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An opportunity to reimagine our world, and our place in it
All 22 April 2020
During the past months, as our worlds have become smaller, and our routines have been reduced to what we can accomplish within the confines of our homes, it appears that many of us have had an abundance of one thing: time to think. And those with a public platform – ...
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#stayconnected: Put down your phone
Community 16 April 2020
For a series titled “stay connected,” the following article might seem a bit counterintuitive, but bear with me. Before the lockdown began, my daily screentime clocked in at about three hours; That’s close to an entire day per week, more than three days a month and at the end ...
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#stayconnected: Long-distance grandparenting
All 09 April 2020
I had been looking forward to visiting my grandma up north for weeks. We’d been exchanging texts and images, anticipating having a chat and a laugh, after not seeing each other for quite some time. But in a matter of days, like everyone else, we saw the world change around ...
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A message from our CEO Eva Gouwens
News 25 March 2020
In these tense and uncertain times, I want to extend warm wishes to each of you in the Fairphone community. Every day, the situation evolves, and so many of the things we once took for granted have now been put on hold. But even as this coronavirus spreads across the ...
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A green new deal for electronics?
Long-Lasting Design 10 March 2020
As an industrial designer by training, and circular innovation lead here at Fairphone, the words “new stuff” have always felt taboo for me. I want the world to embrace the power of circularity, to make the most out of what we already have – not just keep producing more ...
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Fairphone 3 is opening doors to new markets and partnerships
Good Business 27 February 2020
In August last year, we introduced the world to our latest achievement: the Fairphone 3. While our phone might already be a few months old, in sales terms, we’re just getting started. In fact, the excitement surrounding the Fairphone 3 hasn’t peaked or plateaued – it looks like we’re ...
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Show your Fairphone some love with brand new accessories
Product 30 January 2020
If you bought Fairphone 3, you probably noticed that the only thing in the box was the phone. No charger. No cables. No little extras. And we do that on purpose – to cut down on e-waste and encourage you to use what you already own. But maybe you lost ...
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Fairtalks #2: Bas van Abel on founding a startup to disrupt an entire industry
Good Business 30 January 2020
It all began with Waag Society, part of Amsterdam’s innovation cluster. The Waag is an iconic 15th-century building. Part of the original city wall, it has been a weighing house, a museum and a surgical theater where Rembrandt painted The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp in 1632. Today, in ...
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Going against the grain to design a sustainable phone
Product 17 January 2020
Editor’s note: This is a guest feature from the Fairphone 3’s lead industrial designer James Barber. What if you could buy a phone that will last five years, can be easily repaired and is made as ethically as possible? We’ve been working on this question for a while now. For more ...
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