Buying to Last: Back to a Bygone Era

Products at the offices of BuyMeOnce, Tara Button's e-retailer website, in London, Oct. 26, 2018. Inspired by a gifted Le Creuset pan, Button launched a website catering to environmentally-aware consumers who bristle at the proliferation of cheap, disposable goods. “Long-lasting products save the planet and save money — people seem to have lost sight of that,” she said. (Lauren Fleishman/The New York Times)