Tagging: Repair

1. Material Matters – Bas van Abel – Repair and conflict minerals

   Great conversation with Fairphone founder Bas van Abel about the trials and tribulations of starting a business and product focused on longevity, repairability and ethically sourced minerals.

   If consumerism was a religion we’d all be extremists.

2. New book! Dr. Smartphone: An Ethnography of Mobile Phone Repair Shops.

   An absolutely fascinating look at the the culture of mobile phone repair shops. I want this book!