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Sam Gaskin
Mar 24, 2016

Marie Kondo’s brand of animism sparks genocide for cute commodities

Sam Gaskin of Flamingo Shanghai explores the brand implications of 'Tidying up' author Marie Kondo, who has won adherents for her philosophy of reduced clutter.

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