And the boldest of all, like Patagonia, are questioning consumption, a key driver of climate change.
The Future Dictionary is probably one for native consumption, a volume to browse at leisure.
Rather, it privileges a restless consumption, a hungry appetite for the new.
Their videos are about conspicuous consumption: a public display of their good taste, carefully assembled with precise attention to detail.
NeighborGoods is based on collaborative consumption, a movement that combines sharing and renting, with social media often fuellingthe exchange.
In a world that is quite unstable, people find consumption a strong, stabilizing force in their lives.
"We both think and write about consumption a lot," Mr. Brooks wrote to Mr. Frank in their discussion.
Crane devised a new measure of energy consumption: a three-dimensional unit he called a cubic mile of oil.
In 1999 he published for in-house consumption a history of C.I.A operations in the 1950s and '60s.
Or has the violent narrative fragmentation of television made visual consumption a process rather than an end?
Despite the conspicuous consumption, a lot of income and spending is hidden from the prying eyes of taxmen and statisticians.
