I love this manifesto by The Premsela Design Forum, it was one of the most inspiring pieces of text found during the week...- Make your products live longer! Repairing means taking the opportunity to give your product a second life. Don't ditch it, stitch it! Don't end it, mend it! Repairing is not anti-consumption. It is anti-needlessly throwing things away.
- Things should be designed so that they can be repaired. Product designers: Make your products repairable. Share clear, understandable information about DIY repairs. Consumers: Buy things you know can be repaired, or else find out why they don't exist. Be critical and inquisitive.
- Repair is not replacement. Replacement is throwing away the broken bit. This is NOT the kind of repair that we're talking about.
- What doesn't kill it makes it stronger. Every time we repair something, we add to its potential, its history, its soul and its inherent beauty.
- Repairing is a creative challenge. Making repairs is good for the imagination. Using new techniques, tools and materials ushers in possibilities rather than dead ends.
- Repair survives fashion. Repair is not about styling or trends. There are no due-dates for repairable items.
- To repair is to discover. As you fix objects, you'll learn amazing things abut how they actually work. Or don't work.
- Repair - even in good times! If you think this manifesto has to do with the recession, forget it. This isn't about money, it's about mentality.
- Repaired things are unique. Even fakes become original when you repair them.
- Repairing is about independence. Don't be a slave to technology - be it's master. If it's broken, fix it and make it better. And if you're a master, empower others.
- You can repair anything, even a plastic bag. But we recommend getting a bag that will last longer, and then repairing it if necessary.
Stop Recycling. Start Repairing.
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