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Repair Cafés Gain Momentum as Anti-Consumerism and Rising Prices Drive Shift to Fix-It Culture
Key Takeaways
- Repair Cafés are free community events where volunteers fix broken household items.
- The movement started in the Netherlands in 2009 and now has over 59,000 members and 4,000 cafés globally.
- Rising consumer prices, partly due to the war with Iran, are driving more people to repair instead of buy new.
- Repair Cafés promote anti-consumerism, skill-building, and community bonding.
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DT Editorial Team··via fastcompany.com