C1. Nomad-mart
Target to regenerate
The Relationship between People and Tools
Reason
For people to stop irresponsible production and consumption due to the pursuit of excessive convenience, and make the transition to a new way of life.
The Transition of The Relationship between People and Tools
Circulation as a resource and asset Tools made from limited resources were important family and community assets. Clothing and household goods were passed down from generation to generation, repaired and mended repeatedly, and used with great care. The skills necessary for production, repair, and maintenance were also passed on to family members and local craftsmen.
Mass production and convenience first As a result of the pursuit of economic efficiency, makers and users were separated, and overproduction and mass consumption accelerated. A structure was created in which “producers” put diverse products on the market and “consumers” over-consume them. Gradually, people came to view tools as merely convenient consumables, and this sense of value became the norm.
We can see signs of a transition in people's consciousness from a shift from individual ownership and individualism to common ownership and a sense of community and a groping for sustainable production and use. There is a growing interest in restructuring production systems to consider the global environment and sustainable consumption.
The “right to be used” for tools
Laws for the preservation of the global environment give the tools produced the right to be cared for.
People think of their relationship with tools from a long-term perspective, treating them as important partners that enrich their lives and enjoying even the benefit of inconveniences they cause.
Transitions in the Relationship between People and Tools - How the store should be
Diligence, honesty, and punctuality are among the virtues of Japanese commerce that have supported Japan's modernization and rapid growth.the virtues of commerce that supported Japan's modernization.Shopkeepers were equipped with a diligent attitude that always considered the interests of their customers and their stores for the sake of long-term trust.
Emphasizing “convenience,” “efficiency,” and “cheapness,” stores were transformed from individual stores to department stores and then to giant shopping malls. In addition, EC became popular, starting with the spread of smartphones, and the EC market exploded with the nest egg of the Corona disaster.
In order to maintain the global environment, there is a movement to effectively utilize all limited resources as shared resources instead of occupying them.
Stores are increasingly being operated and utilized on a community basis, including rented stores, open spaces, and the use of vacant houses.
Laws are being developed to preserve the global environment, and tools are given the right to be used without waste. As a result, retailing, which had encouraged disposable consumption behavior, is eliminated.
Stores will be replaced by an entity that plays the role of circulating the limited amount of goods produced all over the place.
Caption-1 The ownership disappears, A world where public goods circulate
A logistics platform, like amazon in the past, is being built through public-private partnerships,
If you need something for daily life, you can order it from the public platform for free over the Internet. Many of these public items are one-of-a-kind items once owned by people. The items are unique.
If an item is damaged, it can be repaired if it is returned, but some users also make a profit by repairing the item with their own hands and returning it.
Thanks to this system, we can use up our tools without wasting them while enjoying the once-in-a-lifetime encounter with them.
Caption-2 Stores that move at will
The public goods leasing system is convenient, but there are physical limitations, and it takes at least a full day to get things. It seems that in the past, when you wanted something immediately, you could just buy it at a convenience store or a 100-yen store, but now it is impossible.
Stores selling goods have disappeared since regulations were imposed on production business and purchasing activities in order to sustain the global environment.
What took their place was the “Nomad-mart”, a mobile store platform.
When you need something immediately, you are lucky if there is a “Nomad-mart” in your neighborhood, and he or she carries the desired item. You can get it right away.
You may have noticed that Nomadmart is a store, but it has a will of its own. It is a fickle place.
Caption-3 Traveling in search of a favorite item and user
The tastes of nomad-marts vary from one individual to another, including “marts that only offer transparent plates,” “marts that offer a lineup of durable items for tough use,” and “vintage geek marts that focus on the history of their tools.
Like buyers at a select store, they are wandering around in search of providers of goods that match their tastes and people who will take good care of the items they have on hand.
Users also frequent the mart of their choice and entrust their prized possessions to it.
There have been times when I thought they had suddenly disappeared from town, only to be reunited with them by chance when I traveled to the next prefecture.
I think it's nice that they are so hard to hate, even when things don't go the way you want them to.