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Consumption is a word used to describe acts of acquisition – generally, the acquisition of things, in exchange for money.

Unconsumption is a word used to describe everything that happens after an act of acquisition.

Unconsumption is an invisible badge.

Unconsumption means the accomplishment of properly recycling your old cellphone, rather than the guilt of letting it sit in a drawer.

Unconsumption means the thrill of finding a new use for something that you were about to throw away.

Unconsumption means the pleasure of using a service like Freecycle (or Craigslist, Goodwill, or Salvation Army) to find a new home for the functioning DVD player you just replaced, rather than throwing it in the garbage.

Unconsumption means enjoying the things you own to the fullest – not just at the moment of acquisition.

Unconsumption means the pleasure of using a pair of sneakers until they are truly worn out – as opposed to the nagging feeling of defeat when they simply go out of style.

Unconsumption means feeling good about the simple act of turning off the lights when you leave the room.

Unconsumption is not about the rejection of things, or the demonization of things. It’s not a bunch of rules.

Unconsumption is an idea, a set of behaviors, a way of thinking about consumption itself from a new perspective.

Unconsumption is free.

CONTRIBUTORS:

Founder & Editor: Rob Walker, journalist, Savannah, GA

Editorial & Community Manager: Molly Block, marketing and business development geek, Houston, TX

Brian W. Jones, designer & writer, Göteborg, Sweden

Kashvi Kumar, Environmental Studies and Economics major at New York University

Deirdre Nelson, ever threading artist, Glasgow, Scotland

Shanna Trenholm, writer. catalyst. force of nature. San Diego, CA

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Alumnus & Unconsumption logo creator: Clifton Burt, graphic designer, Portland, OR

Further information about Unconsumption can be found here.

12:20 pm - Sat, Oct 20, 2012: 325 notes

Books = headboard
To make the headboard pictured: Kassandra of the Design Every Day blog nailed 27 books found at thrift stores (including books printed in languages she didn’t understand) onto two pieces of wood. Kassandra provides how-to info here.
In case you missed it: Our post about making a headboard from book covers.
Find other uses for books that are past their reading prime here.
Caveat about using books as raw material: here.

Books = headboard

To make the headboard pictured: Kassandra of the Design Every Day blog nailed 27 books found at thrift stores (including books printed in languages she didn’t understand) onto two pieces of wood. Kassandra provides how-to info here.

In case you missed it: Our post about making a headboard from book covers.

Find other uses for books that are past their reading prime here.

Caveat about using books as raw material: here.

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