i shop therefore::In this issue we are looking into the world of consumer culture from different point of views; ethical, social, political, economical and humanistic i shop therefore

i shop therefore::In this issue we are looking into the world of consumer culture from different point of views; ethical, social, political, economical and humanistic.
Shopping has turned into a lifestyle.
We consume as leisure and a way to pass time.
At what point does the accumulation of material goods become less fulfilling and more stressful and overwhelming?
Our consumption grows in the same pace as our economic growth.
Studies shows that in hundred years we consume eight times as much per capita as today.
Can our globe take such a strain?
It is all about what we buy and what we choose to invest in, the world we live in will be the result of those choices.
In the future consumption will be more about experiences and services than things.
Perhaps giving will be more important than having.
Are the companies, who survive on our consumption, prepared for this transition?
On top of this an interview with mathilda tham, guest professor at beckmans school of design.
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