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MY PRACTICE DEALS WITH THE inherent desire of young people, particularly males, towards risk-taking behaviour as a means of understanding themselves and their place in the world, even if it ends in scenes of failure or disaster. I use personal narrat

New Philosopher

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Zan Boag: We live in a culture that is obsessed with stuff, yet it’s generally viewed as a negative to be materialistic. Why is this? Tim Kasser: I think this ambivalence reflects some competing tendencies in the human mind and in human culture. On

Green Magazine

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Understanding who, where and how products are made, the ethical and ecological impacts involved, as well as how raw materials are sourced is part of a growing consciousness toward accountable consumerism. Tait are devoted to continually improving sus

Home & Decor

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Award-winning firm, Spark Architects believes in a fresh approach to urban thinking to create inspirational designs that make a positive contribution to the world around us. With studios in Singapore, Shanghai and London, the practice offers a divers

Union of Concerned Scientists

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The EPA today will announce a politically-motivated draft policy to restrict the use of science in agency decisions. The draft policy is based on legislation that has died in Congress for several years. The mainstream scientific and academic organiza

C Magazine

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Reading the first issue of Civilization (2018), I felt something like relief after telling myself it didn’t want to be read. Newspaper is already uncomfortable—an extreme medium, with its walls of text on pages proportionate to none. It is impossible

Womankind

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On a recent Sunday, I found myself sitting on my bed, surrounded by small bottles of perfumes, creams, and soaps I had pilfered from various hotels. Agonising over what should stay and what should go, I put them into ever-smaller piles. Finally, irri

Design Anthology

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When Song Dong discovered his mother’s hoarding problem, both a cultural product of her upbringing as a ‘have-not’ and a coping mechanism after his father’s death, he took this overflow of some 10,000 items and turned it all into an art installation.

The Christian Science Monitor

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Coronavirus isn’t the first global emergency the U.S. has faced while wrestling with deep internal divisions. Wartime has taught us to band together.

CosBeauty Magazine

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More and more customers globally are demanding transparency as they take an increasing interest in the ethical practices of the companies they buy from. ‘Conscious consumption’ is the new buzzword. It is a movement of people who seek out ways to make

Metro

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The problem with much of the waste generated by our capitalistic culture is that it’s invisible. We are largely disconnected from how things are produced, where waste goes, and the environmental and human costs of consumerism. After the useful bits h

The Makers

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Nicole Dextras is a graduate of the Emily Carr University of Art in Vancouver, Canada. Her art practice is based in social interventions and environmental installation, rooting nature to our everyday urban experience. It was a privilege to talk with

The Ideal Home and Garden

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“The Show” for the entire industry, Ambiente is undoubtedly the world’s number one in products associated with dining, cooking, household items, furnishings and ornaments, interior design, gifts, jewellery and fashion accessories. Over and above the

The Guardian

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Fossil fuel giants have known the harm they do for decades. But they created a system that absolves them of responsibility

Literary Hub

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American domestic life circa 2020 feels far removed from that of the 19th-century Londoner or Liverpudlian. But Victorian notions of décor and comfort crossed the Atlantic and held sway in stateside imaginations and homes long after the age itself ha

frankie Magazine

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Hello! What kind of art do you make? I primarily make large-scale works on paper. All my work ties back to my interest in nature and mythology. I’m inspired by naturalist illustration, science fiction, current events and my own personal history. In m

The Atlantic

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“Paper straws are not going to solve the ocean plastics crisis,” a reader writes. But they’re a good first step.

India Today

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The Indian luxury landscape is undergoing a drastic shift; from conspicuous consumption to self-indulgence; from the intent of owning luxury to that of experiencing it. While initially, it was the big brands that were entering India; the past decade