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"Lest there be no more telling of stories at all, some of us out here in the wild oats, amid the alien corn, think we'd better start telling another one...." Ursula K. Le Guin (1986, The Carrier Bag Theory of Fiction)

TALES is an ongoing, crowd-sourced collection of photographs and stories about the objects we repair today.

"In her critique of how we articulate human histories, the science fiction writer Le Guin proposes that we need to tell different stories, so as to circumnavigate the 'killer story', the dogmas, habits and ideologies that can appear as given. So what is the killer story when it comes to repair? Is it that we take for granted that when we buy something it comes glued up and screwed down? That we cannot fix it, or find locally professionals to mend it? Or that we bin the stuff we cannot repair and ship it off to another land? The power of storytelling is that it can rupture the mainframe and create potentials for poetic forks, imaginative feats that raise the spirit up, by revealing what is at play, while also pointing to other ways out"

Extracts from Dillon, T., (2022), Tales of Care and Repair, Stories of Everyday Maintenance, DCRC Press, UWE, Bristol.

Storytelling is one of the formats, and methods that we adopt in Repair Acts, to rethinking our material relations. We view storytelling not just as what we verbally and orally share, or write down in books but what we transmit, and pass on to each other through a sequences of connected artefacts. Between 2020-2021, we worked with the environmental NGO charity Toxic Links, New Delhi and the art and design collective, Gambiologia in Brazil, creating an online system which allows us to collect images of things people repaired. We also asked people why, and how they repaired it. All the stories we collected were anonymous.

Over 2022-2023, we expanded the collection gathering stories from Ireland through the Repair Acts programme in Westmeath and other parts of Europe. We continue to collect such stories, which now form an archive of nearly 700 images of repair items from across the world.

For the 10th Anniversary of International Repair Day, we are for the first time printing all existing images from the archive, so that you can handle and see them. The images will be on display at City Hall, with opening exhibition reception: Friday, 16th, 2026 at 17.00.

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Blue pants
Blue pants
 Blue pants
Blue pants
Who I did it
Time 10 minutes
Cost 0 reais
What My work pants ripped in the back
How My wife gently used this beautiful technique to sew and repair it.
Why Because it’s one of my favorite pants, specially for work in my workshop.
Importance Because you save money and preserve things that you like using your personal taste.
Blue switchblade
Blue switchblade
 Blue switchblade
Blue switchblade
Who I did it
Time 3 minutes
Cost 0 reais
What One of the legs separated from the body.
How I used a basic screw.
Why Besides the fact that it’s not a good quality switchblade, it was brand new. It’s also a fancy blue and can be useful at some point.
Importance Because to repair means to generate less trash and to provide stuff their proper use. I love to repair tools specially.
Don’t throw Broken plates
Don’t throw Broken plates
 Don’t throw Broken plates
Don’t throw Broken plates
Who I did it
Time 2 minutes
Cost 20 rupees
What The plate fell off the wall and broke into three pieces. I put it together using glue
How I used super glue and pressed the pieces together. It may not hold in the same way but I won’t throw out broken things even if my mum thinks they bring her bad luck
Why Because all objects need care and another chance. Like people
Importance Repairing is analogous to healing
Karaoke Mic
Karaoke Mic
 Karaoke Mic
Karaoke Mic
Who I did it
Time 15 minutes
Cost 0 reais
What The microphone was not functioning. Looked like a wire break.
How I opened the conector and confirmed that one of the wires was broken. I re-soldered everything and by chance the new cable ended up longer than the original.
Why Because it was the day before my daughter’s bday and we’d like to set up a karaoke for the kids.
Importance Because we can have it immediately done and because it’s fun.
Patching
Patching
 Patching
Patching
Who I did it
Time 15 minutes
Cost 0 pounds
What Skirt
How Sewing
Why Wanted to up cycle
Importance Reduce waste
A Bakelite Handle
A Bakelite Handle
 A Bakelite Handle
A Bakelite Handle
Who I did it
Time 0 minutes
Cost 0 dollars
Keeping It Cool
Keeping It Cool
 Keeping It Cool
Keeping It Cool
Who I hired someone
Time 2 hours
Cost 300 pounds
What I was having my lunch at the cantee at work when I noticed the guy behind me was repairing the drinks machines/cooler. We started chatting and I asked if I could take a picture of his fix. He was friendly and said no bother.
How By a professional repairer and service person who was employed by my work place.
Why I cannot remember exactly what was broken, I don't think it was the cooler but drinks were not coming out when someone was putting money in it, from what I can remember.
Importance It is just great to meet people who have the specialised skills to repair things and take pride and joy in it.
Darned Trousers
Darned Trousers
 Darned Trousers
Darned Trousers
Who The repair failed
Time 0 minutes
Cost 0 dollars
What I was given them already mended and ripped
How Using a sewing machine
Why I think the solider would have mended them
Importance Give longevity to the garment
Dog Coller
Dog Coller
 Dog Coller
Dog Coller
Who I did it
Time 10 minutes
Cost 0 pounds
What Yes
How I bound garden string around the leather
Why I really like the collar
Importance Reduce waste
Hooded Jumper Turned Into Sweater and Head Warmers
Hooded Jumper Turned Into Sweater and Head Warmers
 Hooded Jumper Turned Into Sweater and Head Warmers
Hooded Jumper Turned Into Sweater and Head Warmers
Who I did it
Time -20 minutes
Cost -1 pounds
What This was not so much a repair but a change in the garment
How Sewn
Why To change the appearance
Importance To re-create
Laptop Charger
Laptop Charger
 Laptop Charger
Laptop Charger
Who I did it
Time 20 minutes
Cost 3 pounds
What It wasn't broken yet, but I wanted to prevent it breaking
How Using Fixit thermoplastic
Why I wanted it to last a long time
Importance Prevent eWaste
Patched Puffer Jacket
Patched Puffer Jacket
 Patched Puffer Jacket
Patched Puffer Jacket
Who I did it
Time 30 minutes
Cost 5 pounds
What It had small holes
How Using black fabric tape
Why I like the coat
Importance Save money
Tote Bag
Tote Bag
 Tote Bag
Tote Bag
Who I did it
Time 1 minutes
Cost 0 dollars
What One side of the fabric handle ripped away
How By tying the loose end to the other handle
Why Because I drew on the tote bag myself and I liked it, and the handle it broke while I was using it
Importance It helps us having less stuff and not having to buy new ones
Bike chain
Bike chain
 Bike chain
Bike chain
Who I did it
Time 30 minutes
Cost 39 reais
What My bike chain has broken during a trail.
How I bought the missing link and replaced it myself.
Why Because I love to ride my bike and I was obligated not to ride it for two weeks due to the chain damage. It would be easier and faster to fix myself than bringing it to a professional.
Importance Because you save money and get to know your gear better.
Cadeira reinventada
Cadeira reinventada
 Cadeira reinventada
Cadeira reinventada
Repairer Julio Fessô
Who I did it
Time 2 hours
Cost 0 reais
What O assento da cadeira havia se deteriorado.
How Durante uma oficina de criação, eu reinventei a cadeira colocando restos de rolinho de tinta para substituir o assento.
Why Porque eu queria continuar usando a cadeira e deixar ela mais estilosa.
Importance Porque podemos exercer nossa criatividade e reaproveitar materiais que seriam jogados no lixo.
Doll sculpture fail
Doll sculpture fail
 Doll sculpture fail
Doll sculpture fail
Who The repair failed
Time 1 hours
Cost 0 reais
What My gambiological doll sculpture stopped working.
How I opened in order to detect what was the problem but I was not able, probably I'll have to record the internal microprocessor again.
Why Because it's an artwork I've done many years ago and I needed it for an exhibition.
Importance Because you extend your creation's life.
Gaiola reformada para abrir de forma diferente
Gaiola reformada para abrir de forma diferente
 Gaiola reformada para abrir de forma diferente
Gaiola reformada para abrir de forma diferente
Repairer Vic100
Who I did it
Time 4 hours
Cost 60 reais
What A antiga gaiola era feita apenas para comportar pássaros pequenos, e com a chegada de algumas calopsitas na família, houve a necessidade de que a gaiola pudesse abrir e fechar amplamente para a circulação desses pássaros sociáveis.
How O antigo telhado da gaiola foi retirado e com uma nova chapa de metalon dobrada no formato do telhado antigo, pode-se criar um "telhado-porta" que permitia a passagem dos pássaros para o lado externo de forma pratica mas também permitindo que a gaiola continuasse a fechar caso necessário."
Why O objeto foi restaurado porque em vista do tamanho de um viveiro que gostaríamos para os novos pássaros, valia muito mais a pena reformar uma antiga gaiola para um novo uso do que comprar uma nova que talvez não atendesse a necessidade que tínhamos.
Importance Acho que é necessário consertar as coisas pois assim podemos dar uma nova vida ela que permita o uso por muito mias tempo, as vezes de maneira mais vantajosa que a anterior.
Havaianas com prego
Havaianas com prego
 Havaianas com prego
Havaianas com prego
Repairer Julio Fessô
Who I did it
Time 20 minutes
Cost 0 dollars
What As alças das minhas sandálias Havaianas arrebentaram.
How Eu usei a tradicional técnica de colocar pregos atravessados para fixar a parte debaixo das alças.
Why Porque são as sandálias que eu uso diariamente e eu não queria comprar novas.
Importance Podemos extender a vida útil das coisas que usamos, valorizando mais os objetos em que investimos dinheiro.
Havaianas derretida
Havaianas derretida
 Havaianas derretida
Havaianas derretida
Repairer Não identificada
Who I did it
Time 5 minutes
Cost 0 reais
What A alça da minha sandália Havaianas arrebentou.
How Usei um isqueiro para derreter a parte debaixo da alça, com isso ela formou uma bolinha que prendeu a alça novamente.
Why Porque eu não tinha grana para comprar uma nova.
Importance Porque podemos usar por mais tempo as coisas úteis e economizar.
MP3 player recondicionado em tampão de PVC
MP3 player recondicionado em tampão de PVC
 MP3 player recondicionado em tampão de PVC
MP3 player recondicionado em tampão de PVC
Repairer Alexandre da Silva
Who I did it
Time 1 days
Cost 10 reais
What O case do meu mp3 player estava quebrado
How Comprei dois tampões de encanamento de PVC e fiz um sanduíche com eles, criando um case personalizado. Aí serrei, abri os furos e instalei o mp3 player com botões e LED no novo objeto.
Why Porque ele ainda funcionava, então por que não continuar usando? Não dava pra jogar fora só porque a embalagem estava quebrada.
Importance Porque eu evito jogar fora aparelhos que ainda funcionam e crio produtos personalizados que só eu tenho.
Stitched Up
Stitched Up
 Stitched Up
Stitched Up
Who I did it
Time 30 minutes
Cost 5 pounds
What The bottom of the pannier bag had split open.
How Repaired by putting eyelet hole on either side of the split and lacing it up with a shoelace.
Why I repaired the bag so it could hold things in it and do it's one good job once again.
Importance It's better all round if we can retain the life on an object for as long as possible. We learn skills by repairing things
Tampa da caixa d'água
Tampa da caixa d'água
 Tampa da caixa d'água
Tampa da caixa d'água
Who I did it
Time 150 minutes
Cost 70 reais
What A tampa da caixa d'água da minha casa estava cheia de frestas.
How Eu comprei o material específico para manutenção de fibra de vidro, estudei um tutorial no youtube sobre como fazer a colagem e realizei o conserto.
Why Porque uma tampa nova era muito cara e eu queria aprender a usar este material.
Importance Porque você aprende novas habilidades e evita de gastar dinheiro desnecessariamente, reduzindo o impacto do consumo no planeta.
Clay mask ornament
Clay mask ornament
 Clay mask ornament
Clay mask ornament
Repairer Sahil Gochhayat
Who I did it
Time 15 minutes
Cost 5 rupees
What The mask broke into pieces
How I used glue to stick it back.
Why I bought this in Vietnam as a souvenir, and it was pretty memorable how we ended up purchasing this mask. This is usually kept on my shelf and has broken several times, so I stick it back every time.
Importance It's important to repair our things because it preserves the object's value and is an excellent way to relive moments in our lives.
Air conditioner controller
Air conditioner controller
 Air conditioner controller
Air conditioner controller
Who I did it
Time 15 minutes
Cost 0 usd
What The air conditioner controller buttons wore not working
How The button controller contacts needed some cleaning up with rubbing alcohol
Why So my sister didn't need to buy a new controller
Importance So we don't throw things in the trash
Bike flat tire fail
Bike flat tire fail
 Bike flat tire fail
Bike flat tire fail
Who The repair failed
Time 20 minutes
Cost 0 reais
What My daughter's bike tire was flat.
How I used a glueless patch which I bought a few months ago just in case of need. But it didn't work accordingly and the tire kept leaking out. Then I had a second trial using a patch with the proper glue then it finally worked.
Why Because it was easier than hiring a professional and I already had the proper material.
Importance Because we can practice manual knowledge and get to know how everyday-life systems work.
Broken Vase Frame
Broken Vase Frame
 Broken Vase Frame
Broken Vase Frame
Who I did it
Time 15 minutes
Cost 0.50 reais
What The Vase frame broke
How I just glued the parts together
Why To fix the vase
Importance So we don't throw things in the trash
Bug Zapper Fixed
Bug Zapper Fixed
 Bug Zapper Fixed
Bug Zapper Fixed
Who I did it
Time 15 minutes
Cost 2 reais
What The plug
How I used a special glue for plastic that melts the plastic so it fuses the parts together
Why To kill mosquitos
Importance So you small thing don´t make you trow a big thing in the trash
Cellphone screen
Cellphone screen
 Cellphone screen
Cellphone screen
Who I did it
Time 15 minutes
Cost 15 reais
What The screen got loosen
How I bought a really thin double sided tape, made for gluing cellphone screens.
Why The cellphone was still working, it was just a small fix
Importance So we don't throw things in the trash
Chair
Chair
Repairer Priti B M
Who I hired someone
Time 10 minutes
Cost 100 rupees
What The wheels of the chair.
How I got the wheels replaced with a set of another wheel.
Why I wanted to sell it but was quoted a very low value. So i asked around for the spare part and got it replaced.
Importance It's sustainable and economically beneficial.
Church Hook
Church Hook
 Church Hook
Church Hook
Who I did it
Time 45 minutes
Cost 5 reais
What The aluminium hook broke because the holes wore to big
How First with epoxy glue but it didn't stick to aluminium, them i use super glue with baking soda
Why It is very interesting piece
Importance So we don't throw things in the trash
Diver Gear
Diver Gear
 Diver Gear
Diver Gear
Who I did it
Time 15 minutes
Cost 1 reais
What The strap was broken
How I used a plastic cylinder to fix the broken one
Why To dive
Importance So we don't throw things in the trash
Flat Tire
Flat Tire
 Flat Tire
Flat Tire
Who I did it
Time 30 minutes
Cost 50 reais
What My tire was punctured
How I bought a repair tire kit and use it, it was the same price as a professional repair but i can use it many times (got more 15 rubber gaskets)
Why To save money
Importance So we don't throw things in the trash
Jeans
Jeans
Repairer Vishnu Prasad
Who The repair failed
Time 3 days
Cost 400 rupees
What The colour of the fabric
How By using cyanotype methods of colour restoration.
Why Tried to fix the colour
Importance Gives new value to an object
Kids Bottle
Kids Bottle
 Kids Bottle
Kids Bottle
Who I did it
Time 15 minutes
Cost 1 reais
What My nephew threw his bottle in the ground and it broke
How I glued it together
Why It's a bottle that is only available in the US
Importance So we don't throw things in the trash
Lint Remover
Lint Remover
 Lint Remover
Lint Remover
Who I did it
Time 15 minutes
Cost 0 usd
What The battery compartment was rusted because of a leak
How I disassemble it and cleaned the rust from the battery connectors
Why It is my aunts and she needed for her clothes
Importance So we don't throw things in the trash
Mini Speaker
Mini Speaker
 Mini Speaker
Mini Speaker
Who I did it
Time 10 minutes
Cost 1 reais
What The speaker solder was broken
How I disassembled it and found out the broken solder, so just soldered
Why For fun, a friend gave to me so i could reuse some parts, but i ended up fixed it all
Importance So we don´t throw funcional things in the trash
Nephew Xylophone
Nephew Xylophone
 Nephew Xylophone
Nephew Xylophone
Who I did it
Time 30 minutes
Cost 1 reais
What The wood structure had broken when he threw it in the floor
How With glue the and staple, but then he threw in the ground again and i had to glue and use screws
Why First time so he can use again. The second as a challenge to fix it the right way
Importance So we don't threw this in the trash
Permanent Adaptor
Permanent Adaptor
 Permanent Adaptor
Permanent Adaptor
Who I did it
Time 30 minutes
Cost 10 reais
What I bought a cellphone in another country and i come with another power plug standard
How I soldered and glued a adapter on the power plug
Why So it was easier to use it
Importance So we don't throw things in the trash
Plug Repair
Plug Repair
 Plug Repair
Plug Repair
Who I did it
Time 15 minutes
Cost 1 reais
What The connector of the headphone
How I solder a new connector jack
Why It was a friends of mine headphone, she bought in Europe and this model is not available in Brazil
Importance So we don't throw things in the trash
Power Washer
Power Washer
 Power Washer
Power Washer
Who I did it
Time 20 minutes
Cost 0 usd
What the power button
How I opened the power washer, found out it was the power button, but had no replace, so i opened the button itself and fixed it (it was melted inside).
Why I fixed for a friend
Importance So we throw less things in the trash
Radio Flyer
Radio Flyer
 Radio Flyer
Radio Flyer
Who I did it
Time 30 minutes
Cost 2 reais
What The wheel got loose and some of the wood protection
How I glued, nailed the wood protection and screwed the wheel
Why For my nephew
Importance So we don't throw things in the trash
Rust in phone
Rust in phone
 Rust in phone
Rust in phone
Who I did it
Time 10 minutes
Cost 0.50 reais
What The phone was't working because a battery leaking
How A battery leaked in the compartment i just cleaned it with rubbing alcohol
Why It´s my grandmas phone and she didn't know how to use cellphones
Importance So we don't throw it away
Serrated Knife
Serrated Knife
 Serrated Knife
Serrated Knife
Who I did it
Time 45 minutes
Cost 0 usd
What The knife teeth wore dull
How I used a curved file to sharpen the teeth
Why So my parents could cut bread
Importance So we don't throw things in the trash
Speaker Battery
Speaker Battery
 Speaker Battery
Speaker Battery
Who I did it
Time 30 minutes
Cost 0.50 reais
What The battery inside the Bluetooth speaker was disconnected
How I opened the speaker an found out the battery solder was broken, re solder it and put everything back together
Why It was a speaker of a friend, and she didn't have money to buy a new one
Importance Not to trow thing in the trash
Telephone Capsule
Telephone Capsule
 Telephone Capsule
Telephone Capsule
Who I did it
Time 5 minutes
Cost 50 reais
What The microphone was broken
How It was really simple, just bought a new microphone "capsule" unscrewed the old one (no solder needed) and replaced with the new one
Why It's a antique
Importance So we don't throw things in the trash
The board pin
The board pin
 The board pin
The board pin
Who I did it
Time 1 minutes
Cost 0 usd
What My grandmas music box lost its leg so I stuck in a pin for a board
How I found a pin that was similar height and shape to the leg of the box !
Why I love it. It has a music box mechanism which fascinated my dadi — I hope I can someday repair it
Importance Because sustainability means thinking of future generations and in this case the repair preserved an object for the future !
Traditional glasses fixed with tape
Traditional glasses fixed with tape
 Traditional glasses fixed with tape
Traditional glasses fixed with tape
Repairer Daniel Moreira
Who I did it
Time 3 minutes
Cost 0 reais
What Glasses arm.
How I used isolating tape to stick the arm.
Why Because I need these glasses everyday, the screw doesn't work anymore and to buy a new pair of glasses is too expensive.
Importance Because we save money and Earth resources.
Som
Som
 Som
Som
Who I did it
Time 30 minutes
Cost 30 reais
What Autofalante
How Desencapando fios do autofalante e juntando de novo com fita.
Why Muito antigo.
Importance Economizar.
Fixed a bowl
Fixed a bowl
 Fixed a bowl
Fixed a bowl
Who I did it
Cost 0 dollars
Chair Cover
Chair Cover
 Chair Cover
Chair Cover
Repairer anon
Who I hired someone
Time 1 days
Cost 1500 rupees
What Got the cover changed
How Got the cover replaced and the cushion water cleaned.
Why The back support cushion got torn and was quite old.
Importance It saves money and time.
Cleaver
Cleaver
 Cleaver
Cleaver
Repairer Raj N
Who I hired someone
Time 2 hours
Cost 150 rupees
What The handle was loose.
How I got the nails tightened and the blade sharpened.
Why It's easy to chop meat with this.
Importance If I went to buy this, it would have cost me more than getting it repaired.
Cupboard door
Cupboard door
 Cupboard door
Cupboard door
Repairer Shreya p
Who I did it
Time 1 days
Cost 0 rupees
What Few of the door pieces came off
How Few of the door pieces were attached by using nails and tape. Others were a little difficult to fix, so I left them open.
Why It's a good cupboard and quite spacious.
Importance We can't purchase every time something gets broken or damaged. We should try to fix it if possible.
Decoration piece
Decoration piece
 Decoration piece
Decoration piece
Who I did it
Time 2 minutes
Cost 0 rupees
What There was a device attached at the top of the wire to hang the decoration. The device broke.
How I took a spare decoration tape used for gifts, tied the tape on top of the wire, so it's easy to hang it.
Why My friend broke this by accident, this decoration is near my window, and I have kept it there since childhood.
Importance It's a good way of keeping our belongings in great condition.
Dining room chair cover
Dining room chair cover
 Dining room chair cover
Dining room chair cover
Repairer rinjhi
Who I hired someone
Time 2 days
Cost 500 rupees
What The chair cover.
How Got the chair cover made by our tailor.
Why The new tenants wanted the old covers to be changed as they looked dirty and old.
Importance Repairing the chair covers cost us less and also gave livelihood to the tailor.
Flower pot
Flower pot
 Flower pot
Flower pot
Repairer Sahil Gochhayat
Who I did it
Time 15 minutes
Cost 5 rupees
What The pot
How I used Fevikwik to stick the broken pieces back.
Why We had all the broken pieces with us, it just needed to be done.
Importance It's important to repair things as it helps to reduce unwanted consumption and also adds more value to our belongings.
Front door handle
Front door handle
 Front door handle
Front door handle
Repairer Shreya p
Who I hired someone
Time 20 minutes
Cost 250 rupees
What The door handle
How The carpenter used adhesive to attach the handle.
Why It was required.
Importance We should try to fix things if possible.
Glass vase
Glass vase
 Glass vase
Glass vase
Who I did it
Time 15 minutes
Cost 5 rupees
What It broke
How I used Fevikwik to glue it back together. Then put a rope around it to secure it in place for a few hours.
Why It was required.
Importance It's important to repair things as it helps to reduce unwanted consumption and also adds more value to our belongings.
Heater
Heater
 Heater
Heater
Repairer Anon
Who I did it
Time 2 minutes
Cost 0 rupees
What The remote
How I put tape on it to keep it in place.
Why There was a small latch that would keep the remote in place, but it broke. So to keep the remote in place, I taped it.
Importance This heater has been with me for a long time and just a simple fix was required. So repairing is important as it helps to save money and also extends life.
Oven
Oven
 Oven
Oven
Repairer rinjhi
Who The repair failed
Time 10 minutes
Cost 0 rupees
What The oven wouldn't heat properly and would take a lot of time.
How The oven wasn't repaired; the technician checked and told me that the repair would cost more than buying a new oven. This oven was outdated.
Why It wasn't repaired.
Importance Most of our products don't reach their full potential and stop working, repairing helps to extend its life and also reduces our consumption.
Painting
Painting
 Painting
Painting
Repairer Swathi
Who I did it
Time 2 minutes
Cost 0 rupees
What The wire to hang the painting came off.
How There was a spare wire at home; I used that.
Why It was a quick repair and required a few minutes of my time.
Importance In my opinion, repairing is important to reduce our consumption, which will reduce waste from our landfills.
Plant support
Plant support
 Plant support
Plant support
Repairer Shreya p
Who I did it
Time 5 minutes
Cost 0 rupees
What The plant was slanting to one side.
How I used a small wire and used it to hold the plant straight.
Why It was slanting to one side and would not have grown properly.
Importance We should try to fix things if possible.
Portable table
Portable table
 Portable table
Portable table
Repairer rinjhi
Who I did it
Time 30 minutes
Cost 0 rupees
What One of the nails got loose.
How I replaced the nail and tightened it.
Why It's a handy table to draw and use my laptop as well.
Importance It's a good habit to have.
Spectacles
Spectacles
 Spectacles
Spectacles
Repairer Sahil Gochhayat
Who I hired someone
Time 1 days
Cost 300 rupees
What One of the bolts on the left side was loose.
How Went to our local eyewear shop.
Why It was required.
Importance It's important to repair things as it helps to reduce unwanted consumption and also adds more value to our belongings.
Switch board
Switch board
 Switch board
Switch board
Repairer Anon
Who I hired someone
Time 15 minutes
Cost 350 rupees
What One of the switches stopped working.
How I hired an electrician, he bought a new switch and replaced it.
Why The broken switch gave electric shocks and would need to be pushed hard to keep it switched on.
Importance It saves money and time.
Trunk level raised
Trunk level raised
 Trunk level raised
Trunk level raised
Repairer Sahil
Who I hired someone
Time 1 days
Cost 350 rupees
What The ground was raised.
How It wasn't repaired, earlier there was a piece of cardboard that kept on breaking due to water damage. So we got the floor raised to avoid further damage.
Why To avoid water damage to the cardboard and the trunk, we raised the floor. We tried many ways to fix this problem, using bricks and cardboard, but all failed. So we finally just raised the floor by cementing it.
Importance It helps to protect and extend the life of our products. Saves time and money in the future.
Waste material to wall design
Waste material to wall design
 Waste material to wall design
Waste material to wall design
Repairer rinjhi
Who I did it
Time 1 hours
Cost 0 rupees
What I reused a broken frame and made a wall design in my daughter's room.
How My daughter wanted to decorate her room, so we used an old frame and designed it.
Why My daughter wanted to make something for her room.
Importance It's important as it helps save money and decreases the use of resources and consumption of resources.
Wooden ornament
Wooden ornament
 Wooden ornament
Wooden ornament
Repairer Sahil Gochhayat
Who I did it
Time 1 days
Cost 10 rupees
What The ornament broke in half.
How I used glue to stick it back and put a rope around it to secure it into place.
Why It's a nice wooden ornament; I knew this fix would take time but wanted to try it.
Importance It's important to repair things as it helps to reduce unwanted consumption and also adds more value to our belongings.
Fashion Peripherals Transformed
Fashion Peripherals Transformed
 Fashion Peripherals Transformed
Fashion Peripherals Transformed
Who I did it
Time 10 minutes
Cost 0 rupees
What A frivolous piece from a fashion accessory came apart. I used tape to transform it into spectacle holders
How I used tape to fix a loop and make them spectacle holders.
Why The object was a badly attached embellishment to a fancy fashion designers show. I received it as a freebie for attending. It made me upset over time. It was a wasted piece — till I used tape to turn it into spectacle holders
Importance Repairs are how we make sense of the past with the present
Banquet hall
Banquet hall
 Banquet hall
Banquet hall
Repairer Amit
Who I hired someone
Time 15 days
Cost 4000 rupees
What the ceiling was getting damaged frequently.
How I hired a professional, who replaced the ceiling
Why It was very dangerous to keep the ceiling in that condition, also we can't show the broken or damaged property to our clients.
Importance It saves money and saves future efforts to fix it.
Furniture
Furniture
 Furniture
Furniture
Who I hired someone
Time 2 days
Cost 8000 rupees
What Changing of covering material, leg etc
How I hired a professional.
Why So that we don't create more junk.
Importance It promotes zero-waste production and a sustainable consumption lifestyle.
Jogging shorts
Jogging shorts
 Jogging shorts
Jogging shorts
Repairer Sahil Gochhayat
Who I did it
Time 10 minutes
Cost 0 rupees
What It tore a little near the crotch.
How I got it stitched.
Why These are my favourite jogging shorts.
Importance It's a good practice to adopt for a sustainable lifestyle.
Sandwich maker
Sandwich maker
 Sandwich maker
Sandwich maker
Repairer Mridul
Who I did it
Time 1.5 hours
Cost 180 rupees
What Wire and plug.
How Parts were purchased and fixed myself.
Why As I was using it, and it could be used more.
Importance Sustainable consumption and controlled e-waste production.
Skirt
Skirt
 Skirt
Skirt
Repairer Priti B M
Who I did it
Time 15 minutes
Cost 10 rupees
What The elastic inside the skirt was damaged.
How I purchased an elastic band and replaced it myself.
Why The skirt was in good condition and required only a minor change. Repairing the skirt extended its life and now can be used for a longer time.
Importance It's sustainable and economically beneficial.
Apple charger
Apple charger
 Apple charger
Apple charger
Repairer Payal
Who I did it
Time 2 minutes
Cost 0 rupees
What As usual, the charger junction.
How Taped it
Why It was unsafe to use a broken charger, and also, it would have damaged more if not fixed in time.
Importance I feel we should be able to repair things and use them until they are not functioning anymore. It should not be forceful repair or out of compulsion because the product is designed in such a manner.
Analog watch
Analog watch
 Analog watch
Analog watch
Repairer Mishu
Who I hired someone
Time 1 days
Cost 300 rupees
What The battery died.
How I got the battery replaced.
Why It's a nice watch and have had it since college.
Importance Repairing is good as I don't have to buy new ones and also the repair cost was minimal.
Boot heel
Boot heel
 Boot heel
Boot heel
Repairer Mishu
Who I hired someone
Time 20 minutes
Cost 30 rupees
What The heel/sole was loose and coming off.
How I took it to a cobbler near my office.
Why I don't wear them that often but I could see that the sole was a little bit damaged and coming off. So I thought before it gets worse, I should get them fixed.
Importance Repairing is good as I don't have to buy new ones and also the repair cost was minimal.
Necklace
Necklace
 Necklace
Necklace
Repairer Mishu
Who I did it
Time 10 minutes
Cost 0 rupees
What The wire got twisted and broke.
How I asked for a small piece of wire from a nearby jeweller. Used pliers and wire to simply fix the joint.
Why The damage wasn't that big or difficult to fix.
Importance Repairing is good as I don't have to buy new ones and also the repair cost was minimal.
Repaired a paintbrush
Repaired a paintbrush
 Repaired a paintbrush
Repaired a paintbrush
Who I did it
Time 15 minutes
Cost 0 rupees
What The bristles were dirty with paint rendering it unusable.
How I soaked it in oil and water mixed with a bit of ash to clean the bristles and soften the paint to make it removable.
Why I ran out of brushes so either I had to buy a replacement or figure out how to repair this existing one.
Importance Working with your hands is an important cognitive skill.
Shirt button
Shirt button
 Shirt button
Shirt button
Repairer Mishu
Who I did it
Time 5 minutes
Cost 0 rupees
What The button came off.
How I stitched it back.
Why It was a small and easy fix.
Importance Repairing is good as I don't have to buy new ones and also the repair cost was minimal.
Shirt fitting
Shirt fitting
 Shirt fitting
Shirt fitting
Repairer Mishu
Who I hired someone
Time 40 minutes
Cost 60 rupees
What I got the shirt altered from the sides.
How I took it to a tailor shop.
Why These are my sister's clothes, and she is shifting out. So I got a few of her shirts and things.
Importance These clothes are in perfect condition and don't fit her. so getting them repaired is good as I don't have to buy new ones and also the repair cost was minimal.
Spectacles
Spectacles
 Spectacles
Spectacles
Repairer Priti B M
Who I hired someone
Time 5 minutes
Cost 0 rupees
What The glass came off.
How The repair person adjusted and placed the lens back into the frame.
Why I didn't feel like throwing it away, and it needed minor repair work.
Importance It's sustainable and economically beneficial.
PlayStation 4
PlayStation 4
 PlayStation 4
PlayStation 4
Who I hired someone
Time 1 days
Cost 450 rupees
What One of the ports didn't work.
How I took it to the mechanic shop.
Why I really like playing on it, it's a good therapy session.
Importance It's a good thing to do.
Bag to pillow case
Bag to pillow case
 Bag to pillow case
Bag to pillow case
Who I did it
Time 5 minutes
Cost 60 rupees
What The strap of a small bag broke as it wasn’t sturdy — my mum turned it into a pillowcase by stuffing it with cotton and cutting the remaining strap off.
How Using scissors and cotton balls.
Why It was a beautiful piece of craft
Importance Sometimes repairing things can transform them into even better things.
Car window
Car window
 Car window
Car window
Repairer ritu
Who I hired someone
Time 20 minutes
Cost 200 rupees
What The window was jammed
How Took the car to the mechanic
Why My car is kept outside and it's quite unsafe to park my car outside with the window down.
Importance It's important to repair as it helps to extend the life of an object it also helps to save money.
Cracked wall
Cracked wall
 Cracked wall
Cracked wall
Who I did it
Time 15 minutes
Cost 150 rupees
What The plaster of my bedroom wall began to crack.
How Using spackle and paint, I repaired the plaster and then traced a river as an artwork to cover up the inconsistent colour.
Why To highlight the crack.
Importance It’s like giving someone a second chance.
Everything is an earring
Everything is an earring
 Everything is an earring
Everything is an earring
Who I did it
Time 2 minutes
Cost 0 rupees
What A decorative piece from a wicker basket broke off, and I made it into an earring.
How I fixed the seam of the wicker basket and turned the fallen poof bit into an earring.
Why They don’t make such objects any longer.
Importance Spending time with materials and objects is a form of research.
Frayed chord
Frayed chord
 Frayed chord
Frayed chord
Who I did it
Time 1 minutes
Cost 60 rupees
What The charger of my phone frayed and was giving me shocks and looked tacky.
How Using electrical tape to cover the damaged parts.
Why I need it - my phone is like my appendix so that makes the charger an essential.
Importance It gives them a second life and saves on emergency expenditure. It’s sustainable in the long term.
Necklace
Necklace
 Necklace
Necklace
Who I did it
Time 10 minutes
Cost 40 rupees
What A beautiful shell necklace by my mum broke and needed to be restrung. I didn’t trust that a professional wouldn’t smash the fragile bits
How Removing the shells and restringing them using a needle and a plastic thread.
Why It’s priceless and beautiful - perhaps not monetarily, but it’s a memory from a seashore visit in Cuba.
Importance Things aren’t the way they were. Repairs are like time travel.
Por reparo
Por reparo
 Por reparo
Por reparo
Who I did it
Time 3 days
Cost 6 reais
What Práticas que estavam esquecidas ou escondidas e que pude "reparar" durante a pandemia, como bordar e recuperar escritos antigos.
How "Reparei" em escritos antigos que eu tinha e decidi borda-los
Why Para valorizar o que eu tinha escrito e esquecido.
Importance Reparar = observar = dar atenção
Pothole repair
Pothole repair
 Pothole repair
Pothole repair
Who I hired someone
Time 1 days
Cost 3500 rupees
What A deep pothole in the road was repaired shortly before municipal elections after many residents complained.
How Municipal workers came and poured cement into the pothole in the middle of the road.
Why I didn’t but I did help call attention to it.
Importance In this case, it was a dangerously deep pothole likely to cause accidents on a poorly lit road.
Restrung 6 String Guitar
Restrung 6 String Guitar
 Restrung 6 String Guitar
Restrung 6 String Guitar
Who I did it
Cost 0 rupees
The quick fix
The quick fix
 The quick fix
The quick fix
Who I did it
Time 1 minutes
Cost 0 dollars
What The glue split and started to leak out
How The glue repaired itself by sealing the cut in the tube
Why I didn’t it repaired itself but I didn’t know how to enter that
Importance To understand impermanence as part of life
Typewriter ribbons replaced
Typewriter ribbons replaced
 Typewriter ribbons replaced
Typewriter ribbons replaced
Who I did it
Time 10 minutes
Cost 70 rupees
What The ribbon had dried out and needed replacing.
How Buy opening up the typewriter and inserting a new ribbon spool.
Why I had bought it second hand in Connaught place and the seller told me I should get it repaired only by him which sort of annoyed me. I don’t like being told what to do or held hostage to sellers — it became a challenge.
Importance It saves money and potential damage— I didn’t trust the skills of this seller.
Wheels
Wheels
 Wheels
Wheels
Who I did it
Time 2 minutes
Cost 0 rupees
What The wheel of a decorative cart made of metal came off — we misplaced the cart over the years but somehow retained the wheel. Instead of throwing it away I made it into a pendant by stringing it onto hemp
How By re-purposing it.
Why It was too beautiful to discard.
Importance I think objects carry history, and history is often in need of repairs as well.
Gender inclusion in repair, care and maintenance
Gender inclusion in repair, care and maintenance
 Gender inclusion in repair, care and maintenance
Gender inclusion in repair, care and maintenance
Who I did it
Time 10 minutes
Cost 0 dollars
What The LED light failed to light due to a wire won out as a result of rusting
How We managed to fix it by joining back the wire being damaged
Why The need for light at night in the refugee camp is paramount since there are scorpions and even snacks at night but extending the life of the device as well.
Importance To bring back to life hence reduction in E-Waste and carbon emission but income generation for self resilience
Bialetti grinder epic win
Bialetti grinder epic win
 Bialetti grinder epic win
Bialetti grinder epic win
Who I did it
Time 15 minutes
Cost 0 reais
What The cover was broken and it caused the grinder motor not to work because the cover "clicks" an activation motor when it's closed.
How I found the activation button and glued a screw on it using super glue, so now it is always clicked.
Why Because it's a very good Italian brand of coffee gadgets and very expensive too. I can't stand having ordinary coffees anymore.
Importance Makes us proud of finding solutions for fixes of everyday life gadgets. Because we keep objects that we like longer available. Because it makes our spendings more meaningful.
Bread machine's failed fix
Bread machine's failed fix
 Bread machine's failed fix
Bread machine's failed fix
Who The repair failed
Time 30 minutes
Cost 0 reais
What The cover was broken and the internal motor was not working.
How I was not able to unscrew the bottom part of the machine in order to verify the motor, and I didn't want to break the plastic, so I resigned for the time being.
Why Because I used to like preparing breads on it and I didn't want to throw away such a big device.
Importance Because we avoid throwing them away and generating trash.
Burnt speaker
Burnt speaker
 Burnt speaker
Burnt speaker
Who The repair failed
Time 15 minutes
Cost 0 reais
What The speaker was not functioning at all.
How It was not possible to repair as the amplifier main board was totally burnt.
Why I tried to repair it because it used to be a good and powerful soundsystem.
Importance To save money and help preserve environment.
Canvas roof kludge repair
Canvas roof kludge repair
 Canvas roof kludge repair
Canvas roof kludge repair
Who I did it
Time 2 hours
Cost 100 reais
What It was full of holes.
How I bought a piece of canvas, cut that in smaller pieces and pasted using PU glue.
Why Because the tent is very useful in my cultural space, specially in periods of rain, and it's not cheap to buy a new one.
Importance Because it valorizes the efforts of the work we do in order to make money and buy things.
Charger wire
Charger wire
 Charger wire
Charger wire
Who The repair failed
Time 5 minutes
Cost 0 rupees
What The charger end part
How I wrapped the broken part with electrical tape, but the charger didn't work.
Why It was required.
Importance Saves money.
Farmhouse ceiling
Farmhouse ceiling
 Farmhouse ceiling
Farmhouse ceiling
Repairer Amit
Who I hired someone
Time 4 days
Cost 1500 rupees
What The ceiling
How Hired a repair person.
Why It wasn't looking good.
Importance We shouldn't dismiss a broken object; if that object still has the potential to be repaired or fixed, we should go for it.
Fridge
Fridge
 Fridge
Fridge
Repairer Elizabeth C
Who The repair failed
Time 1 minutes
Cost 0 rupees
What Freezer door
How For now, I just stuck it in, I will later figure something out.
Why It's a cheaper option to get it repaired.
Importance Sustainability
George Foreman's Fail
George Foreman's Fail
 George Foreman's Fail
George Foreman's Fail
Who The repair failed
Time 20 minutes
Cost 0 reais
What The upper part of the grill was not heating.
How We verified the energy input and detected that the problem was in the resistance which is hard to find as a spare part.
Why Because I've been making nice sandwiches on it for many years.
Importance Because you avoid being drowned by the cycle of consumption and by the illusion of the "modern".
Gloves
Gloves
 Gloves
Gloves
Who I did it
Time 1 hours
Cost 0 pounds
What Hole by the thumb.
How I used some wool to darn the hole.
Why I wear these in the winter for walking the dog. They are really useful.
Importance To reduce waste
Hammer
Hammer
 Hammer
Hammer
Who The repair failed
Time 15 minutes
Cost 0 rupees
What The handle came off
How The repair failed
Why We had our house renovated and had a few nails to be hammered in.
Importance If a task is due, we can't go and buy a new product. We should try to repair the broken object before purchasing something new.
INFINITE COMPONENTS
INFINITE COMPONENTS
 INFINITE COMPONENTS
INFINITE COMPONENTS
Who I did it
Time 1 days
Cost 2 dollars
What A CABLE
How NEW CABLE
Why TO USE IT
Importance BECAUSE THINGS SHOULD LAST MORE
Italian coffee maker
Italian coffee maker
 Italian coffee maker
Italian coffee maker
Who I did it
Time 10 minutes
Cost 0 reais
What The holder / arm has melted in fire.
How I used PU (polyurethane) glue - the tape in the picture is temporary, only for waiting the glue to dry.
Why Because it's my only coffee maker and I miss it.
Importance Because it's cool to keep them alive.
its Ok IKEA
its Ok IKEA
 its Ok IKEA
its Ok IKEA
Who I did it
Time 15 minutes
Cost 0 dollars
What In my kitchen I have a ikea board on which I have all my ingredients, like oil, hebs, flour and lots of it. I noticed over time the board is slowly tilting down, the wall is poor quality .One day it will all come down question is when. So I had to do something to stop it.
How My refrigerator is same hight as the board so I made a metal hook to prevent it from tilting. The metal needed to be fixed , I did not want to drill holes (it is new) so took strong magnets from old harddiscks , put one on top of the other they get even stronger so I used all of them.better save
Why If I would not do it, no one will, and I hate cleaning up the mess when it all comes down
Importance becaus they get broken?
Kintsugi inspired
Kintsugi inspired
 Kintsugi inspired
Kintsugi inspired
Who I did it
Time 90 minutes
Cost 30 reais
What The cover of the ceramic pot has been broken.
How I mixed gold powder in the epoxy and glued using it.
Why Because it was brand new and beautiful and useful and unfortunately it fell down.
Importance Because you practice creativity and hand skills.
LOW CAP
LOW CAP
 LOW CAP
LOW CAP
Who I did it
Time 1 minutes
Cost 00.1 dollars
What CAP RIBBON
How HELLERMANN RIBBON TO FIX CAP
Why TO WEAR IT
Importance TO REMEMBER THEM WHILE USING
Mauro Alvim sculpture
Mauro Alvim sculpture
 Mauro Alvim sculpture
Mauro Alvim sculpture
Who I did it
Time 30 minutes
Cost 10 reais
What It fell down and broke in two parts.
How I re-soldered the broken parts.
Why Because it's a nice metal sculpture gifted to me by the artist himself and it was part of my personal art collection.
Importance Because it connects people and objects.
Set of children chairs
Set of children chairs
 Set of children chairs
Set of children chairs
Who I did it
Time 3 hours
Cost 30 reais
What They were kept in the rain and the wood of the seat and backrest got fragile.
How I got a retail of MDF from a neighbor, cut the pieces of the exact sizes to substitute seats and backrests and bought three different colors of spray paint to make the chairs beautiful and usable again.
Why Because it's a fancy set for children that come to my pizzaria.
Importance Because you can make them more beautiful than before.
Vintage mixer
Vintage mixer
 Vintage mixer
Vintage mixer
Who I did it
Time 1 hours
Cost 0 reais
What The motor was not rotating.
How I opened it and cleaned it and made a revision in the internal screws - re-tightened them all - and then it worked again.
Why Because it's a cool and beautiful and good quality vintage mixer by Walita brand which is very traditional in Brazil.
Importance Because it makes us remember good moments of past time through objects.
wedding hall
wedding hall
 wedding hall
wedding hall
Repairer Amit
Who I hired someone
Time 2 days
Cost 1200 rupees
What The ceiling
How Hired a repair person.
Why It wasn't looking good.
Importance We shouldn't dismiss a broken object; if that object still has the potential to be repaired or fixed, we should go for it.
Wooden stool
Wooden stool
 Wooden stool
Wooden stool
Repairer Vinod Kumar
Who I did it
Time 20 minutes
Cost 0 rupees
What The stool was wobbly.
How I found a few nails at home and hammered them.
Why The stool was sturdy and required a small repair job.
Importance I like to repair and fix small things at home.
I fixed my carped slippers with a battery drill
I fixed my carped slippers with a battery drill
 I fixed my carped slippers with a battery drill
I fixed my carped slippers with a battery drill
Who I did it
Time 20 minutes
Cost 0 dollars
What both my carped slippers (left and right) had several holes. I put cloth behind it but had to fix it to the sole. so I drilled several holes in it and started patching. I know it looks terrible but it worked
How by hand
Why My toe was stikking out
Importance because I can, its fun to do and I get a personal bond with the object
cadeira de balanço da casa do vô
cadeira de balanço da casa do vô
 cadeira de balanço da casa do vô
cadeira de balanço da casa do vô
Who I did it
Time 1 days
Cost 100 reais
What originalmente a cadeira era de palhinha, mas estava toda estragada. a estrutura de madeira também estava quebrada.
How meu vô arrumou a estruturar reforçando os braços da cadeira com uma cantoneira de ferro (feita por um serralheiro). ele também fez um estofado para substituir a palhinha danificada e pintou a madeira.
Why porque eles adoram a cadeira de balanço
Importance repensar lixo e consumo
cadeira do salão da minha vó
cadeira do salão da minha vó
 cadeira do salão da minha vó
cadeira do salão da minha vó
Who I did it
Time 1 days
Cost 50 reais
What o estofado estava rasgado
How meu vô refez o estofado da cadeira e pintou a estrutura de ferro
Why porque minha vó usava essa cadeira no salão dela
Importance repensar lixo e consumo
Jeans to shorts
Jeans to shorts
 Jeans to shorts
Jeans to shorts
Repairer Tanveer K
Who I hired someone
Time 2 hours
Cost 60 rupees
What The knee part of the jeans got torn
How I took it to a tailor and got it made into shorts.
Why The fit and the quality of the jeans are good, and I didn't want to throw them away.
Importance It's good to use your or fix your things.
Partial music system repair
Partial music system repair
 Partial music system repair
Partial music system repair
Repairer Priti B M
Who I hired someone
Time 10 days
Cost 500 rupees
What The cassette and radio system.
How I took it to a professional and got it repaired. Only the radio system got repaired, the cassette player isn't working.
Why I thought it could be helpful and play my cassettes. I don't particularly appreciate throwing away things.
Porta retrato
Porta retrato
 Porta retrato
Porta retrato
Who I did it
Time 20 minutes
Cost 2 reais
What Gancho do pé dele
How Cola e ganchinho novo parafusado ao suporte
Why Porque ele ainda estava em ótimo estado, é bonito e eu não queria jogar fora
Importance Evitar aumentar o lixo e nos responsabilizarmos pelo que compramos
Broken tray
Broken tray
 Broken tray
Broken tray
Who I did it
Time 10 minutes
Cost 0 pounds
What The edge of the tray came off
How I used gorilla glue to fix it back on
Why It was an easy repair. And I love this tray.
Importance To be economical
Chair seat
Chair seat
 Chair seat
Chair seat
Who I did it
Time 2 minutes
Cost 0 pounds
What Fabric was broken
How I used tape
Why We need this chair
Importance So we can use them
Clothes horse
Clothes horse
 Clothes horse
Clothes horse
Who I did it
Time 20 minutes
Cost 0 pounds
What The leg was not connected to the arm.
How I used tape to re-join the parts
Why Because we need to use it
Importance To be economical and be more green
Dangerous wires
Dangerous wires
 Dangerous wires
Dangerous wires
Who The repair failed
Time 30 minutes
Cost 0 pounds
What Bad wires. Not safe.
How It was not successful
Why To save money & we use for school work
Importance To save money
Straw hat
Straw hat
 Straw hat
Straw hat
Who I did it
Time 30 minutes
Cost 0 pounds
What Holes in the hat
How Used some thread to sew it together
Why Because of the holes
Importance To save money
lancheira dos meus avós
lancheira dos meus avós
 lancheira dos meus avós
lancheira dos meus avós
Who I did it
Time 2 hours
Cost 0 reais
What o cabo da lancheira quebrou
How meu vô fez um novo cabo com um pedaço de cantoneira de alumínio, parafuso e durepox
Why pra não jogar fora e porque a lancheira é muito usada - ia fazer falta.
Importance repensar lixo e consumo
Prato reparo
Prato reparo
 Prato reparo
Prato reparo
Who I did it
Time 30 minutes
Cost 10 reais
What Um prato de cerâmica que comprei no México.
How Juntei pó de mica, um pó dourado, com goma laca transparente e apliquei às duas partes.
Why Não queria perder essa lembrança que comprei no México.
Importance Para não ter que comprar um novo e para manter as lembranças da vida por perto.
Repairing the painting
Repairing the painting
 Repairing the painting
Repairing the painting
Who I did it
Time 2 minutes
Cost 70 rupees
What The back of the frame had a hanging mechanism that broke.
How Using glue.
Why I felt concerned that it would break just lying around, and it’s a painting by a dear friend of my mum's who passed away last year.
Importance You learn something new about diy and mechanics.
Repairing the Painting
Repairing the Painting
 Repairing the Painting
Repairing the Painting
Who I did it
Cost 0 dollars
Carregador USB verde
Carregador USB verde
 Carregador USB verde
Carregador USB verde
Repairer Mariana Pacheco
Who I did it
Time 2 minutes
Cost 0 reais
What A tampa traseira do carregador quebrando, e quando eu plugava na tomada a placa interna caía.
How Meu marido passou uma fita crepe verde pra segurar tudo, e pronto.
Why Porque é uma carregador que sempre me atendeu muito bem, com várias entradas USB.
Importance Porque economizamos dinheiro e cuidamos do meio ambiente.
A Cashmere Repair
A Cashmere Repair
 A Cashmere Repair
A Cashmere Repair
Who I hired someone
Time 5 months
Cost 0 pounds
What The lining was broken with so many holes that you could put your arms in it.
How I bought this coat in 2014 but it got loads of holes in it. My Mum’s friend was a seam and craft person abs offered to do it! For a box of chocolates. Purple and green are my favourite colours and so the coat is lined with them - with some lovely detail.
Why It was a wore down and my Mum’s friend saw the holes and it frustrated her so much that she wanted it. She found it a challenge and it too nearly 5 months but I had shared with her my favourite colours and she it it on.
Importance Well if the thing is important and you like it, you can have a replay of it. I’m all trying to fix my man bag at the moment but it’s hard to find a person to mind it.
Aglomerado
Aglomerado
 Aglomerado
Aglomerado
Who I did it
Time 2 days
Cost 0 reais
What A peça de cerâmica caiu e quebrou em vários pedaços.
How Montei os cacos como um quebra-cabeças e colei com cola PVA. Rejuntei as trincas com pó da mesma cerâmica já queimada misturada com PVA. As partes faltantes, reintegrei com uma massa de gesso, pó de cerâmica e PVA. Depois lixei e pintei com tinta acrílica.
Why É uma peça de arte modelada por mim que foi presenteada a uma amiga. Peça única. Valor afetivo.
Importance Recupera-se não só a peça, mas, nesse caso, o objeto de afeto.
Amplificador Philips de qualidade
Amplificador Philips de qualidade
 Amplificador Philips de qualidade
Amplificador Philips de qualidade
Repairer Alexandre da Silva Costa
Who I did it
Time 4 days
Cost 10 reais
What Não funcionava.
How Eu fiz uma revisão geral na parte eletrônica do aparelho, dei uma limpada interna e substituí alguns componentes que estavam queimados.
Why Porque é um aparelho de enorme qualidade que não merecia ir para o lixo.
Importance Porque conseguimos recuperar aparelhos antigos que, muitas vezes, são melhores que os atuais, gastando menos dinheiro e aprendendo o funcionamento das tecnologias.
Cano furado
Cano furado
 Cano furado
Cano furado
Who I hired someone
Time 1 days
Cost 200.00 reais
What Um cano no banheiro
How O profissional que reparou quebrou a parede que estava minando água. Localizou um cano que esguichava água. Colocou uma luva de borracha de pneu colada e amarrada com arame.
Why Teria que quebrar a parede inteira para trocar o encanamento enferrujado. Foi uma gambiarra que deu certo.
Importance Economia, ideologia.
Conectores em durepox
Conectores em durepox
 Conectores em durepox
Conectores em durepox
Repairer Alexandre da Silva Costa
Who I did it
Time 10 minutes
Cost 5 reais
What O encapsulamento plástico dos plugs estava quebrado.
How Eu moldei os plugs com durepox.
Why Porque é um padrão de conector difícil de se encontrar, portanto era bem mais fácil consertar.
Importance Porque preservamos as tecnologias antigas, que são mais duradouras e muitas vezes os produtos são de melhor qualidade que os novos.
Found Bag
Found Bag
 Found Bag
Found Bag
Who I did it
Time 5 minutes
Cost 0 pounds
What I needed a bag to make an emergency flight and I found this on the street by my house. It was put out for the trash but it pretty much works - aside from the missing wheel!
How Gaffer tape, over the broken/missing wheel.
Why So I could use the bag.
Importance Keeps things from the landfill and quick repairs can be useful improv when you need something quickly to work.
Grandpa's Clock
Grandpa's Clock
 Grandpa's Clock
Grandpa's Clock
Who I did it
Time 0 minutes
Cost 0 dollars
Jarra de cerâmica
Jarra de cerâmica
 Jarra de cerâmica
Jarra de cerâmica
Who I did it
Time 50 minutes
Cost 0 reais
What A alça da jarra
How A jarra foi modelada por mim e partiu na queima de alta temperatura no forno de cerâmica. Lixei tentando fazer com que as partes se encaixassem e misturei o pó extraído com massa epóxi para disfarçar a emenda.
Why Fiquei triste com o ocorrido, pois o esmalte branco, após a queima, adquiriu um tom incrível de lilás, em contato com a argila verde. Quis tentar recuperar.
Importance Desafio em buscar soluções para reparar coisas.
Jeans knee
Jeans knee
 Jeans knee
Jeans knee
Who I did it
Time 30 minutes
Cost 0 pounds
What A huge rip in the knee of my boyfriend’s jeans
How I used a sewing machine made a patch from another old pair of jeans on the inside of the sewing to provide reinforcement.
Why Because the jeans are fine apart from the rip and can be worn for more time
Importance There is too much waste and I don’t like to throw things away and will always try to repair things to avoid waste
Lâmpada ressuscitada
Lâmpada ressuscitada
 Lâmpada ressuscitada
Lâmpada ressuscitada
Repairer Alexandre da Silva Costa
Who I did it
Time 5 days
Cost 5 reais
What O bocal da lâmpada estava com mau contato sem funcionar.
How Eu refiz todas as conexões elétricas dos LED's para que a lâmpada funcionasse com uma bateria de notebook recarregável de 12V ao invés da rede elétrica de 127V. A lâmpada transformou-se em uma luminária à bateria, altamente luminosa.
Why Porque é uma lâmpada bonita e muito eficiente que poderia ser melhorada.
Importance Porque economizamos e colocamos a criatividade em prática, no meu caso possuindo equipamentos customizados que são únicos.
Luminária lupa
Luminária lupa
 Luminária lupa
Luminária lupa
Who I did it
Time 2 minutes
Cost 0 usd
What O braço articulado não estava aguentando o peso da luminária. Fixei um cano de PVC encaixado formando uma trava. Resolvido!
How Utilizando um cano de PVC como trava.
Why Utilizo muito no meu trabalho de artista para iluminar e ampliar pequenos detalhes da modelagem.
Importance Continua me servindo muito bem. É de boa qualidade, funciona e não preciso gastar para comprar um novo.
Motoradio USB
Motoradio USB
 Motoradio USB
Motoradio USB
Repairer Alexandre da Silva Costa
Who I did it
Time 5 days
Cost 50 reais
What O rádio não funcionava mais.
How Eu fiz a manutenção no rádio e aproveitei para aumentar suas funcionalidades, instalando como opcional uma entrada USB e um SD card interno, de forma que se possa tocar MP3 no aparelho.
Why Porque eu sou aficcionado por eletrônica e gosto de mexer nos equipamentos, transformando sua funcionalidade (hack).
Importance Porque economizamos e colocamos a criatividade em prática, no meu caso possuindo equipamentos customizados que são únicos.
MP3 player recondicionado em tampão de PVC
MP3 player recondicionado em tampão de PVC
 MP3 player recondicionado em tampão de PVC
MP3 player recondicionado em tampão de PVC
Repairer Alexandre da Silva Costa
Who I did it
Time 1 days
Cost 10 reais
What O "case" do meu mp3 player estava quebrado
How Comprei dois tampões de encanamento de PVC e fiz um sanduíche com eles, criando um "case" personalizado. Aí serrei, abri os furos e instalei o mp3 player com botões e LED no novo objeto.
Why Porque ele ainda funcionava, então por que não continuar usando? Não dava pra jogar fora só porque a embalagem estava quebrada.
Importance Porque eu evito jogar fora aparelhos que ainda funcionam e crio produtos personalizados que só eu tenho.
Mug
Mug
 Mug
Mug
Who I did it
Time 10 minutes
Cost 5 rupees
What The handle
How I used glue to stick it.
Why It's a nice mug.
Importance Its saves money
Porta durex antigo
Porta durex antigo
 Porta durex antigo
Porta durex antigo
Who I did it
Time 5 minutes
Cost 0 reais
What Plástico de revestimento tão antigo que ficou ressecado e quebrou
How Cola PVA e barbante amarrado para fixar.
Why Ele ainda serve muito bem para o propósito.
Importance Não precisei gastar para comprar outro. Gosto de objetos com história.
Porta-trecos
Porta-trecos
 Porta-trecos
Porta-trecos
Who I did it
Time 5 minutes
Cost 0 usd
What A alça da canequinha
How Com cola-tudo
Why Foi feito por mim em cerâmica. É uma canequinha que eu gosto e que me serve muito bem como porta-trecos no ateliê.
Importance Política do reaproveitamento e reciclagem dos objetos e materiais, revertendo a utilização original. Não consumismo.
TV analógica E digital
TV analógica E digital
 TV analógica E digital
TV analógica E digital
Repairer Alexandre da Silva Costa
Who I did it
Time 3 days
Cost 35 reais
What A televisão ainda funcionava, no entanto não há mais sinal analógico na minha cidade.
How Eu adaptei uma placa de entrada digital, com isso posso usar a antena digital de TV ou alguma entrada de sinal, por exemplo DVD ou computador.
Why Porque eu sou aficcionado por eletrônica e gosto de mexer nos equipamentos, transformando sua funcionalidade (hack).
Importance Porque economizamos e colocamos a criatividade em prática, no meu caso possuindo equipamentos customizados que são únicos.
TV portátil analógica E digital
TV portátil analógica E digital
 TV portátil analógica E digital
TV portátil analógica E digital
Repairer Alexandre da Silva Costa
Who I did it
Time 5 days
Cost 35 reais
What Não há mais sinal analógico de TV na minha quebrada.
How Eu adaptei uma placa digital no aparelho e com isso consigo captar sinal da TV digital e também de players, como DVD ou mesmo computador, via sinal RCA. Eu aproveitei e usei uns knobs personalizados pra ela ficar bem estilosa.
Why Porque eu sou aficcionado por eletrônica e gosto de mexer nos equipamentos, transformando sua funcionalidade (hack).
Importance Porque economizamos e colocamos a criatividade em prática, no meu caso possuindo equipamentos customizados que são únicos.
Arame e café
Arame e café
 Arame e café
Arame e café
Who I did it
Time 10 minutes
Cost 0 reais
What Parafuso da tampa da cafeteira.
How Arame substituiu o parafuso quebrado.
Why Para continuar usando a cafeteira.
Importance Para evitar o descarte de objetos que ainda possuem vida útil.
Cachoeira
Cachoeira
 Cachoeira
Cachoeira
Who I hired someone
Time 30 minutes
Cost 150 reais
What O cano que sai da parede e dá sustentação ao chuveiro quebrou, fazendo com que a água saísse pelo buraco da parede, e não pelo chuveiro.
How O bombeiro teve que retirar parte do cano que estava preso dentro da parede para que o tubo pudesse ser substituído por um outro.
Why Se chuveiro, sem banho.
Importance Nesse caso, o reparo foi uma questão de necessidade. Mas, pensando em uma escala maior, a cultura reparo pode se tornar uma resposta ao Antropoceno.
flexible faucet
flexible faucet
 flexible faucet
flexible faucet
Who I did it
Time 10 minutes
Cost 0 reais
What It was uncomfortable to use
How the faucet had no flexible extension
Why To make use more practical and comfortable. Reach other parts of the sink and splash less water out of the sink.
Importance To reuse materials, give them new life, explore creativity and reconsider the logic of consumption.
Geyser
Geyser
 Geyser
Geyser
Repairer Priti B M
Who I hired someone
Time 40 minutes
Cost 650 rupees
What The heating unit
How The mechanic fixed the heating unit.
Why It's a costly item to replace and throw away.
Importance It's sustainable and economically beneficial.
Kurti
Kurti
 Kurti
Kurti
Repairer Priti B M
Who I did it
Time 5 minutes
Cost 0 rupees
What The button came off.
How I stitched it.
Why The Kurti was in good condition; only the button came off.
Importance It's sustainable and economically beneficial.
Pia de banheiro
Pia de banheiro
 Pia de banheiro
Pia de banheiro
Who I did it
Time 30 minutes
Cost 5 reais
What A louça da pia do banheiro
How Fiz uma massa de cimento liso sem areia, preenchi o buraco que havia e alisei com uma esponja, nivelando bem. Deixei sem usar de um dia para o outro.
Why Para não precisar fazer uma "obra" mais complexa no banheiro, de trocar a pia inteira. Além do mais, é uma louca antiga que não acha mais.
Importance Economia, prazer em achar soluções criativas, ser fiel com os meus princípios de sustentabilidade, cuidado com o planeta, preocupação com excesso de consumo...
Refrigerator
Refrigerator
 Refrigerator
Refrigerator
Repairer Priti B M
Who I hired someone
Time 4 hours
Cost 5000 rupees
What compressor
How The mechanic replaced the compressor.
Why It's a costly item to throw away.
Importance It's sustainable and economically beneficial.
Slippers
Slippers
 Slippers
Slippers
Repairer Priti B M
Who I hired someone
Time 15 minutes
Cost 30 rupees
What The sole came off
How The cobbler glued and stitched it back.
Why These are comfortable pairs and wanted to wear them.
Importance It's sustainable and economically beneficial.
Vaso-suporte
Vaso-suporte
 Vaso-suporte
Vaso-suporte
Who I did it
Time 35 minutes
Cost 0 reais
What O vaso de plástico que segurava a planta trincou a medida e o cactus cresceu.
How Peguei uma caixa de feira de madeira, serrei a parte lateral da caixa e posicionei a planta de modo que o vaso ficasse estável.
Why Esse reparo ainda é provisório, pois precisarei trocar de vaso. No entanto, ao colocar a caixa de feira como suporte, evito que a planta tombe e morra.
Importance Consertar as coisas é um ato de cuidado.
Bathroom cupboard
Bathroom cupboard
 Bathroom cupboard
Bathroom cupboard
Who I hired someone
Time 10 minutes
Cost 150 rupees
What The hinge
How Replaced the hinge.
Why It was challenging to open the cupboard.
Importance It helps to extend the life of an object and also saves money.
Darned Slippers
Darned Slippers
 Darned Slippers
Darned Slippers
Who I did it
Time 1.5 hours
Cost 0 pounds
What A had worn a big hole in the sole.
How Darned. Using scrap wool.
Why No need to waste these hand made slippers.
Importance To reduce waste & care for our possessions.
Laptop
Laptop
 Laptop
Laptop
Repairer Priti B M
Who I hired someone
Time 10 days
Cost 8500 rupees
What Hardware outdated
How I took it to a laptop repair shop
Why I am comfortable with the product but purchasing a new Apple product is expensive. I didn't want to throw a functioning laptop and buy a new one.
Importance Sustainable and economically beneficial.
Mask
Mask
 Mask
Mask
Repairer Priti B M
Who I did it
Time 2 minutes
Cost 0 rupees
What The strap got loose
How I tied the strap.
Why I didn't want to throw away a good mask and add to the biomedical waste.
Importance It's sustainable and economically beneficial.
Small pouch
Small pouch
 Small pouch
Small pouch
Repairer Priti B M
Who I did it
Time 30 minutes
Cost 25 rupees
What The pouch was spoilt.
How I stitched a new zip and repaired the pouch.
Why I liked the pouch and didn't want to throw it away, so I stitched a new zip and made it new.
Importance It's sustainable and economically beneficial.
Towel holder
Towel holder
 Towel holder
Towel holder
Who I hired someone
Time 30 minutes
Cost 100 rupees
What someone had an accident and broke the holder from one side.
How Replaced the holder.
Why We have elderly in our house; it's very helpful for them to hold on and balance themselves.
Importance It helps to extend the life of an object and also saves money.
Upcycling
Upcycling
 Upcycling
Upcycling
Who I did it
Time 6 hours
Cost 4 pounds
What Pair of jeans
How Repaired by cutting up and restitching and adding rivets and ribbon
Why I didn’t want to waste all the denim
Importance I think it makes things more beautiful and saves money
Wash basin
Wash basin
 Wash basin
Wash basin
Who I hired someone
Time 1 days
Cost 300 rupees
What The base of the washbasin had cracks and water was leaking down through it.
How I got it plastered.
Why Water was leaking and damaging the washbasin.
Importance It helps to extend the life of an object and also saves money.
wedding hall main gate
wedding hall main gate
 wedding hall main gate
wedding hall main gate
Repairer Amit
Who I hired someone
Time 1 days
Cost 3000 rupees
What Main gate
How Hired a repair person and got it replaced.
Why It is the main gate of our wedding farm.
Importance Economically beneficial.
Attempted Theft
Attempted Theft
 Attempted Theft
Attempted Theft
Who I did it
Time 5 minutes
Cost 5 pounds
What The frame
How Using duct tape
Why Because it was unsafe to ride in the state it was before the ‘fix’, and a new frame/bike was too expensive
Importance To prevent waste - To slow down the speed of production to also prevent waste
Broken finger
Broken finger
 Broken finger
Broken finger
Who I hired someone
Time 5 hours
Cost 0 pounds
What Bone
How I don’t know I was asleep
Why Cus it hurt. A lot.
Importance Satisfaction
Car
Car
 Car
Car
Repairer Sahil Gochhayat
Who I hired someone
Time 45 minutes
Cost 500 rupees
What Bumper
How Nailed the bumper
Why We had earlier used industrial glue and other methods, but it still didn't work.
Importance It's a good practice to adopt.
Decorated a ripped pillow
Decorated a ripped pillow
 Decorated a ripped pillow
Decorated a ripped pillow
Repairer Shriyam
Who I did it
Time 20 minutes
Cost 150 rupees
What The pillow cover ripped.
How Using thread to fix the rip and then decorate the pillow so that it didn’t stand out
Why It was economical to do so and a way of using a pillow cover to make a map.
Importance It saves money. It’s fun. It’s creative handiwork which is therapeutic and relaxing ?
Embellished coat
Embellished coat
 Embellished coat
Embellished coat
Repairer Shriyam
Who I did it
Time 10 minutes
Cost 70 rupees
What The seam on the shoulder had split.
How I used a bright thread to make a connection between the two coat panels along the shoulder seam.
Why It’s my favourite thrifted coat.
Importance It is a way of preserving both money and material memory and labour.
Gross furniture glow up
Gross furniture glow up
 Gross furniture glow up
Gross furniture glow up
Who I did it
Time 60 minutes
Cost 0 pounds
What Flaking paint Weird smell Broken shelf Wonky latch Squeaky hinges
How Bit of acrylic, bit of WD40, some screwdriver action
Why It called my name
Importance Because new things suck. New things make me feel guilty ):
Hand mixer
Hand mixer
 Hand mixer
Hand mixer
Repairer Rajesh
Who I hired someone
Time 2 hours
Cost 350 rupees
What Had some issues with the power/ motor.
How Repaired it
Why We use it frequently
Importance Saves money
Ipad
Ipad
 Ipad
Ipad
Repairer Aastha
Who The repair failed
Time 1 minutes
Cost 0 rupees
What The screen
How I didn't get it repaired, as the cost of repairing the screen is way too much.
Why Didn't
Importance Repairing some things gives it additional life, so we can try to extend the life of our products.
Kintsugi glass
Kintsugi glass
 Kintsugi glass
Kintsugi glass
Repairer Shriyam
Who I did it
Time 5 minutes
Cost 150 rupees
What The ceramic glass by my mum broke.
How I glued the pieces and then added gold paint.
Why Sentimental value is priceless.
Importance The act of repairing creates insight about the value, history and transformation of a material of an object over time. It also gives a renewed appreciation for handcrafted and handmade objects which are increasingly rare.
Mac Manco
Mac Manco
 Mac Manco
Mac Manco
Who I did it
Time 10 minutes
Cost 0 reais
What O pé do suporte de lap top
How Com o uso de um felpo comprado em uma casa de material de construção.
Why Para nivelar.
Importance Para melhorar o meu trabalho.
Main door handle
Main door handle
 Main door handle
Main door handle
Repairer Abhijit N
Who I hired someone
Time 1 hours
Cost 200 rupees
What The handle came off
How Carpenter fixed it back.
Why Need to open the door.
Importance It’s a good way to reduce consumption/purchase and unnecessary waste generation.
Necklace
Necklace
 Necklace
Necklace
Repairer Aastha
Who I hired someone
Time 4 hours
Cost 300 rupees
What The design broke
How I got the junction of the design soldered.
Why It's a lovely necklace and a gift as well.
Importance Repairing some things gives it additional life, so we can try to extend the life of our products.
Necklace
Necklace
 Necklace
Necklace
Repairer Rashi G
Who The repair failed
Time 10 minutes
Cost 0 rupees
What The thing which holds the pearl.
How I tried to use little glue, but it wouldn't hold.
Why I got it as a gift from my sister.
Importance I wanted to fix it myself; I thought it would work but didn't.
Repairing fake with real
Repairing fake with real
 Repairing fake with real
Repairing fake with real
Repairer Shriyam
Who I did it
Time 1 minutes
Cost 40 rupees
What An artificial pomegranate seed fell out of the fake pomegranate. I stick a real red seed in with glue
How Using glue and a real replacement red seed.
Why It has sentimental value, a gift for my mum from a trip to Yerevan in Armenia.
Importance The lifespan of an object reveals our shortening and anti-climate change behaviours.
Shirt to sweeping cloth
Shirt to sweeping cloth
 Shirt to sweeping cloth
Shirt to sweeping cloth
Repairer Abhijit N
Who I did it
Time 1 seconds
Cost 0 rupees
What The shirt got torn, so I am using it as a sweeping cloth now.
How The shirt got torn, so I am using it as a sweeping cloth now.
Why The shirt got torn, so I am using it as a sweeping cloth now.
Importance It’s a good way to reduce consumption/purchase and unnecessary waste generation.
Shoe cupboard
Shoe cupboard
 Shoe cupboard
Shoe cupboard
Repairer Aastha
Who I hired someone
Time 1 seconds
Cost 0 rupees
What The right door hinge got loose; we are planning to get it fixed soon.
How I Will get it done
Why It isn't looking good
Importance To extend its life, and also, it looks terrible right now.
Shoes
Shoes
 Shoes
Shoes
Who I did it
Time 24 hours
Cost 3 pounds
What Holes in the upper canvas and holes in the sole of shoes
How Tape was placed in the inside the shoe where the holes were. And then shoo goo was applied to fill the holes Left to dry for 24hours
Why So that I could use my shoes again
Importance Waste is wasteful
Short Kurta
Short Kurta
 Short Kurta
Short Kurta
Repairer Sakshi
Who I did it
Time 15 minutes
Cost 0 rupees
What Button
How I stitched it back.
Why Wasn't looking good.
Importance It saved me money.
Slipper
Slipper
 Slipper
Slipper
Repairer Aastha
Who The repair failed
Time 5 minutes
Cost 0 rupees
What The strap tore off
How I tried to glue it and stitch it as well; it didn't work.
Why I wanted to see if it could be fixed.
Importance Repairing some things gives it additional life, so we can try to extend the life of our products.
Slippers
Slippers
 Slippers
Slippers
Repairer Shania Tahir
Who I hired someone
Time 10 minutes
Cost 60 rupees
What Side
How Stitching
Why It’s in good condition.
Importance I can use things for many more years after repairing them.
Steel door
Steel door
 Steel door
Steel door
Who I hired someone
Time 2 hours
Cost 350 rupees
What One part got rusted
How Replaced it with a sheet
Why It would have rusted more and cost us more money to fix.
Importance Saves money.
Tap
Tap
 Tap
Tap
Repairer Rajesh
Who I hired someone
Time 2 hours
Cost 500 rupees
What The top part of the tap.
How Hired a plumber, he replaced the tap.
Why Water was leaking and wasting water.
Importance Saves money
Torn card
Torn card
 Torn card
Torn card
Who I did it
Time 3 seconds
Cost 0 pounds
What The paper was torn in two
How With masking tape
Why So it could be one sheet of card and not two
Importance So we don’t buy into the ‘thrown away culture’
Trousers
Trousers
 Trousers
Trousers
Who I did it
Time 30 seconds
Cost 1 pounds
What Button
How safety pin
Why so clara can wear trousers
Importance sustainability
Belt
Belt
 Belt
Belt
Repairer Rohan S
Who I hired someone
Time 30 minutes
Cost 50 rupees
What The buckle broke.
How The buckle nail was replaced.
Why It was required.
Importance It saves money.
Camera lens repair
Camera lens repair
 Camera lens repair
Camera lens repair
Who I hired someone
Time 2 days
Cost 200 pounds
What Camera lens glass
How By a professional replacing the lens mechanism and glass cover
Why Damage happened soon after buying the phone and camera did not work
Importance we can’t keep consuming without repairing because of the cost on the environment
Car
Car
 Car
Car
Who I did it
Time 4 hours
Cost 200 pounds
What The spark plugs, coil pack and air filters. Window was also smashed.
How New parts were put into the car.
Why I needed to use the car.
Importance So they work and to not add to the environmental crisis by reusing them.
Earthen water jar
Earthen water jar
 Earthen water jar
Earthen water jar
Repairer Abhijit N
Who The repair failed
Time 10 minutes
Cost 0 rupees
What It had a hole in the bottom.
How I tried first to glue the broken piece back, but it didn't work. Then I tried to put some tape over it, but it didn't look good.
Why I broke it by accident and wanted to fix it before my mother found out.
Importance To save yourself from getting scolded. It’s a good way to reduce consumption/purchase and unnecessary waste generation.
Faulty wifi
Faulty wifi
 Faulty wifi
Faulty wifi
Who I hired someone
Time 4 days
Cost 0 pounds
What The wifi was constantly down every night. Needed a new router!
How Got the agency to replace it after reporting it faulty
Why Needed access to wifi as a means of communication and connectivity
Importance To give it a purpose for someone else
Flat
Flat
 Flat
Flat
Who I hired someone
Time 2 hours
Cost 250 pounds
What A punctured wheel.
How At the mechanic. Tyres changed.
Why If I didn’t, I wouldn’t be able to use the car.
Importance To not cause waste.
Folding bed
Folding bed
 Folding bed
Folding bed
Repairer Minu
Who I hired someone
Time 1 days
Cost 1000 rupees
What One of the plywoods had broken, and one had issues with the hinge.
How Hired a carpenter and got the plywood and hinge replaced.
Why It would have been unsafe to use the bed with all the issues.
Importance It saves the hassle of getting things made or the need to buy one in the future. If we can extend the life of an object when possible, we should.
Jeans Length
Jeans Length
 Jeans Length
Jeans Length
Repairer Eshan
Who I hired someone
Time 1 days
Cost 100 rupees
What Length alteration
How I wanted the jeans to be fit from the ankle, so I got them altered.
Why The fit wasn't good; it was a little baggy.
Importance It's a great way to save money and also reuse the products.
Juicer/ Mixer
Juicer/ Mixer
 Juicer/ Mixer
Juicer/ Mixer
Repairer Abhijit N
Who I hired someone
Time 2 hours
Cost 450 rupees
What It suddenly sparked and got fused.
How Took it to a mechanic.
Why It was required.
Importance It’s a good way to reduce consumption/purchase and unnecessary waste generation.
Portable fan
Portable fan
 Portable fan
Portable fan
Repairer Abhijit N
Who I hired someone
Time 20 minutes
Cost 250 rupees
What The motor.
How I got the motor checked and repaired.
Why It gets pretty humid here, and it gets unbearable.
Importance It’s a good way to reduce consumption/purchase and unnecessary waste generation.
Shirt
Shirt
 Shirt
Shirt
Repairer Eshan
Who I hired someone
Time 1 days
Cost 100 rupees
What Size alteration
How The tailor took my measurements and altered the shirt to the specifications.
Why Since I have started to work out, my clothes have become loose for me.
Importance It's a great way to save money and also reuse the products.
Cadeira de escritório velha de guerra
Cadeira de escritório velha de guerra
 Cadeira de escritório velha de guerra
Cadeira de escritório velha de guerra
Who I did it
Time 30 minutes
Cost 100 reais
What O pistão perdeu a pressão, encosto rasgado, assento afundado.
How Para o encosto rasgado, foi coberto com um tecido de flanela. Para o assento afundado com a espuma gasta foi adicionado uma almofada. Para o pistão que perdeu a pressão, foi adicionado uma luva de PVC de 32mm no eixo para a cadeira ficar ajustada numa altura boa. A luva foi pintada de preto.
Why Por que uma cadeira nova está caro e para evitar gerar lixo
Importance Para aprender coisas novas, para economizar dinheiro, para gerar menos lixo e por que é divertido
Chest of drawers resign
Chest of drawers resign
 Chest of drawers resign
Chest of drawers resign
Who The repair failed
Time 1 hours
Cost 0 reais
What The drawers were not opening correctly, they were out of the axis.
How I removed all drawers, straightened the axis, replaced and tightened screws that were bad or absent, and finally cleaned the chest of drawers. Unfortunately it god bad again after a few weeks.
Why Because it's a good quality one and I would like to leave it to my daughter's use for organizing schools papers.
Importance Because you avoid buying brand new products unnecessarily as not to generate more and more residues.
Distinct tile
Distinct tile
 Distinct tile
Distinct tile
Who I hired someone
Time 6 hours
Cost 200 reais
What There was a leak behind the toilet.
How The original tile had to be broken and the plumbing was replaced. We were not able to find the same tile model in the market then we decided to use a distinct one that we already had in the house.
Why Because we were wasting water and messing the bathroom up.
Importance Because when infrastructure is working fine our life gets more organized and efficient.
Fan front grid
Fan front grid
 Fan front grid
Fan front grid
Who I did it
Time 2 minutes
Cost 1 reais
What The front grid of the fan was falling as its holders broke.
How I used zip ties and shazam!
Why Because it's dangerous to use a fan without its front grid.
Importance Because you keep them usable in the right way and many times it guarantees safety.
Imac 2011 velho de guerra
Imac 2011 velho de guerra
 Imac 2011 velho de guerra
Imac 2011 velho de guerra
Who I did it
Time 5 hours
Cost 5000 reais
What Já queimou placa mãe, ventoinha, HD, memória RAM...
How Troca e substituição das placas e peças queimadas. Obs: os problemas foram aparecendo ao longo do uso. O primeiro foi a placa mãe que queimou. O último foi um upgrade que eu fiz na memória RAM, que era originalmente de 4GB e instalei 16GB.
Why Por que um Imac novo é absurdamente caro. Para aprender a consertar e para aumentar a vida útil do equipamento, assim gerando menos lixo eletrônico.
Importance Para economizar e gerar menos lixo. Consertar é aprender sobre as coisas também.
Mirror perfectly broken in halfs
Mirror perfectly broken in halfs
 Mirror perfectly broken in halfs
Mirror perfectly broken in halfs
Repairer Thais Mol
Who I did it
Time 15 minutes
Cost 0 reais
What The oval mirror broke in two identical parts.
How I design a hanging system with threads so I could keep using one of the halfs as my bedroom mirror.
Why Because the mirror's half was large enough to keep usable.
Importance Because we save money and don't generate trash unnecessarily.
Old PT-EN dictionary
Old PT-EN dictionary
 Old PT-EN dictionary
Old PT-EN dictionary
Who I hired someone
Time 7 days
Cost 80 reais
What The cover and many pages were falling down.
How I sent it to a restorer which made a professional repair and conservation work.
Why Because it is a good quality reliable old dictionary. And I wanted to incentive my sister which at that time was studying restoration in University.
Importance Because you avoid consuming more and more nature resources.
queimei o cabo da cafeteira
queimei o cabo da cafeteira
 queimei o cabo da cafeteira
queimei o cabo da cafeteira
Who I did it
Time 15 minutes
Cost 0 reais
What Coloquei a cafeteira no fogo mas esqueci de colocar a agua! Ela esquentou muito e o cabo original de plástico derreteu.
How cortei um pedaço de alumínio, fixei uma peça de madeira com rebites, dei acabamento e fixei na cafeteira com rebites.
Why sem o cabo fica muito difícil de segurar a cafeteira quando ela está quente. Não precisei comprar uma nova por ter equipamentos, materiais e conhecimento para reparar.
Importance Eu gosto de consertar as coisas e coisas consertadas funcionam muito melhor que as quebradas na maior parte das vezes.
Silver tape dispenser
Silver tape dispenser
 Silver tape dispenser
Silver tape dispenser
Who I did it
Time 5 minutes
Cost 0 dollars
What The tape dispenser fell in the ground and broke. Then it started falling sand down of its interior.
How I sticked the broken piece using silver tape.
Why Because the damage was only a detail as its functioning was kept perfect.
Importance Because you avoid buying new products and spending money unnecessarily.
Suporte de cortina com fita isolante
Suporte de cortina com fita isolante
 Suporte de cortina com fita isolante
Suporte de cortina com fita isolante
Who I did it
Time 5 minutes
Cost 0 reais
What O suporte da cortina quebrou.
How Eu usei fita isolante para colar o defeito, pois era a única fita que eu tinha disponível. Mas foi rápido e eficiente.
Why Porque o meu quarto é muito claro ao amanhecer e eu não consigo dormir bem sem a cortina.
Importance Porque você economiza e aproveita os materiais que já possui.
Bathroom shower
Bathroom shower
 Bathroom shower
Bathroom shower
Repairer Rashi G
Who I hired someone
Time 2 hours
Cost 550 rupees
What The showerhead
How The shower head was replaced.
Why Have to bath.
Importance It's a practice we have followed for a long time to get things repaired.
BBQ Machine
BBQ Machine
 BBQ Machine
BBQ Machine
Repairer Vaibhav Suri
Who I hired someone
Time 1 days
Cost 1200 rupees
What Got fused
How I took it to a repair shop
Why Told to
Importance Saves money
Book stand counter
Book stand counter
 Book stand counter
Book stand counter
Repairer Jatin
Who I hired someone
Time 1 hours
Cost 250 rupees
What The counter fell
How I hired a carpenter and got it fixed.
Why Was looking bad.
Importance My grandmother used to say,' a stitch in time saves nine". This has stuck with me since childhood.
Chair
Chair
 Chair
Chair
Repairer Sahil Gochhayat
Who I hired someone
Time 1 hours
Cost 250 rupees
What The bamboo weave started to break.
How We have a bamboo chair repair person; we get most of our bamboo furniture made and fixed.
Why Better to fix it in time.
Importance Things get outdated or break down, but that doesn't mean it has no function left. We should try to see if anything can be done about it.
Chair decoration piece
Chair decoration piece
 Chair decoration piece
Chair decoration piece
Repairer Sahil Gochhayat
Who I did it
Time 10 minutes
Cost 0 rupees
What One of the design piece broke off.
How Used glue
Why Was looking bad.
Importance It's a good practice.
Copper pot
Copper pot
 Copper pot
Copper pot
Repairer Vaibhav Suri
Who I hired someone
Time 4 hours
Cost 550 rupees
What The handle got loose
How The utensil repairer used a hammer and blow torch.
Why This was a gift for my sister, and she wanted it to be fixed.
Importance A good thing to do.
Curtain holder
Curtain holder
 Curtain holder
Curtain holder
Repairer Jatin
Who I hired someone
Time 20 minutes
Cost 250 rupees
What Curtain holder broke
How I hired a carpenter and got it fixed.
Why It was required.
Importance My grandmother used to say,' a stitch in time saves nine". This has stuck with me since childhood.
Cycle
Cycle
 Cycle
Cycle
Who I did it
Time 10 minutes
Cost 0 rupees
What The backseat
How Used an old cloth
Why I don't earn much; I have to fix things on my own.
Importance To sustain and save money. We have a family to feed.
Fairy lights
Fairy lights
 Fairy lights
Fairy lights
Repairer Aakar
Who I did it
Time 15 minutes
Cost 0 rupees
What The wiring got loose
How This has happened a lot; I opened the box and fixed it.
Why My sister loves these lights and so I fixed it.
Importance We saved money and it works perfectly fine now.
Front door
Front door
 Front door
Front door
Repairer Sarthak G
Who I hired someone
Time 1 days
Cost 250 rupees
What Paint job
How We got it painted.
Why We usually get our whole house renovated before Diwali.
Importance From a sustainability perspective, it is a good practice to adopt.
Jeans alter
Jeans alter
 Jeans alter
Jeans alter
Repairer Michelle
Who I did it
Time 30 minutes
Cost 0 rupees
What I needed to alter the size.
How I opened the stitching.
Why I couldn't fit in those jeans.
Importance Repairing saves money and also helps to practice your skill.
Jet pump
Jet pump
 Jet pump
Jet pump
Repairer Vinod Kumar
Who I did it
Time 20 minutes
Cost 120 rupees
What The wire of the condenser broke.
How I found that the wire of the condenser was broken from the inner side. I removed the condenser and bought a new condenser of 36 MFD.
Why It is a good practice to solve minor problems.
Importance It is better than throwing things.
Kitchen cabinet
Kitchen cabinet
 Kitchen cabinet
Kitchen cabinet
Repairer Rashi G
Who I hired someone
Time 30 minutes
Cost 200 rupees
What The Cabinet door was loose.
How We hired a carpenter.
Why There are groceries and other food items.
Importance It's a practice we have followed for a long time to get things repaired.
Suitcase
Suitcase
 Suitcase
Suitcase
Repairer Jatin
Who I hired someone
Time 1 days
Cost 450 rupees
What It got torn from the edge
How Got it patched
Why We keep winter clothes in a few of our suitcases. To keep them safe, I got it patched.
Importance My grandmother used to say,' a stitch in time saves nine". This has stuck with me since childhood.
Wooden OM figure
Wooden OM figure
 Wooden OM figure
Wooden OM figure
Repairer Shely
Who I did it
Time 5 minutes
Cost 0 rupees
What It came out of the base.
How Used glue at home.
Why It's a religious figure and kept in our temple; it can't be kept broken.
Importance It helps to extend the life
Wooden sculpture
Wooden sculpture
 Wooden sculpture
Wooden sculpture
Repairer Manisha Sheth
Who I did it
Time 1 hours
Cost 0 rupees
What The hand
How With glue and scotch tape
Why It is precious because it was a gift from.someone who is no more and it is a beautiful hand made sculpture
Importance Beauty needs to be preserved and recreated as many times as possible...
Bathroom exhaust fan
Bathroom exhaust fan
 Bathroom exhaust fan
Bathroom exhaust fan
Repairer Anon
Who I hired someone
Time 30 minutes
Cost 0 rupees
What The exhaust fan
How Used a plywood
Why The exhaust fan doesn't work; though the earlier tenant kept the fan, I wanted it to be closed.
Importance Saves money
Hand grinder/mixer
Hand grinder/mixer
 Hand grinder/mixer
Hand grinder/mixer
Repairer Shrey
Who I hired someone
Time 1 days
Cost 450 rupees
What It stopped working
How The repair shop changed the motor
Why It was required
Importance Saves money
Jeans
Jeans
 Jeans
Jeans
Repairer Priti B M
Who I did it
Time 30 minutes
Cost 0 rupees
What Knee part of the jeans
How Patchwork
Why I did not want to throw, otherwise perfect and comfortable jeans.
Importance It is a sustainable way of living and saving resources
Socks
Socks
 Socks
Socks
Repairer Manisha Sheth
Who I did it
Time 45 minutes
Cost 0 rupees
What The heel
How Sewing. Note, I cannot remember how long it took - so I say 0 hours
Why I don't want to create waste
Importance You learn to sustain yourself on the minimum
Taxi tyre
Taxi tyre
 Taxi tyre
Taxi tyre
Repairer Anon
Who I did it
Time 15 minutes
Cost 0 rupees
What The tyre burnt out
How I fixed it myself.
Why I wouldn't get other rides if I waited for someone or go to a repair shop.
Importance To sustain
Up-cycled saree into curtain
Up-cycled saree into curtain
 Up-cycled saree into curtain
Up-cycled saree into curtain
Repairer Manisha Sheth
Who I did it
Time 1 hours
Cost 0 rupees
What Saree was made into window curtains and then door curtains..it got burnt, so I picked out a patchwork of embroidery from my sister to patch it
How Sewing
Why To lengthen the life span of the curtain and in memory of my sister.
Importance Because we can !!
Bathroom jet
Bathroom jet
 Bathroom jet
Bathroom jet
Repairer Chandini
Who The repair failed
Time 15 minutes
Cost 0 rupees
What The jet holder
How I called the maintenance person and got it fixed. It was fine for two days but got loose afterwards.
Why The jet was otherwise on the floor
Importance We should keep our things our belongings in good condition.
Broken glove box
Broken glove box
 Broken glove box
Broken glove box
Who I did it
Time 15 minutes
Cost 0 pounds
What The catch on the glove box in my Transit van doesn't work well enough to keep the glove box closed when you go over a bump or on a motorway, which was pretty annoying for anyone in the passenger seat!
How I laser cut a custom catch from clear acrylic and screwed this on to the front of the glove box, so that it stopped the glove box door dropping down when it fell open
Why To save the knees of my passengers from bruises and prevent stuff from falling out of the glove box!
Importance Makes life a bit less annoying if things work properly!
Campervan shelf
Campervan shelf
 Campervan shelf
Campervan shelf
Who I did it
Time 3 hours
Cost 30 pounds
What My campervan shelf was too tight and made of a horrible material, so I replaced it with a piece of plywood.
How I removed the old shelf and replaced with a piece of plywood which I CNC cut to the correct size, sanded and oiled to finish. This was attached to pieces of string either side with a couple of metal hooks, so that the strong holds the shelf flat in place
Why The old shelf looked horrible and was too tight a fit, so was really annoying to use
Importance Things can be improved and work better if you take the time to repair
CRT television
CRT television
 CRT television
CRT television
Repairer Gunjan
Who The repair failed
Time 1 seconds
Cost 0 rupees
What T.V
How It is outdated, and CRT sets are no more in the market. They told me to sell it off.
Why Didn't repair
Importance To reduce waste and overconsumption of things.
Household chair
Household chair
 Household chair
Household chair
Repairer Anon
Who The repair failed
Time 1 hours
Cost 0 rupees
What The front legs
How I used glue and tape. It didn't work as it was too weak.
Why I didn't have chairs
Importance It's an excellent activity to do, to fix your things.
Oak leaf pendant
Oak leaf pendant
 Oak leaf pendant
Oak leaf pendant
Who I did it
Time 5 minutes
Cost 1 pounds
What My friend made me an Oak leaf pendant but the jump ring to attach to the chain was too small and broke
How I purchased some bigger, more durable jump rings and replaced the jump ring on the pendant
Why So I could wear my special Oak necklace again
Importance To give things a longer life, especially if they are sentimental
Phone hoarding
Phone hoarding
 Phone hoarding
Phone hoarding
Who The repair failed
Time 1 seconds
Cost 0 rupees
What Few had screen issues, one had hardware issues
How I went to the repair shop and they quoted the price for the repairs which was too much for a repair job. I could buy a new one for that much money.
Why Didn't get it repaired, bought a new one.
Importance I think we should be able to repair or get things repaired, if the cost of repair is so much for a single repair what's the point. We are forced to buy new devices.
Portable fridge cable
Portable fridge cable
 Portable fridge cable
Portable fridge cable
Who I did it
Time 10 minutes
Cost 0 pounds
What The wires had come out of the connector on the portable fridge in my campervan and the fridge wasn't cooling
How I used a tiny screwdriver from a set out of a Christmas cracker to loosen the screw in the connector, pushed the wire back into the slot and tightened the screw back up
Why The fridge wasn't working! And we needed to cool food over the weekend when we went away in the campervan
Importance Saves money, time and resources by avoiding buying unneccessary new things
Steel bucket
Steel bucket
 Steel bucket
Steel bucket
Repairer Gunjan
Who I did it
Time 20 minutes
Cost 0 rupees
What The handle junction of the bucket
How I used a hammer to straighten it out and fix it
Why These steel buckets were primarily used during my fathers time, and he knows how to fix these kinds of buckets.
Importance We have had these buckets for ages, and we have also bought plastic buckets. When those plastic buckets break, there is no possibility to repair them, but these can be repaired easily.
Suitcase
Suitcase
 Suitcase
Suitcase
Repairer Sruthi
Who I hired someone
Time 2 hours
Cost 250 rupees
What The wheels
How I took it to a repair shop
Why My mother travels a lot; this is a handy suitcase.
Importance Repairing helps to save money and also extends the life of the object. This act eventually saves money which we don't consider.
Up-cycled decoration
Up-cycled decoration
 Up-cycled decoration
Up-cycled decoration
Repairer Chandini
Who I did it
Time 1 hours
Cost 0 rupees
What The design
How I had these ceramic coasters, but they broke from their original base. I took a hardboard and stuck these pieces on top of it.
Why I was feeling like doing some crafts work
Importance We should keep our things our belongings in good condition.
Wooden table
Wooden table
 Wooden table
Wooden table
Who I hired someone
Time 1 days
Cost 800 rupees
What Paint job
How Got it painted
Why Doing deep cleaning as the festive season is coming
Importance So it looks in good condition and not broken
Barrilzinho de Cachaça
Barrilzinho de Cachaça
 Barrilzinho de Cachaça
Barrilzinho de Cachaça
Who I did it
Time 30 minutes
Cost 0 reais
What a torneira estava vazando
How a rosca de madeira da torneira estava espanada. essa parte foi cortada, deixando a parte boa da rosca, e a torneira voltou a funcionar.
Why porque tava vazando cachaça.
Importance repensar lixo e consumo
Bordado Kintsugi
Bordado Kintsugi
 Bordado Kintsugi
Bordado Kintsugi
Who I did it
Time 1 years
Cost 20 reais
What os cachorros fizeram vários buracos na coberta
How os buracos e desfiados da coberta foram bordados refazendo o trançado do tecido. o bordado foi feito nos dois lados da coberta, deixando o novo tecido mais resistente que o original.
Why para transformar a “arte” dos cachorros em arte.
Importance repensar lixo e consumo
Gelo da Geladeira
Gelo da Geladeira
 Gelo da Geladeira
Gelo da Geladeira
Who I did it
Time 15 minutes
Cost 0 reais
What Quebrou o encaixe do acionador de gelo da porta da geladeira
How O acionador foi colado com durepox.
Why Pra todos poderem pegar gelo.
Importance Repensar lixo e consumo
Bangle set
Bangle set
 Bangle set
Bangle set
Repairer Apoorva
Who I hired someone
Time 15 minutes
Cost 80 rupees
What One of the bangles was bent
How I took it to a jewellery shop
Why These bangles are my mother's and grandmother's; we can't keep them broken or in a bad state.
Importance Repairing makes the thing more valuable.
Banquinho de Madeira
Banquinho de Madeira
 Banquinho de Madeira
Banquinho de Madeira
Who I did it
Time 30 minutes
Cost 0 reais
What o assento do banquinho quebrou
How foi usada uma chapinha de ferro parafusada na madeira para juntar as partes do assento e fazer o reforço do mesmo.
Why porque usamos muito esse banquinho pra trabalhar no jardim
Importance repensar lixo e consumo
Banquinho de Plástico
Banquinho de Plástico
 Banquinho de Plástico
Banquinho de Plástico
Who I did it
Time 20 minutes
Cost 30 reais
What o assento do banquinho estava quebrado
How Parafusamos um módulo de madeira no assento
Why Para servir de apoio para objetos e ferramentas de jardinagem
Importance Repensar lixo e consumo
Bike headlight
Bike headlight
 Bike headlight
Bike headlight
Who I hired someone
Time 1 days
Cost 200 rupees
What The headlight of the bike got cracked.
How I got the headlight replaced
Why I can't leave my bike like this.
Importance It helps to protect/extend the life of your things
Bolinha
Bolinha
 Bolinha
Bolinha
Who I did it
Time 30 minutes
Cost 0 reais
What eu fiz uma bolinha de crochê para os cachorros e eles comeram uma parte do tecido
How Desta vez, coloquei uma bolinha de plastico dentro, ao invés do antigo recheio de pelúcia. refiz o crochê da parte que havia sido destruída com fio de sisal.
Why Para os cachorros brincarem. eles adoram as bolinhas, mas elas nunca duram muito.
Importance Repensar lixo e consumo
Brinquedo dos Cachorros
Brinquedo dos Cachorros
 Brinquedo dos Cachorros
Brinquedo dos Cachorros
Who I did it
Time 1 hours
Cost 0 reais
What O plástico do brinquedo estava destruído e o apito não funcionava mais
How Arrumei o buraco do plastico com várias fitas adesivas e recoloquei o apito (e funcionou!). pra tentar preservar o plastico, fiz uma capa de crochê com fio de malha e barbante. (obs: o apito durou 1 hora, mas o brinquedo continua inteiro. )
Why Para os cachorros brincarem.
Importance Repensar lixo e consumo
Broken photo frame
Broken photo frame
 Broken photo frame
Broken photo frame
Repairer Kalol
Who The repair failed
Time 10 minutes
Cost 0 rupees
What One side of the photo frame broke
How I used tape to attach the broken part of the photo frame, but as it was heavy, it came off again.
Why It is pretty dangerous to leave the frame open like this.
Importance I like to get my hands dirty and try to fix things.
Cadeira da Sala de Jantar
Cadeira da Sala de Jantar
 Cadeira da Sala de Jantar
Cadeira da Sala de Jantar
Who I did it
Time 10 minutes
Cost 0 reais
What o encaixe da cadeira estava solto
How Com parafusos
Why A cadeira estava bamba
Importance Repensar lixo e consumo
Celetape vape Break
Celetape vape Break
 Celetape vape Break
Celetape vape Break
Who I did it
Time 1 minutes
Cost 0 pounds
What The air intake.
How By hand.
Why Because I needed a vape.
Importance Because you have to buy more.
Front door lock
Front door lock
 Front door lock
Front door lock
Repairer Praveen Sharma
Who I did it
Time 15 minutes
Cost 0 rupees
What The Front door lock had a hole.
How We got square plywood from one of the shops nearby and covered the hole with it.
Why The older lock had ruined that small section, and it was difficult to place a new lock. So we changed the placement of the lock and covered up the earlier lock hole.
Importance I want to reduce my footprint by avoiding unnecessary discarding of my things. If I can fix, reuse or repair these things, then why not.
Galinha de Bolinha
Galinha de Bolinha
 Galinha de Bolinha
Galinha de Bolinha
Who I did it
Time 5 minutes
Cost 0 reais
What o pescoço da galinha estava quebrado
How com cola
Why apego
Importance repensar lixo e consumo
Kitchen decoration
Kitchen decoration
 Kitchen decoration
Kitchen decoration
Repairer Praveen Sharma
Who I did it
Time 25 minutes
Cost 0 rupees
What Decoration on the kitchen counter
How I used fevi-kwick to glue it and then used medical tape over it to be sure.
Why It was a little bent, so I thought a hammer would straighten it out; unfortunately, it didn't work and became worse.
Importance I want to reduce my footprint by avoiding unnecessary discarding of my things. If I can fix, reuse or repair these things, then why not.
Kurta sleeve and size alteration
Kurta sleeve and size alteration
 Kurta sleeve and size alteration
Kurta sleeve and size alteration
Repairer Riya arora
Who I hired someone
Time 1 hours
Cost 120 rupees
What Kurta needed some alteration
How I took it to a tailor and got the necessary changes.
Why It was getting too tight to wear it.
Importance We can't use and throw things; we need to conserve them till they are possible.
Phone
Phone
 Phone
Phone
Repairer Eliza
Who The repair failed
Time 1 seconds
Cost 0 rupees
What The phone body cracked
How Wasnt repaired, using it still
Why To save money, but the cost of the repair was too much for a simple crack. The entire back cover had to be replaced, so I choose not to get it done.
Importance Want to reduce expenses right now, phone is expensive. Shall save some money over a few months and buy a new one; this one is working fine either way.
Plug in table lamp
Plug in table lamp
 Plug in table lamp
Plug in table lamp
Repairer Jhanvi
Who The repair failed
Time 5 minutes
Cost 0 rupees
What The blub got fused
How I took it to a repair shop; the person told me this lamp was outdated and had no spare parts to fix this.
Why I have had this lamp for a while, wanted to see if it could be repaired. I didn't have any expectations from it, though.
Importance Before discarding, we should check if that thing can be fixed or reused in some manner.
Regulagem e manutenção de instrumentos musicais
Regulagem e manutenção de instrumentos musicais
 Regulagem e manutenção de instrumentos musicais
Regulagem e manutenção de instrumentos musicais
Who I did it
Time 5 hours
Cost 200 reais
What Nessa foto estava refazendo a parte elétrica por conta de ruídos excessivos. Fiz também a blindagem do contrabaixo.
How Tive que estudar muito por conta própria pra solucionar os problemas. Procurei sobre o assunto no google e fui encontrando relatos de pessoas que passaram pelos mesmo problemas, e que não tinham condições de contratar um profissional pra cada problema que aparece na vida de instrumentista.
Why Comprei o que precisava de material e fiz a instalação. Fios, potenciômetros, knobs, jack, fitas de cobre pra blindagem, soldador e estanho. Procurei na internet imagens que ilustram como deve ser feito o circuito do modelo desse baixo e, após alguns erros, consegui deixá-lo perfeito.
Importance É importante pq em determinadas situações não temos alternativa. Sem verba pra investir em um equipamento novo e/ou melhor, ou pra remunerar um profissional especializado, somos forçados a estudar e aprender a reparar as coisas.
Scissor
Scissor
 Scissor
Scissor
Repairer smriti
Who I did it
Time 2 minutes
Cost 5 rupees
What The handle
How I used Fevi-Kwick
Why It still works and cost effective. There was no major damage to it.
Importance Saves money
Scooter
Scooter
 Scooter
Scooter
Repairer Vinod Kumar
Who I did it
Time 20 minutes
Cost 200 rupees
What Horn
How I opened the front panel of the scooter and then the push button of the horn. I changed the horn and wire.
Why As horn was not working
Importance Saves money
Shoe sole
Shoe sole
 Shoe sole
Shoe sole
Repairer Raj KD
Who I hired someone
Time 15 minutes
Cost 20 rupees
What The left shoe sole came off a little, and I also wanted to get it polished.
How The cobbler used glue to attach the sole and wanted to put stitches as well, but I didn't want it.
Why These are my formal pair of shoes; they are in good condition.
Importance We must care for our belongings and take good care of them. Be it reusing, recycling or repairing them in any way, we must try to protect things around us.
Sofá
Sofá
 Sofá
Sofá
Who I hired someone
Time 1 months
Cost 500 reais
What o tecido do sofá estava rasgado
How foi feito um novo estofamento
Why porque gostamos desse sofá e a estrutura estava em bom estado.
Importance repensar lixo e consumo
Soft toy torn
Soft toy torn
 Soft toy torn
Soft toy torn
Repairer Praveen Sharma
Who I did it
Time 10 minutes
Cost 0 rupees
What The toy had torn from the back
How We stitched it up
Why This was also part of the living room decoration. So we fixed it.
Importance I want to reduce my footprint by avoiding unnecessary discarding of my things. If I can fix, reuse or repair these things, then why not.
Teddy bear torn
Teddy bear torn
 Teddy bear torn
Teddy bear torn
Repairer Praveen Sharma
Who I did it
Time 5 minutes
Cost 0 rupees
What The teddy bear tore
How I stitched it up.
Why We use it as a living room decoration, and it wasn't looking good, so we stitched it up.
Importance I want to reduce my footprint by avoiding unnecessary discarding of my things. If I can fix, reuse or repair these things, then why not.
Vintage Berghaus Repairs
Vintage Berghaus Repairs
 Vintage Berghaus Repairs
Vintage Berghaus Repairs
Who I did it
Time 1 hours
Cost 8 pounds
What The drawstring
How I used a piece of wire to thread it through.
Why The other drawstring was tatty.
Importance Because vintage clothes are nice and limited.
Wooden plaque
Wooden plaque
 Wooden plaque
Wooden plaque
Repairer Amit
Who I did it
Time 10 minutes
Cost 0 rupees
What The frame of the plaque
How I used tape to keep the frame intact
Why This was given to us by our close relatives; we can't throw it away as this is religious.
Importance It saves money and time
Repaired bowl
Repaired bowl
 Repaired bowl
Repaired bowl
Repairer Shriyam
Who I did it
Time 15 minutes
Cost 150 rupees
What The bowl smashed into two pieces and needed to be put back together
How I first glued the pieces together and then embellished the crack to conceal the damage with gold powder.
Why My mum had made this bowl and apart from being an object, it is a sentimental memory of her artwork.
Importance I think objects are like people — they change and break or get injured over time. They need attention and care for a prolonged life. The act of repair is healing to the person and object.
Reparo salva vidas
Reparo salva vidas
 Reparo salva vidas
Reparo salva vidas
Who I did it
Time 5 minutes
Cost 15 reais
What A boia de braço do meu filho furou (como sempre acontece).
How Eu aproveitei que gosto de colecionar colas e comprei uma cola de silicone específica para colar lonas, plásticos, etc, e a usei para o reparo perfeito.
Why Porque é um item essencial para crianças na praia e na piscina, e estava praticamente nova para ser dispensada, além de ser um material terrível para ser descartado na natureza.
Importance Para colaborar com uma menor geração de lixo e nos ajudar a economizar.
The torn pyjama
The torn pyjama
 The torn pyjama
The torn pyjama
Repairer Shriyam
Who I did it
Time 10 minutes
Cost 60 rupees
What The seam of my pyjamas split rendering it unwearable.
How I used bright thread to sew the fabric and add an embellishment
Why I have had these pyjamas since as long as I can remember — possibly 25 years
Importance Repair is a way of showing a visual history — these pyjamas tore with the wear and tear of my life / then the thread brought it back and gave it a new lease of life
1930 Alvis Silver Eagle
1930 Alvis Silver Eagle
 1930 Alvis Silver Eagle
1930 Alvis Silver Eagle
Who I did it
Time 3 minutes
Cost 0 usd
What Xxx
How Xx
Why Xx
Importance Xxx
antena do porta-retratos
antena do porta-retratos
 antena do porta-retratos
antena do porta-retratos
Who I did it
Time 5 minutes
Cost 0.20 reais
What a antena de madeira estava quebrada
How enrolei uma fita isolante
Why pq quebrou
Importance repensar lixo e consumo
Bathroom hooks
Bathroom hooks
 Bathroom hooks
Bathroom hooks
Who I did it
Time 3 hours
Cost 2 pounds
What Chest of drawers
How Sanded, sawn and varnished. Hooks attached.
Why Needed somewhere to hang towels.
Importance To look after the planet
Clothes dryer peg bag
Clothes dryer peg bag
 Clothes dryer peg bag
Clothes dryer peg bag
Who I did it
Time 2 hours
Cost 0 pounds
What The clothes dryer needed the pegs replacing as they were plastic and most had snapped. I also replaced the strings on it as plastic links had broken. I made a new fabric bag for the peg bag as the one before was plastic and was broken into several pieces held together with gaffer tape.
How I put new pegs on the clothes dryer using garden wire that I had in my shed and tied new string to the top part. I sewed a new peg bag using a piece of scrap fabric I had in my rag bag.
Why Both objects are very useful items that I use all the time and don't like throwing things out if I can repair them. I also enjoy the process and the challenge.
Importance I think everything that can be fixed should be to avoid waste and reduce the negative impact on the environment.
janela do banheiro
janela do banheiro
 janela do banheiro
janela do banheiro
Who I did it
Time 30 minutes
Cost 5 reais
What enferrujou a corrente que abria a janela basculante
How substituí a corrente por uma cordinha e prendi com uma fita hellerman
Why para poder abrir a janela e ventilar o banheiro
Importance repensar lixo e consumo
My polar bear
My polar bear
 My polar bear
My polar bear
Who I did it
Time 1 hours
Cost 00 pounds
What He had been played with,cuddled, and wrestled with for years. Poor polar bear was starting to come apart at the seams!
How By myself sewing her up! We often put plasters on her to point out her injuries that needed tending to.
Why Because she is part of the family, a very special treasured toy that I hope will become special to my Grandchildren oneday.
Importance To make them last longer, to reduce landfill, to provide an object that becomes a treasured memory and part of the family.
Neighbours Jeans
Neighbours Jeans
 Neighbours Jeans
Neighbours Jeans
Who I did it
Time 1.5 hours
Cost 2 pounds
What A pair of jeans had developed rips and holes
How My neighbour had some ripped jeans that he was about to cut into a pair of shorts but I offered to repair first. I patched the hole from the back and then using embroidery thread, stitched through from the front to reinforce the patch on there jeans.
Why To help someone and to practise my stitches!
Importance It gives you a really good feeling repairing something, you are doing something constructive and sustainable.
porta-disquetes
porta-disquetes
 porta-disquetes
porta-disquetes
Who I did it
Time 5 minutes
Cost 2 reais
What o encaixe da tampa estava quebrado
How coloquei dois parafusos e porcas
Why o objeto estava sem uso e eu precisava de uma caixinha para guardar minhas coisas
Importance repensar lixo e consumo
porta-treco suspenso
porta-treco suspenso
 porta-treco suspenso
porta-treco suspenso
Who I did it
Time 10 minutes
Cost 5 reais
What a alça para pendurar rasgou
How usei a tampa de uma lata de filmes de rolo antiga e uma corda. a tampa suporta o porta-trecos e a corda passa pelo buraco da alça que ragou
Why apego
Importance repensar lixo e consumo
Rivival
Rivival
 Rivival
Rivival
Who I did it
Time 3 months
Cost 40 pounds
What I bought this cheap. It had broken tuners, neck nut, bridge and jack insert.
How I replaced all the parts myself and paid someone to do a set up
Why I wanted a strat style guitar that was rare. This is a Korean made guitar that is 40 years old. It has battle scars but im surebit has stories to tell.
Importance Many things have a lot of life left in them and many (like my guitar) might have an untold history. Besides that restoration is a satisfying process.
suporte para plantas
suporte para plantas
 suporte para plantas
suporte para plantas
Who I did it
Time 5 hours
Cost 10 reais
What quebrou uma barrinha que servia de apoio para o vaso
How fiz um trançado com sisal e barbante criando um novo apoio pro vaso
Why experimentar técnicas de trançados
Importance repensar lixo e consumo
1930’s Table Upcycle
1930’s Table Upcycle
 1930’s Table Upcycle
1930’s Table Upcycle
Who I did it
Time 2 months
Cost 50 pounds
What Saved from landfill.
How Sanded, painted and chair recovering.
Why We needed a table
Importance We only have one earth
Cable drum bookcase
Cable drum bookcase
 Cable drum bookcase
Cable drum bookcase
Who I did it
Time 5 days
Cost 20 pounds
What Thrown away
How Taken apart and remade, sanded, painted and hand decorated.
Why Save it from landfill
Importance Less waste
carrinho da minha vó
carrinho da minha vó
 carrinho da minha vó
carrinho da minha vó
Who I did it
Time 1 months
Cost 40 reais
What a pintura e a prateleira
How retirei pintura antiga e a prateleira estragada, envernizei a madeira e substituí a prateleira por um trançado feito com corda.
Why valor afetivo
Importance repensar o lixo e consumo.
John's Journey
John's Journey
 John's Journey
John's Journey
Who I hired someone
Time 6 months
Cost 0 pounds
What To create space for John's new home, the garden needed to be completely stripped back (it was very overgrown) and re-landscaped. It will be fully replanted soon too. This work was completed as part of the funded We Can Make project (with KWMC & The Factory), so there was no direct cost to me.
How The overgrown plants were strimmed and discarded, and the ground was levelled and fenced off. There will be a new flower bed planted with pansies etc, a vegetable patch, and we will build wooden beehives and a CNC cut hedgehog house.
Why To give John the chance to live a better life and have a home of his own in his local area of Knowle West.
Importance Get more use out of life
Jowett Lorry 1933 from Bradford
Jowett Lorry 1933 from Bradford
 Jowett Lorry 1933 from Bradford
Jowett Lorry 1933 from Bradford
Repairer Ted Crockwell
Who I did it
Time 18 months
Cost 200 pounds
What Some of it was missing, mainly wood replacing others parts needed repairing - metal restoring, beating, painting and upholstery.
How It was all done by hand. I’m coming up 84, born in April 1938 and I repaired this in late 1970s. I still repair today virtually anything in metal or wood.
Why For my own self satisfaction and pleasure. I have other Jowett cars and I really like how plain and simple they are and it’s the first car I cut my teeth on - meaning I drove.
Importance I like a challenge - don’t want to be beaten and most of its hand done.
Kaftan Repair
Kaftan Repair
 Kaftan Repair
Kaftan Repair
Repairer Saffron Darby
Who I did it
Time 3 months
Cost 5 pounds
What An old very loved Indian nightshirt ripped
How I patched the rip at the back and then using running stitch reinforced from the front whilst experimenting with stitches
Why Because I love the garment and I wanted to prolong its life.
Importance You are prolonging the life of something, doing something positive for the environment and realising the value in things
My Lovely Trousers
My Lovely Trousers
 My Lovely Trousers
My Lovely Trousers
Repairer Nicola Gill
Who I did it
Time 1 hours
Cost 00 pounds
What My trousers had ripped, they were so old!
How With my sewing machine.
Why Because they are my favourite trousers
Importance To prevent landfill waste, reduce exploitation in the clothing industry, beacause I wanted to continue to wear them.
My Trolly
My Trolly
 My Trolly
My Trolly
Repairer Nicola Gill
Who I did it
Time 1 hours
Cost 00 pounds
What The base had broken
How Using a piece of tough plastic and my sewing machine
Why From carrying 36 library books, to scrap to make DIY instruments, too two big bags of cat litter. I love my trolly and use it a lot and did not want to buy a new one
Importance To prevent landfill waste, and reduce consumerism
Sock Mending
Sock Mending
 Sock Mending
Sock Mending
Who I did it
Time 1 hours
Cost 1 pounds
What My daughter-in-law’s socks
How It was darned
Why So as to keep wearing the socks
Importance To preserve things and not be part of this throwaway society
suporte de bobina de notas
suporte de bobina de notas
 suporte de bobina de notas
suporte de bobina de notas
Who I did it
Time 15 minutes
Cost 0 reais
What Precisava de um suporte fixo para a bobina de nota fiscal
How Usando amarrações, retalhos de tecidos e um galho.
Why Queria usar a bobina para fazer minhas anotações
Importance Para encontrar soluções criativas e dar uso ou reuso aos mais variados objetos cotidianos.
Abajur
Abajur
 Abajur
Abajur
Who I did it
Time 15 minutes
Cost 0 reais
What Fio com mau contato
How com bastante fita isolante, chave de fenda e alicates.
Why É um objeto que gosto
Importance Acho terapêutico e me sinto menos consumista.
Fonte quebra galho
Fonte quebra galho
 Fonte quebra galho
Fonte quebra galho
Repairer Julio Fessô
Who I hired someone
Time 2 hours
Cost 30 reais
What A fonte caiu no chão, soltou alguma peça interna e parou de funcionar.
How O especialista Professor Pardal abriu e encontrou o defeito e resolveu, mas ficou mal colado e eu tive que completar o conserto em casa. Depois ficou bom. Já caiu algumas vezes e não estragou de novo.
Why Porque é a fonte de computador que estava emprestado comigo, e eu sabia que esse especialista poderia consertar sem ter que comprar uma nova.
Importance Economia e reutilização de materiais, utilizar ao máximo as coisas que hoje em dia são feitas para durar menos. Para evitar comprar um produto “paralelo” de pior qualidade.
Gaiola reformada para abrir de forma diferente
Gaiola reformada para abrir de forma diferente
 Gaiola reformada para abrir de forma diferente
Gaiola reformada para abrir de forma diferente
Who I did it
Time 4 hours
Cost 60 reais
What A antiga gaiola era feita apenas para comportar pássaros pequenos, e com a chegada de algumas calopsitas na família, houve a necessidade de que a gaiola pudesse abrir e fechar amplamente para a circulação desses pássaros sociáveis.
How O antigo telhado da gaiola foi retirado e com uma nova chapa de metalão dobrada no formato do telhado antigo, pode-se criar um "talhado-porta", que permitia a passagem dos pássaros para o lado externo de forma pratica mas também permitindo que a gaiola continuasse a fechar caso necessário.
Why O objeto foi restaurado porque em vista do tamanho de um viveiro que gostaríamos para os novos pássaros, valia muito mais a pena reformar uma antiga gaiola para um novo uso do que comprar uma nova que talvez não atendesse a necessidade que tínhamos.
Importance Acho que é necessário concertar as coisas pois assim podemos dar uma nova vida ela que permita o uso por muito mias tempo, as vezes de maneira mais vantajosa que a anterior.
Herança
Herança
 Herança
Herança
Who I did it
Time 10 minutes
Cost 0 reais
What Pino da tampa do refrigerador.
How Foi usado cola e um parafuso.
Why Depois de algumas divergências em casa decidi morar sozinho e mesmo assim, pra me ajudar, meu pai me deu a geladeira dele, mas antes consertou esse pino que ele aturava quebrado há mais de 10 anos. Ele sempre me ensinou a consertar, tudo.
Importance Há coisas que não deviam ser descartadas nunca, ter o conserto como cultura muda nosso olhar sobre o mundo antes mesmo de ele quebrar.
Meu navegador
Meu navegador
 Meu navegador
Meu navegador
Who I hired someone
Time 10 days
Cost 880 reais
What Foram três reparos! O ciclo de bateria do Macbook só vai até 1000, o carregador era incompatível com a tomada brasileira, e seu conector foi danificado algumas vezes. - Troca de bateria - Troca de tomada - Troca do conector
How Levei em um estúdio que repara produtos Apple no centro da cidade, próximo a Praça Sete / Belo Horizonte.
Why Comprei esse laptop com parte de uma bolsa de estudos quando estudei no Reino Unido. Além do valor alto, há também a vontade de manter todos os meus arquivos acessíveis, junto as janelas que se abrem para navegação na interwebs.
Importance Para saber o valor de cada coisa no mundo. E como elas nos afetam!
moedor de cafe
moedor de cafe
 moedor de cafe
moedor de cafe
Who I did it
Time 2 hours
Cost 0 reais
What um aparelho misto de mini liquidificador e moedor de café
How O moedor é da década de 80 mais ou menos, um tio trouxe da Inglaterra e deu pro meu pai quando estragou. Meu pai me deu faz uns 2 anos e estragou comigo, o plástico se desfez. Então retirei as peças originais e adaptei uma lâmina de liquidificador que tinha guardado (de algum estragado).
Why Porque além de procurar respeitar todos os objeto1s, queria um moedor de café e não fazia sentido comprar um novo pra isso sendo que eu possuía esse em casa.
Importance Pra dar uso a tudo possível e evitar o descarte de qualquer coisa que possa voltar à "vida"
Revestimento da cadeira
Revestimento da cadeira
 Revestimento da cadeira
Revestimento da cadeira
Who I hired someone
Time 26 days
Cost 300 reais
What O revestimento de tecido da cadeira descascou completamente.
How Contratei um profissional e ele refez o revestimento da cadeira.
Why Era desconfortável sentar na cadeira e também assim é mais fácil de limpar.
Importance É importante pois dá vida para algo que possivelmente seria descartado.
Fold-able laptop table
Fold-able laptop table
 Fold-able laptop table
Fold-able laptop table
Repairer Amit
Who The repair failed
Time 5 minutes
Cost 0 rupees
What One of the legs broke
How I have put tape around the leg, but it is still shaky, so I gave it away.
Why It was useful and handy
Importance There are so many things around us; there will be a time when it will become challenging to manage them.
Front door decoration
Front door decoration
 Front door decoration
Front door decoration
Repairer Varsha
Who I did it
Time 5 minutes
Cost 0 rupees
What The steel bar holding the letter A was getting loose.
How We used a bigger size nail and fixed it
Why It would have fallen off, which would be an unnecessary headache
Importance To save money and time
Handycam camcorder
Handycam camcorder
 Handycam camcorder
Handycam camcorder
Repairer Suraj
Who The repair failed
Time 1 seconds
Cost 0 rupees
What It stopped working
How I took it to an electronic shop, they didn't have the spare parts and suggested that I sell this as it's of no use now.
Why We were renovating our house, and while cleaning, we came across this camcorder; we thought it would be nice to have it working.
Importance I remember this camcorder being everywhere, from events to weddings and other places. I think it's nice to have things work when it's in good condition. There is no visible damage, yet it can't be repaired.
Kurta size fix
Kurta size fix
 Kurta size fix
Kurta size fix
Repairer Aporva
Who I hired someone
Time 30 minutes
Cost 50 rupees
What Needed alteration from the sides
How The tailor altered it to my specification
Why It was too loose for me to wear it.
Importance The kurta is in perfect condition; it only needed alteration.
Turned torn jeans into a design
Turned torn jeans into a design
 Turned torn jeans into a design
Turned torn jeans into a design
Repairer Michelle
Who I did it
Time 20 minutes
Cost 0 rupees
What The jeans tore
How It was looking quite bad, so I took a blade and made few more rips and made a design out of it.
Why I was bored
Importance I want to adopt a zero-waste lifestyle, which will help me reduce my consumption and benefit the environment.
Upcycled mask from curtain
Upcycled mask from curtain
 Upcycled mask from curtain
Upcycled mask from curtain
Repairer Michelle
Who I did it
Time 1 hours
Cost 0 rupees
What Made a mask out of an old curtain
How Made a mask out of an old curtain
Why Didn't repair
Importance I want to adopt a zero-waste lifestyle, which will help me reduce my consumption and benefit the environment.
USB cable
USB cable
 USB cable
USB cable
Repairer Elizabeth C
Who I did it
Time 5 minutes
Cost 0 rupees
What Charging cable
How Had a cable protector, used that.
Why Can use it until it stops working altogether
Importance I am unemployed, so I can't afford to buy new things unless necessary
water heater
water heater
 water heater
water heater
Repairer shrey
Who I hired someone
Time 4 hours
Cost 450 rupees
What It had sparks coming from it.
How The wiring was loose, which caused the problem, it was replaced.
Why We only have one water heater; it was required
Importance We can't buy new devices every time something gets damaged.
Air conditioner cover
Air conditioner cover
 Air conditioner cover
Air conditioner cover
Repairer Karan
Who I did it
Time 10 minutes
Cost 0 rupees
What The front cover of the A.C
How Used tape to stick it back
Why It wouldn't work otherwise.
Importance I want to be an intelligent consumer and try to extend the products life.
Arsenal key chain
Arsenal key chain
 Arsenal key chain
Arsenal key chain
Repairer Elvin
Who I did it
Time 30 minutes
Cost 0 rupees
What The hook broke
How I removed the broken hook and fixed it using a plier. Though it became shorter but good as new
Why We got to protect the club somehow.
Importance We can't leave things broken; we can try to improve them by repairing them.
Bottle straw exchanged
Bottle straw exchanged
 Bottle straw exchanged
Bottle straw exchanged
Repairer Elizabeth C
Who I did it
Time 2 minutes
Cost 0 rupees
What The straw broke
How I used another bottles straw and attached it to this one
Why To drink water
Importance I think if I can repair something by myself, I'll feel empowered.
Cabinet door
Cabinet door
 Cabinet door
Cabinet door
Repairer Sanjay M
Who The repair failed
Time 20 minutes
Cost 0 rupees
What The door of the cabinet
How I screwed the door back on; it came off again. There were some issues with the plywood; it had rotted.
Why Was looking bad
Importance Who will spend money to buy new things, they will break earlier than these good quality cabinets.
Camera battery
Camera battery
 Camera battery
Camera battery
Repairer Bhushan
Who The repair failed
Time 5 minutes
Cost 1200 rupees
What The battery was old and didn't function properly
How I bought a battery pack online; it worked fine for a few months and then malfunctioned.
Why I am a photographer and need it.
Importance We should try to extract the device's potential to the max.
Casual kurta
Casual kurta
 Casual kurta
Casual kurta
Repairer Tanya
Who I hired someone
Time 2 hours
Cost 80 rupees
What Alter the size from side
How Tailor altered it
Why My aunt gave it to me as it didn't fit her, so got it altered.
Importance Its a good way to reduce environmental impact
Ceramic model toy
Ceramic model toy
 Ceramic model toy
Ceramic model toy
Repairer Aditya
Who I did it
Time 15 minutes
Cost 5 rupees
What The model broke into several pieces
How Used glue
Why It's part of a decoration set; it was looking odd.
Importance It helps to save money.
Chair arm
Chair arm
 Chair arm
Chair arm
Repairer Elizabeth C
Who The repair failed
Time 10 minutes
Cost 0 rupees
What The arm of the chair
How I tried to fix it somehow, used tape and wire, but it didn't work.
Why It failed
Importance I think if I can repair something by myself, I'll feel empowered
Desk
Desk
 Desk
Desk
Repairer Rashi G
Who I hired someone
Time 2 days
Cost 1200 rupees
What The desk had faded and also had some loose hinges.
How I got it coloured and repaired all the other parts
Why I am shifting out of my room and have no use for it, so I gave it to my brother.
Importance After painting and a few repairs work, it's good as new and can be used without any problems. So repairing is good as it helps to extend the life, saves money and reduces unnecessary garbage.
Drawer handle
Drawer handle
 Drawer handle
Drawer handle
Repairer neha
Who The repair failed
Time 5 minutes
Cost 0 rupees
What The handle of the drawer
How We tried to screw the handle back, but it came loose within days
Why It was looking bad and difficult to open
Importance It saves additional costs.
Electric richshaw flat tyre
Electric richshaw flat tyre
 Electric richshaw flat tyre
Electric richshaw flat tyre
Who I did it
Time 20 minutes
Cost 0 rupees
What Flat tyre
How I fixed the flat tyre myself
Why To earn a living
Importance If I don't do this, then I will have to pay for the repair work. It's essential to know how to repair our things.
Front door
Front door
 Front door
Front door
Repairer neha
Who I hired someone
Time 10 minutes
Cost 0 rupees
What The door was not closing properly due to weather change
How The carpenter shaved the door from the sides
Why Due to the change in weather, the door expands, and it gets difficult to close it.
Importance It saves additional costs.
Ipad keyboard
Ipad keyboard
 Ipad keyboard
Ipad keyboard
Repairer Bhushan
Who The repair failed
Time 1 seconds
Cost 0 rupees
What Few keys weren't working properly
How There were no shops that could repair the keyboard; even if it did, only a few IPAD models could fit in.
Why It failed
Importance We should try to extract the device's potential to the max.
Jeans alteration
Jeans alteration
 Jeans alteration
Jeans alteration
Repairer Aakar
Who I hired someone
Time 1 hours
Cost 60 rupees
What The length of the jeans
How The length of the jeans was altered
Why It didn't fit me nicely; I had to fold the jeans every time.
Importance It's a good practice.
Kurta armpit
Kurta armpit
 Kurta armpit
Kurta armpit
Repairer Manan
Who I did it
Time 10 minutes
Cost 0 rupees
What The armpit got torn
How I got it stitched
Why Was looking bad
Importance Saves money
Laptop screen
Laptop screen
 Laptop screen
Laptop screen
Repairer Sahil Gochhayat
Who The repair failed
Time 1 hours
Cost 1800 rupees
What the screen of the laptop had lines
How The repair shop repaired the screen, told me it would work for at least 5-6 months.
Why It was getting tough to work on it. I planned on getting the laptop screen changed, but it cost a lot.
Importance There is a lot of e-waste and other waste streams around us as well. If we keep on purchasing and discarding things, it will become chaotic to manage waste.
Mixer grinder
Mixer grinder
 Mixer grinder
Mixer grinder
Repairer Nitin
Who I hired someone
Time 30 minutes
Cost 100 rupees
What The blades of the mixer
How I got the blades and the intersection fixed
Why Other components of the object are still in good condition and can fulfil my needs
Importance To reduce all sorts of garbage and minimise the impact on myself, my society and mother earth.
Mobile battery
Mobile battery
 Mobile battery
Mobile battery
Repairer Raj
Who The repair failed
Time 1 seconds
Cost 0 rupees
What The battery died and the keypad had one faulty key
How I went to the mobile shop, they didn't have any spare battery and told me that they don't repair these phones now.
Why Wasn't repaired
Importance Saves money
Office pants
Office pants
 Office pants
Office pants
Repairer Aakar
Who I hired someone
Time 1 hours
Cost 60 rupees
What The length of the pant was not of the correct fit, got the length fixed
How I took it to a tailor
Why The fit wasn't looking good; it looked baggy.
Importance It's a good practice
Patchwork on jeans
Patchwork on jeans
 Patchwork on jeans
Patchwork on jeans
Repairer Mayank
Who I did it
Time 30 minutes
Cost 0 rupees
What Right knee of the jeans.
How I took a piece of cloth and stitched it.
Why My mother hates torn jeans; I had to get them patched.
Importance To conserve the item.
Shoe sole
Shoe sole
 Shoe sole
Shoe sole
Repairer Nitin
Who I hired someone
Time 30 minutes
Cost 50 rupees
What The sole of the shoe was torn and came out.
How A new sole was stitched
Why Other components of the object are still in good condition and can fulfil my needs.
Importance To reduce all sorts of garbage and minimise the impact on myself, my society and mother earth.
Stool leg
Stool leg
 Stool leg
Stool leg
Repairer Aditya
Who The repair failed
Time 10 minutes
Cost 0 rupees
What The leg of the stool
How I tried to stick the leg back by glueing it, and it fell off a couple of times. So we left it like this.
Why It's a lovely antique stool.
Importance It helps to save money
Umbrella hooks
Umbrella hooks
 Umbrella hooks
Umbrella hooks
Repairer Nitin
Who I hired someone
Time 5 minutes
Cost 20 rupees
What The hooks of the umbrella
How I took it to a cobbler, had the hooks changed.
Why Other components of the object are still in good condition and can fulfil my needs.
Importance To reduce all sorts of garbage and minimise the impact on myself, my society and mother earth.
Upcycled headband
Upcycled headband
 Upcycled headband
Upcycled headband
Repairer Michelle
Who I did it
Time 1 hours
Cost 0 rupees
What One of my scarf got torn, used that to make a headband.
How One of my scarf got torn, used that to make a headband.
Why I like to upcycle things.
Importance I want to adopt a zero-waste lifestyle, which will help me reduce my consumption and benefit the environment.
Water damaged cupboard
Water damaged cupboard
 Water damaged cupboard
Water damaged cupboard
Repairer Yash
Who I hired someone
Time 7 days
Cost 0 rupees
What The cupboard had cracks and water damage
How We will get it fixed and paint over it.
Why We are getting the entire house renovated and painted
Importance So that later on, it doesn't do more damage, if we repair things in the time, it saves money, time and effort.
Wooden Key holder
Wooden Key holder
 Wooden Key holder
Wooden Key holder
Repairer Shreya
Who I did it
Time 2 minutes
Cost 0 rupees
What One of the hooks came off
How I put a small paper piece and screwed the hook back in.
Why It was a gift
Importance It was a parting gift given to me; I couldn't keep it in a broken state.
2/3 Of My Glasses
2/3 Of My Glasses
 2/3 Of My Glasses
2/3 Of My Glasses
Who The repair failed
Time 0 seconds
Cost 0 pounds
What The arm of my glasses kept snapping off. it was in a very stressful area so the glue would always break
How Unfortunately, even after taking it to an optician, they said it was a really hard area to repair and now that it had broken once it will never be the same. It also didn't help that I lost the arm...
Why I can't see
Importance Its about sustainability and not falling into consumerism just because its easy. though I wasn’t bale to fix my glasses, I may find a solution or another purpose for them in the future.
2012 Olympic's Glass
2012 Olympic's Glass
 2012 Olympic's Glass
2012 Olympic's Glass
Who I did it
Time 20 minutes
Cost 0 pounds
What We had a 2012 Olympic's Glass that got knocked over by accident
How we used a little bit of multi purpose glue nad held it in place till it was stuck on, then shaved back the exess.
Why It's quite collectible and nostalgic in a way
Importance things that get repaired can hold memorable value
Watch strap
Watch strap
 Watch strap
Watch strap
Repairer Elvin
Who The repair failed
Time 1 minutes
Cost 0 rupees
What The strap broke
How I went to get it fixed but couldn't find the correct or matching strap. I have kept the watch; if I find the right strap shall get it repaired then.
Why This is a birthday gift, and I didn't feel like throwing it away.
Importance We have specific memories attached to our things; we should respect them and keep them good.
3 Objects Repaired
3 Objects Repaired
 3 Objects Repaired
3 Objects Repaired
Who I did it
Time 1 hours
Cost 0 pounds
What The camera lens The zip on my skirt pocket A rip on my trousers, as well as a rip on my trousers
How With the help of Youtube and the Internet! :)
Why Because why not try and get its use instead of wasting
Importance Because its important not to waste
70s Racer
70s Racer
 70s Racer
70s Racer
Who The repair failed
Time 3 hours
Cost 20 pounds
What I wanted to convert the bike to single speed as I rarely ever changed gears cycling around Bristol
How I failed repairing it as the rear wheel needed an old proprietary tool that I couldn't find any documentation of let alone for sale anywhere, I'm intending to get a new rear wheel but haven't got around to it yet.
Why Because the old gears were inconsistent and very hard to use. Removing them would make the bike more simple, quieter and lighter.
Importance To learn, save money and help the environment
90s Raleigh
90s Raleigh
 90s Raleigh
90s Raleigh
Who I did it
Time 1 hours
Cost 50 pounds
What Rear derailleur was inconsistent, brakes needed adjusting
How New rear derailleur was fitted and brakes were adjusted to be quicker and more consistent
Why To make commuting easier
Importance To gain a better understanding of how things work and are made. To save money and the environment by owning items that last lifetimes rather than months
A Fruitful Washing Error
A Fruitful Washing Error
 A Fruitful Washing Error
A Fruitful Washing Error
Who I hired someone
Time 1 days
Cost 0 pounds
What My favourite green wool jumper
How Because the jumper shrank in the wash, it was no longer able to fit me. So it was converted into a pillowcase on a sewing machine by my mother
Why It was my favourite jumper and I didn't want to say goodbye to it and turn it into rags. So, as it had become miniaturised, I decided to get help to turn it into a pillowcase. Now I use it more regularly than when it was a jumper
Importance Its about sustainability and not falling into consumerism just because it's easy. By repairing my jumper into a pillow, I can still use it and now it has a bit of a story. Even if use, is not what it was originally intended
Bag Zipper
Bag Zipper
 Bag Zipper
Bag Zipper
Who The repair failed
Time 10 minutes
Cost 0 dollars
What The extended part of the zipper was broken off. I tried to replace it with other things. The star i put it somehow restricted the zipper movement
How The other zipper worked so it’s fine
Why Because i use it everyday
Importance Because it’s cheaper and more sustainable
Blahaj Ikea Shark
Blahaj Ikea Shark
 Blahaj Ikea Shark
Blahaj Ikea Shark
Who The repair failed
Time 0 minutes
Cost 0 pounds
What My IKEA sharks stitching started to come undone and the stuffed toy needed sewing back up
How I am yet to sew back up my stuffed toy shark
Why I will need to repair my toy shark so that the stuffing doesn’t start falling out
Importance To increase the longevity of a well loved possession
Blowin' up
Blowin' up
 Blowin' up
Blowin' up
Who I hired someone
Time 1 months
Cost 200 pounds
What About ten things needed repairing ie components, fuses etc.
How By a technician.
Why Because I blew it up.
Importance Because you can't use them otherwise, and it's appreciation for what you own.
Broken banister
Broken banister
 Broken banister
Broken banister
Who The repair failed
Time 30 minutes
Cost 0 pounds
What Banister was broken from being pulled at a party
How It wasn't repaired
Why I tried to but I need a new banister
Importance To save on materials
Broken Bike
Broken Bike
 Broken Bike
Broken Bike
Who I hired someone
Time 1 days
Cost 20 pounds
What The inner tube on both wheels were ripped
How The rips were sealed with rubber and glue
Why The inner tubes were expensive and I didn't fancy buying new ones
Importance It's better for the environment as if I didn't get them repaired they would of been thrown out
Broken Bodysuit
Broken Bodysuit
 Broken Bodysuit
Broken Bodysuit
Who The repair failed
Time 0 minutes
Cost 0 pounds
What I bought this bodysuit for a party, however within a month the edge started coming away
How I have not yet attempted repair
Broken Bowl
Broken Bowl
 Broken Bowl
Broken Bowl
Who I did it
Time 10 minutes
Cost 2 pounds
What The Bowl had shattered after being dropped
How Gathered all the pieces then glued them together
Why Sentimental value
Importance Gives things a new life
Broken Camera Lens
Broken Camera Lens
 Broken Camera Lens
Broken Camera Lens
Who The repair failed
Time 2 minutes
Cost 0.02 pounds
What The lense was loose
How I tried to tape the lense back on but it only worked temporarily
Why I had film in the camera and didn't want to lose the images
Importance To reduce waste and keep old objects working
Broken car
Broken car
 Broken car
Broken car
Who I hired someone
Time 3 days
Cost 200 pounds
What tyres
How Changing the tyres
Why To be able to drive my car
Importance To reduce waste
Broken door
Broken door
 Broken door
Broken door
Who The repair failed
Time 30 minutes
Cost 5 pounds
What Snapped door needed wood glue but the door is beyond repair
How We tried wood glue but it did not stick
Why the door had snapped
Importance For privacy and safty
Broken Door
Broken Door
 Broken Door
Broken Door
Who The repair failed
Time 10 minutes
Cost 0 pounds
What My door
How I couldn’t repair it, so I just taped it up
Why So no one could see into my bedroom
Importance To save time, money and help the environment
Broken Flash
Broken Flash
 Broken Flash
Broken Flash
Who The repair failed
Time 8 days
Cost 0 pounds
What The flash for my film camera
How It was not repaired, they could not fix it
Why Because I enjoy using flash when taking photo's so when the camera's flash stopped working I needed it to be fixed in order to take photos
Importance In order to reuse and not waste it aswell as save money.
Broken glasses
Broken glasses
 Broken glasses
Broken glasses
Who The repair failed
Time 10 seconds
Cost 0 pounds
What Lost the screw from my glasses
How I put an earring in my glasses to act as a hinge
Why Because my opticians is far away
Importance To save time and money
Broken Headboard
Broken Headboard
 Broken Headboard
Broken Headboard
Who I hired someone
Time 30 minutes
Cost 0 dollars
What A panel of the headboard on my bed was missing when I moved in
How My landlord hired a handyman to replace the panel with the piece of pdf shown
Why My pillow fell through the hole whilst I was sleeping
Importance A bed like this is a lot of material to just throw away and replace because of a minor fault such as the panel missing
Broken Immersion Heater
Broken Immersion Heater
 Broken Immersion Heater
Broken Immersion Heater
Who I hired someone
Time 3 hours
Cost 300 pounds
What My immersion heater
How We had to get some important parts on our immersion heater repaired.
Why Because we had no hot water or heating
Importance To save money instead of spending money to replace the whole thing, and to be more eco friendly.
Broken Mac
Broken Mac
 Broken Mac
Broken Mac
Who I hired someone
Time 14 days
Cost 5 pounds
What After installing the update it crashed and wouldn't turn on
How I had to post it to Apple to fix.
Why I needed it for work, I couldn't afford and didn't want to buy another
Importance Repairing is important because it reduces waste and often saves money
Broken Mirror
Broken Mirror
 Broken Mirror
Broken Mirror
Who I did it
Time 1 hours
Cost 1 pounds
What Glass completely smashed after falling down a big flight of stairs
How With super glue
Why It was the only mirror I owned.
Importance Save money, reduce waste and create something unique
Broken Radiator
Broken Radiator
 Broken Radiator
Broken Radiator
Who I hired someone
Time 1 hours
Cost 0 pounds
What The dial on my radiator
How My landlord hired someone to fix my radiator
Why With tools and spare parts
Importance Because it would have caused more disruption and money to get a new one
Broken Stairs
Broken Stairs
 Broken Stairs
Broken Stairs
Who I did it
Time 1 hours
Cost 0 dollars
What A step was sinking, because they’re so old
How We went underneath the stairs and stacked up old bricks and stones to hold the step up
Why The angle in which it was sinking meant that you could easily fall down the bottom steps . These stairs are frequently used, therefore they needed to be fixed quickly
Importance So we can save money, time and get the most out of something before replacing it
Broken String
Broken String
 Broken String
Broken String
Who The repair failed
Time 0 minutes
Cost 0 dollars
What My guitar string broke
How It's still broken
Why Because I like to play guitar
Importance To save the planet
Broken Sunglasses
Broken Sunglasses
 Broken Sunglasses
Broken Sunglasses
Who The repair failed
Time 0 seconds
Cost 0 pounds
What The metal hinge broke.
How N/A
Why N/A
Importance Repairing is sustainable
Bucket Hat Lamp
Bucket Hat Lamp
 Bucket Hat Lamp
Bucket Hat Lamp
Who I did it
Time 1 minutes
Cost 0 dollars
What A lamp that was too bright and emitting too much light for my room.
How I placed the bucket hat over the lamp.
Why Because the light was too bright and needed shading.
Importance Because you can take items you don't like anymore and turn them into something new.
Butterfly Rescue
Butterfly Rescue
 Butterfly Rescue
Butterfly Rescue
Who I did it
Time 20 minutes
Cost 0 dollars
What it needed some sugar because it was tired
How by feeding it some sugary water
Why because it was the right thing to do
Importance so that they last longer and we grow an appreciation for taking care of things and seeing value in something broken
Cabinet door
Cabinet door
 Cabinet door
Cabinet door
Repairer sahil s
Who I hired someone
Time 30 minutes
Cost 200 rupees
What The door came off
How The door hinges were changed
Why Looked bad
Importance We can't buy new things every time; we need to fix things that can be.
Cable
Cable
 Cable
Cable
Who The repair failed
Time 5 minutes
Cost 0 pounds
What The cable is broken, making it unsafe to use
How Using some tape trying to cover the broken piece of cable so as not to lose energy
Why It's not safe anymore
Importance It's necessary for the environment. It's important to be respectuful of objects, people, environment... of everything that surrounds us
Cable wire
Cable wire
 Cable wire
Cable wire
Repairer Prabha
Who I did it
Time 5 minutes
Cost 0 rupees
What The Television cable wire had been damaged.
How I used electrical tape around it.
Why I have plants near the wire; if I hadn't fixed the wire, it would have caused problems.
Importance It can save a lot of hassle later on; if things get damaged, we should immediately fix it or get it fixed.
Caddy Issues
Caddy Issues
 Caddy Issues
Caddy Issues
Who I did it
Time 20 minutes
Cost 0 pounds
What One of the handles fell off my chest of drawers and I ended up losing it, and the closest thing I could find to the size of the handles was a golf ball
How Using superglue and a golf ball
Why So i could open the bottom drawer easily
Importance To combat consumerism, save money, and stop wasting!
Cat Mug Incident
Cat Mug Incident
 Cat Mug Incident
Cat Mug Incident
Who The repair failed
Time 0 minutes
Cost 0 dollars
What The head of the fish
How It wasn’t but it needs to be
Why I want to but have not yet
Importance To limit waste
CDJ Repair
CDJ Repair
 CDJ Repair
CDJ Repair
Who I hired someone
Time 14 days
Cost 320 pounds
What It wasn’t turning on
How Got it professionally fixed
Why Because it wasn't turning on
Importance In this case it would've been way too expensive to replace it so fixing it seemed like the only option
Ceramic Elephant
Ceramic Elephant
 Ceramic Elephant
Ceramic Elephant
Who I did it
Time 5 minutes
Cost 1 pounds
What The ear of the statue broke
How I glued the ear myself
Why It was a present that I really like
Importance To keep the objects which you have emotional attatchment to
Children's Tea Set Repair
Children's Tea Set Repair
 Children's Tea Set Repair
Children's Tea Set Repair
Who I did it
Time 10 minutes
Cost 0 pounds
What My grandad used glue to fix a crack in the china, the set has been in my family for 4 generations
How With glue
Why Because it was part of a set and important to my family
Importance To keep tradition going and prevent landfill waste
Clear Nintendo DS
Clear Nintendo DS
 Clear Nintendo DS
Clear Nintendo DS
Who I did it
Time 9 hours
Cost 20 pounds
What Original case was slightly cracked and very gross from years of use
How Original DS was completely taken apart, all the electronics were reassembled within the new clear case, it was a really difficult and stressful repair as many of the internals are very delicate, especially the ribbon cable that runs through the hinge on the left hand side. I'm very proud of it.
Why Mostly for fun, it's a product I've had since 2008 and repairing it brought a new sense of life into it, it didn't necessarily need repairing as it was still completely functional with the small crack, however the project was difficult, fun and very rewarding
Importance To learn and to save money and help the environment, by repairing things rather than throwing them away
Clinging on by a thread
Clinging on by a thread
 Clinging on by a thread
Clinging on by a thread
Who I did it
Time 5 minutes
Cost 0.1 pounds
What The button was falling off of the shirt. Quite literally clinging on by a thread!
How I used some blue cotton and the existing button to sew it back onto the shirt.
Why I love this shirt and have never been able to find one similar. It was bought vintage.
Importance I think simple things like a lost button are so easy to fix, and it really adds to the personality of the item. When I wear what looks like 'just a shirt' to other people, I know it's got a part of my determination for it to survive.
Computer mouse
Computer mouse
 Computer mouse
Computer mouse
Who The repair failed
Time 0 minutes
Cost 0 pounds
What The buttons stopped working
How It couldn't be repaired
Why Because it was the only computer mouse that I had then
Importance The negative impact of the process of manifacturing new objects from raw materials is reduced
Cow Print Trousers
Cow Print Trousers
 Cow Print Trousers
Cow Print Trousers
Who I hired someone
Time 5 days
Cost 15 pounds
What The zip broke
How The zip was replaced
Why They're one of my favourite pair of trousers so I wanted to carry on wearing them.
Importance It keeps things out of landfill
Cracked bowl
Cracked bowl
 Cracked bowl
Cracked bowl
Who I hired someone
Time 7 days
Cost 20 pounds
What My bowl
How I think the person used adhesive and fillers
Why I got the bowl repaired because I got it as a gift and was a bowl I used often
Importance It is important to repair thing because it is better to reuse instead of keep buying and feeding into consumer culture
Cracks in the dish
Cracks in the dish
 Cracks in the dish
Cracks in the dish
Who I did it
Time 1 hours
Cost 8 pounds
What I dropped a ceramic dish on the floor. Which was gifted to me by a somebody close to me
How I bought some gold glue/paste from a local art shop and spent an hour glueing it back together
Why I repaired it because the dish meant a-lot to me and I wanted to keep it
Importance I think that it is important to reduce your personal waste. Rather than throwing things away
Cup Cactus
Cup Cactus
 Cup Cactus
Cup Cactus
Who I did it
Time 5 minutes
Cost 0 dollars
What The original pot I was using for it broke.
How I used a cup I received as a gift that I wasn't using as a pot.
Why Because I didn't want the cactus to die.
Importance Because otherwise they go to waste/get thrown out.
Curtain pole vs Cactus
Curtain pole vs Cactus
 Curtain pole vs Cactus
Curtain pole vs Cactus
Who The repair failed
Time 10 minutes
Cost 0 pounds
What My cactus got flattened after my curtain pole fell on it
How I tried to stake the cactus up with a pencil but it didn't work as it's still wonky
Why I've had the cactus for a long time so I didn't want to get rid of it
Importance It stops items going to waste
DIY Trouser Repair
DIY Trouser Repair
 DIY Trouser Repair
DIY Trouser Repair
Who I did it
Time 5 minutes
Cost 1 dollars
What Trousers were broken and needed turned up
How By using a safety pin
Why I like the trousers and wanted to keep them for as long as possible
Importance To make them last longer
Don’t Ask Me For The Time
Don’t Ask Me For The Time
 Don’t Ask Me For The Time
Don’t Ask Me For The Time
Who I hired someone
Time 2 hours
Cost 20 pounds
What The battery died and I did not have the tools to replace it properly
How I handed it to a watch repairs kiosk where they carefully removed the backing and changed the battery.
Why My dad bought me this watch after I finished college as something to take with me to Uni, it cost him quite a bit of money and it’s a brand that I really like
Importance I think it is important to repair things because I feel that often times, we feel some small attachment to objects, whether that’s created on where we obtained the object or what the object is. Repairing possessions withholds the attachment/memory and benefits the environment
Drip Irrigation System
Drip Irrigation System
Repairer Vishnu Prasad
Who I did it
Time 2 days
Cost 1500 rupees
What Intersections needed to be rejoined and new drip holes had to be put in
How Had to manually align all the leakages and direct the pipe to every plant
Why Had all the pieces of equipment, so thought why not.
Importance It saves money and is an excellent skill to have.
Dusty PC
Dusty PC
 Dusty PC
Dusty PC
Who I did it
Time 1 hours
Cost 10 pounds
What The PC was filled with dust so the performance was bad.
How I used a can of compressed air, tissues and some clean cloths to wipe out all of the dust and clean the fans.
Why Because I wanted the PC to work properly and not be a fire hazard.
Importance It's cheaper than buying a new thing. It creates less waste and it's fun.
DV Camera
DV Camera
 DV Camera
DV Camera
Who I hired someone
Time 5 days
Cost 0 pounds
What The tape deck wasn't working
How A dude who specialises in fixing this type of DV camera who I found about about through social media fixed it by replacing parts. I sent it off to him and he sent it back
Why So that the camera was in working order.
Importance Save money, stay being able to use older technology which is better in a lot of ways than new stuff.
Electric Guitar
Electric Guitar
 Electric Guitar
Electric Guitar
Who I did it
Time 4 hours
Cost 15 pounds
What It was missing strings, the whammy bar needed repairs, it had no strap, I didn't like the colour.
How I took apart the guitar and spray painted the body, put it back together and replaced all of the strings, put on a strap and put a toy smurf on the end of the whammy bar
Why I had this old guitar lying around and wanted to use it, and learn to play electric guitar, and improve how it looked - make it more personal
Importance You can bring life back to forgotten items, give things your own personal flair, and most importantly save money (no need to support the big corps!)
Faulty knobs
Faulty knobs
 Faulty knobs
Faulty knobs
Who I did it
Time 20 minutes
Cost 0 dollars
What The knobs of the stove were very oily, clogging the mechanism underneath so the fire wouldn't last after releasing the knob
How Just cleaning the knobs, using tissues and grease cleaner
Why Because the stove wouldn't work properly
Importance To keep our items in good working order
Film Camera
Film Camera
 Film Camera
Film Camera
Who I hired someone
Time 20 minutes
Cost 0 pounds
What My camera was displaying an error code and I didn't know how to fix it.
How The employee checked the camera and noticed that the last roll of film was catching and causing the error to display. He refitted the film and cleared the error message, all for free
Why It was my Grandad's old camera and I wanted to be able to use it. I can remember looking through many old photos that he took
Importance Reduce waste and respect craft
Film Camera
Film Camera
 Film Camera
Film Camera
Who I did it
Time 5 minutes
Cost 0 pounds
What The screws fell out so the bottom of the camera fell off
How I taped it up
Why The camera has a lot of sentimental value as it used to belong to my dad and I have used it a lot so I didn't want to get rid of it.
Importance It means things can be used for longer and kept out of landfill
Fixed Car
Fixed Car
 Fixed Car
Fixed Car
Who I hired someone
Time 2 days
Cost 150 pounds
What The break pads
How New break pads were put in,.
Why Because I couldn't drive my car without new break pads.
Importance It costs less and is better to not waste things.
Flat tyre
Flat tyre
 Flat tyre
Flat tyre
Who I did it
Time 30 minutes
Cost 0 pounds
What My tyre went flat the night after I pumped it
How I had spare inner tyres and I replaced it just before going to work
Why Because I use it to go to work. It takes me straight there as there are also no direct bus links and it's also 15 minutes with my bike. It's bought second-hand as well and it's lasted me for years now!
Importance To reduce our consumption and live more sustainably
Football studs sole
Football studs sole
 Football studs sole
Football studs sole
Repairer Elvin
Who I hired someone
Time 30 minutes
Cost 80 rupees
What The sole had worn off.
How I bought the sole and got it fixed from a cobbler
Why I play every weekend and only have this pair of shoes.
Importance It saves money and avoids the consumption of new products.
Grandfather Clock
Grandfather Clock
 Grandfather Clock
Grandfather Clock
Who The repair failed
Time 1 days
Cost 200 pounds
What The clock is missing the clock hands
How Clock hands and a new clock face were meant to be installed to replace the old ones.
Why The clocks been in the family for years, and was not actually functioning as a clock
Importance It's important to repair things passed down from family as these items hold sentimental value
Greek Mythology Lighter
Greek Mythology Lighter
 Greek Mythology Lighter
Greek Mythology Lighter
Who I did it
Time 15 minutes
Cost 0.5 pounds
What The wheel was out of line
How I replaced the flint wheel
Why Because it was a cute lighter that was a gift
Importance Sentimentality
Guitar Tuning Piece
Guitar Tuning Piece
 Guitar Tuning Piece
Guitar Tuning Piece
Who I did it
Time 2 hours
Cost 0 pounds
What I had to repair the tuning piece on the top left of the headstock after having dropped my guitar.
How I removed the broken tuning piece and screwed on the new one, then finally I replaced the guitar string
Why I play guitar almost everyday and so I couldn’t really live without it, all though I did end up having to wait longer then anticipated
Importance So that you are able to continue using your things without having to worry about planned obsolescence
Hairdryer Plug
Hairdryer Plug
 Hairdryer Plug
Hairdryer Plug
Who I hired someone
Time 1 hours
Cost 0 pounds
What My hairdryers plug had come detached from the cable and so I had to get it replaced
How I’m not sure as my dad fixed the broken plug but I presume he unscrewed the broken one by removing all the internal cable that were screwed into the plug. Then screwing back in the cables to the correct place and putting back on the plastic safety cover.
Why So that I was able to use my hairdryer again without having to go out and buy a new one just because the plug was broken
Importance To remove the financial costs of having to purchase new things every time something breaks
Hanger
Hanger
 Hanger
Hanger
Who The repair failed
Time 40 minutes
Cost 10 pounds
What The top part smashed and broke off
How It wasn't repaired, i tried supergluing the parts together but it wasn't strong enough
Why Because it was a gift
Importance sentimentality
Happy meal toy
Happy meal toy
 Happy meal toy
Happy meal toy
Repairer Elvin
Who I did it
Time 5 minutes
Cost 5 rupees
What One of the arms came off
How I used fevi-kwick to glue the arm back
Why I used to collect these toys, though there isn't any particular reason. I keep them as collectables now remind me of how I used to collect these.
Importance We have specific memories attached to our things; we should respect them and keep them good.
Healing the sole
Healing the sole
 Healing the sole
Healing the sole
Who I hired someone
Time 30 minutes
Cost 5 pounds
What The sole of the shoe was peeling away
How With super glue and a clamp
Why I got it repaired because water was sometimes seeping into my shoe and they sounded like flip slops when I walked. They are also my favourite trainers so I was not going to throw them away.
Importance I think that it is important to repair objects not only to reduce waste but I also think that looking after your belongings and caring for them is a good quality to have.
Hello everyone take a look through my window
Hello everyone take a look through my window
 Hello everyone take a look through my window
Hello everyone take a look through my window
Who The repair failed
Time 0 minutes
Cost 0 pounds
What Slats in the blinds broke/fell out meaning you can see straight through them
How Student house item... I arrived at the house with the blinds like this. The object itself couldn't be repaired, as I did not have individual slats to put back into the blind. As a temporary repair, I had to put a cushion/paper in front of the window at night to block the hole
Why I didn't repair it, but I improvised and used other materials to still be able to use it.
Importance Repairing items teaches us invaluable/transferrable skills that we apply to other things in life. It makes the objects we have more personal and helps battle consumerism
Hole in the Wall
Hole in the Wall
 Hole in the Wall
Hole in the Wall
Who I did it
Time 1 minutes
Cost 1 pounds
What There was a hole in the wall which mice were using as a way to move around the house
How Using Pacakging tape
Why Because mice were using it as a way to get around the house
Importance Because of expense, a whole new wall would be extremely expensive
Hoover ON
Hoover ON
 Hoover ON
Hoover ON
Who The repair failed
Time 30 seconds
Cost 0 pounds
What The on button for the hoover didn't stay down so it had to be held the whole time you hoover.
How I pushed the button really hard
Why Because I need to hoover my flat
Importance Cheap, less waste, better for the environment and it's fun
Incompatible Hardware
Incompatible Hardware
 Incompatible Hardware
Incompatible Hardware
Who The repair failed
Time 7 hours
Cost 70 dollars
What My CPU was over heating so I wanted to replace my CPU fan with a newer liquid cooling system. despite the compnents being correct the manufacture had designed the motherboard so that the cpu cooler could not be replaced by third party hardware
How I've kept the new CPU cooler but I had to reinstall the old one.
Why I repaired it due to the computer overheating too often
Importance For PC's it important to make regular maintinance checks for so that it has a longer life time
Jack Repair LIVE!
Jack Repair LIVE!
 Jack Repair LIVE!
Jack Repair LIVE!
Who I did it
Time 15 minutes
Cost 0 pounds
What One of the internal wires that connects the pickups of the bass to the jack output had come off and the bass stopped working.
How First I stripped the end of the wire. Using a soldering iron, I removed the old solder before I reattached the wire to the terminal on the jack with fresh solder
Why I had to repair the object as I was mid way through playing a gig in Brighton when the bass broke and I wasn't able to borrow any other bands bass guitars as they all played double bass. The rest of the band played some acoustic tracks while I was repairing the bass live on stage!
Importance Maintaining what you own is really important and means we can get the most out of every object before it ends up in the bin. I buy all my instruments and equipment second hand as it's cheaper and then do everything I can to keep them working well
Jean Belt loop
Jean Belt loop
 Jean Belt loop
Jean Belt loop
Who The repair failed
Time 1 hours
Cost 2 pounds
What The belt loop
How Sewing but the stitches keep getting undone
Why I always wear these jeans
Importance It is important because it is better for the environment
Kitchen Sink Plug
Kitchen Sink Plug
 Kitchen Sink Plug
Kitchen Sink Plug
Who I did it
Time 30 minutes
Cost 1.25 pounds
What I lost the fancy sink bolt when I was shaking out the filter into the bin and never found it after having a good rummage with a plastic bag on my hand
How i had to get a small nut and bolt kit from a hardware store, in order to get a 5mm nut. I added the bolt only to find it was too narrow to hold it all together. so, i cut the top off of a milk bottle cap to help tie it all together
Why Without this repair my flatmate and I couldn't grab the plug in order to drain the sink
Importance Its about sustainability and not falling into consumerism just because it's easy. Because I wasn’t able to find the exact same thing I had to create a solution
Lamp ornament
Lamp ornament
 Lamp ornament
Lamp ornament
Repairer Prabha
Who I did it
Time 10 minutes
Cost 0 rupees
What The hanging ornament hook broke.
How I tried to glue the hook back, but it was too heavy, so I used a wire to attach them.
Why No particular reason; it was just lying, so I just fixed it for the time being.
Importance It can save a lot of hassle later on; if things get damaged, we should immediately fix it or get it fixed.
Laptop with Water Damage
Laptop with Water Damage
 Laptop with Water Damage
Laptop with Water Damage
Who I hired someone
Time 2 months
Cost 65 pounds
What There was an accidental water spillage so the laptop started slowing down and having a lot of issues.
How They changed some of the components and had it cleaned. I did end up having it repaired again as it still had issues but this time at my authorized Asus service and it was also for free. I didn't know that it was still in warranty when I first gave it to the repairman.
Why Because I am a student and I saved up one year to buy this laptop before going to uni. All of my work and projects are there and I don't know how I would go on without it.
Importance Because we should reduce our consumption of goods and start living more sustainably.
Let There Be Light
Let There Be Light
 Let There Be Light
Let There Be Light
Who I did it
Time 2 days
Cost 2 pounds
What The ceiling light
How Buying an adapter
Why I need light to cook
Importance No wastage
Macbook screen
Macbook screen
 Macbook screen
Macbook screen
Who The repair failed
Time 0 minutes
Cost 100 pounds
What The screen got hit by something and cracked, making a glitch across most of the screen
How The item couldn't be repaired because the model was 'too old' although it was made in 2013
Why The laptop is something used for personal and professional purposes and so needed to be repaired
Importance To keep things affordable, reduce waste and prolong the use that the materials have
Mended Dress
Mended Dress
 Mended Dress
Mended Dress
Who I did it
Time 10 minutes
Cost 2 pounds
What The dress had a rip in it along a seam, so I mended it using a sewing machine
How Using white thread and a sewing machine although it could have been fixed with hand stitch as well
Why Because I love this summer dress
Importance So that items aren't being thrown away as soon as they have a small problem. To change the attitude around consumerism and make things last as long as they can
Monstera Deliciosa
Monstera Deliciosa
 Monstera Deliciosa
Monstera Deliciosa
Who I did it
Time 2 months
Cost 0 pounds
What Part of the plant had root rot and was beginning to die
How I let the plant fully dry out, as overwatering can be a contributing factor to root rot. I also cut back the parts that were infected
Why I guess because it is a living thing and is my responsibility to look after? It is quite depressing when a plant dies!
Importance Repairing items teaches us invaluable/transferrable skills that we apply to other things in life. It makes the objects we have more personal and helps battle consumerism
My Grandmas Necklace That She Gave To Me
My Grandmas Necklace That She Gave To Me
 My Grandmas Necklace That She Gave To Me
My Grandmas Necklace That She Gave To Me
Who I hired someone
Time 2 days
Cost 20 pounds
What One of the links in the chain had broken
How They re-joined the links together
Why Because it was broken and it is valuable to me
Importance so that people aren't wasteful
Nan's Pan
Nan's Pan
 Nan's Pan
Nan's Pan
Who I did it
Time 5 minutes
Cost 0 pounds
What This pan was a gift from my nan, and it came in two pieces. It needed screwing together, which I managed to do, but the handle falls off every couple of months when the screw becomes loose
How With a screw driver
Why Because I wanted to get the use out of it since it was new and cute
Importance because some things (such as this pan) break very easily, but are easily fixed. If we threw such things away the second they show signs of wear and tear we are doing a disservice to the planet
New Beans!
New Beans!
 New Beans!
New Beans!
Who I did it
Time 30 minutes
Cost 13 pounds
What Due to use, this bean bag had become flat over time so it couldn’t function as a chair anymore
How I unzipped the bottom of the bag and funnelled in the new bean bag filler until the whole thing was full and sturdy. I also found a tear near the zip at this time so I stitched that up as well afterwards
Why It was my friend’s 21st birthday and in the flat we moved into she brought her bean bag with her but was never able to use it properly, so for her birthday I purchased two giant bags of bean filler and filled it up which she was very happy with!
Importance I think it is important to repair things because I think that often, we feel some small attachment to objects, whether that’s created on where we obtained the object or what the object is. Repairing possessions withholds the attachment/memory and benefits the environment
No Room To Grow
No Room To Grow
 No Room To Grow
No Room To Grow
Who I did it
Time 1 hours
Cost 2 pounds
What The plant needed saving
How Moved into a new pot, filled with soil, watered.
Why Because I love my cheese plant
Importance It saves money
Old Bike
Old Bike
 Old Bike
Old Bike
Who I did it
Time 1.5 hours
Cost 15 pounds
What My gears and brakes weren't working very well
How I bought new gear cables, brake cables and brake pads to fix my bike. I have worked on bikes before so had a base knowledge, but I looked on YouTube for extra help
Why So that it worked better and was more enjoyable to ride
Importance To prevent a constant need for new things
Old bike
Old bike
 Old bike
Old bike
Who I did it
Time 1 hours
Cost 0 pounds
What Brakes were squeaking and the chain was making a annoying noise
How Had to adjust the tension of the brake cables and align the derailleur so it meshed with the gears better
Why Because the squeaking sound annoying and it was unsafe with the breaks not working fully
Importance Because things like this bike cost a lot of money, if i had to buy a new bike every time it was broken it would get expensive very quick. Its also important as there is less waste if I repair instead of buying new.
On The Road Again
On The Road Again
 On The Road Again
On The Road Again
Who I hired someone
Time 2 hours
Cost 120 pounds
What The bike had a flat tire, a free hub that wasn't working and needed a general service
How I took it to a bike repair charity that help to train people up and up-cycle old bikes, they serviced the bike and identified all the work that needed to be done.
Why Although the repair cost what I paid for the bike, it was definitely worth it and the bike mechanic said that the bike should be great for the next 5 to 10 years, so it was an investment worth making. I bought the bike second hand so I knew it would need work eventually.
Importance For an item like this there would be no point trying to buy another as I would not get something as high quality for the same price. Maintaining the bike and repairing it means that it is safe and a pleasure to ride and should be working for years to come.
Pencil Lead Container
Pencil Lead Container
 Pencil Lead Container
Pencil Lead Container
Who I did it
Time 3 minutes
Cost 0 pounds
What It completely broke apart
How I put the pieces back together
Why I share it with my boyfriend and I felt bad about breaking it
Importance It is important to repair objects because otherwise, this plastic wouldn't biodegrade if thrown out
Plant Revival
Plant Revival
 Plant Revival
Plant Revival
Who I did it
Time 2 days
Cost 0 pounds
What My plant
How I had watered it and placed it in better lighting and position
Why Because it a lovely plant and didn't see a point in throwing it away and having to buy a new one
Importance Because it is better to fix it instead of feed into consumer culture and thinking that you need to keep buying. We are taught that buying again and again is easier than just fixing it
Poorly car
Poorly car
 Poorly car
Poorly car
Who I hired someone
Time 1 days
Cost 150 pounds
What Break pads had worn out
How Replaced the break pads
Why Went to a mechanics
Importance Stops wastage and saves you money
Reinvention Bear
Reinvention Bear
Who I did it
Time 1 hours
Cost 0 pounds
What It had lots of scratches and chips from being on display.
How I used sandpaper to strip back the old coating and scratches, then spray painted the bear with two coats
Why I repaired it to give a new identity, instead of not using it again. Restoring something that is in perfectly good condition, just by using a few materials that I had already; just made sense
Importance It's important because there is no need to waste things that can be so easily repaired. Our society has become lazy as 'new' things are so accessible. So giving things a new lease of life is the best option
Repair Jeans to Fit my Waist
Repair Jeans to Fit my Waist
 Repair Jeans to Fit my Waist
Repair Jeans to Fit my Waist
Who I did it
Time 15 minutes
Cost 0 pounds
What Jeans didnt fit my waist when bought off of a reseller so decided to adjust the waist size myself.
How Using a sewing kit.
Why To fit my waist as they were too big.
Importance To recycle and get use out of unused broken or unused things to create it to be new and useable again.
Rice Rice Baby
Rice Rice Baby
 Rice Rice Baby
Rice Rice Baby
Who I did it
Time 1 minutes
Cost 0 pounds
What One of the feet of the rice cooker fell off when I dropped it.
How BlueTac
Why Because I didn't want my rice cooker to be having a rave while its boiling.
Importance Less waste and fun.
Ring Repair
Ring Repair
 Ring Repair
Ring Repair
Who I hired someone
Time 2 days
Cost 30 pounds
What It was too big for me
How The jeweller melted it slightly to make it a thicker width and a tighter circumference
Why I was given it as a gift and really wanted to keep it but it kept falling off my finger and I didn't want to loose it
Importance To keep things in the loop and reduce the amount of single use items that are thrown away when something better comes along
Rusty chain
Rusty chain
 Rusty chain
Rusty chain
Who I did it
Time 45 minutes
Cost 0 dollars
What the chain on my bike was rusty and because of that the shifter on the back wheel would skip gears
How With my hands, some oil and tissue
Why Because the bike wouldn't work properly
Importance So that they don't go to waste but it's also a cool weekend activity
Samsung Smartphone
Samsung Smartphone
 Samsung Smartphone
Samsung Smartphone
Who I hired someone
Time 4 days
Cost 200 pounds
What The screen was broken
How It was repaired by the professionals from the shop which I had bought it from
Why I needed a new phone and I had bought this one a week before breaking the screen
Importance The negative impact of the process of manifacturing new objects from raw materials is reduced
Seagate Hardrive
Seagate Hardrive
 Seagate Hardrive
Seagate Hardrive
Who The repair failed
Time 2 hours
Cost 0 pounds
What A folder on the hard drive has corrupted meaning I can't access it to delete it
How It has not yet been repaired. I tried to repair it myself but do not have the knowledge/technology to do so. I need to take it to be professionally repaired
Why The hard drive has a lot of sentimental photos on it, as well as work that I have spent ours on, and music that I have been collecting over the years. I have a personal attachment to the documents on the hard drive
Importance Repairing items teaches us invaluable/transferrable skills that we apply to other things in life. It makes the objects we have more personal and helps battle consumerism
Seal
Seal
 Seal
Seal
Who The repair failed
Time 2 hours
Cost 0 pounds
What A ceramic seal, I smashed it
How I used superglue to put the pieces back together. It was like a really complicated, abstract jigsaw puzzle
Why I wanted to challenge myself, I like how it looks now it has been glued together in pieces
Importance To get to know items better, keep things rather than throwing them away
Sentimental Ring
Sentimental Ring
 Sentimental Ring
Sentimental Ring
Who I hired someone
Time 14 days
Cost 30 pounds
What The sizing was off
How They took out a section of the ring then soldered it back together
Why It was a ring that my grandmother gave me so it meant a lot
Importance It is Important to repair as otherwise the objects we throw away sit in landfills
Sewn Up Elbow Patch
Sewn Up Elbow Patch
 Sewn Up Elbow Patch
Sewn Up Elbow Patch
Who I did it
Time 10 minutes
Cost 0.05 pounds
What There was a hole that was worn through on the elbow
How I sewed up the hole using needle and thread
Why It's an old cardigan that I got from my sister and wear a lot. I can't find another similar so wanted to repair it
Importance To reduce clothing waste and prolong clothes' use
Shirt
Shirt
 Shirt
Shirt
Repairer Arjita M
Who I did it
Time 1 hours
Cost 0 rupees
What Brother's shirt had ripped from the bottom.
How I cut the bottom third off and hemmed the shirt.
Why It was a shirt that I liked so I made it shorter to fit me.
Importance We can often get a lot of use out of clothes we tend to throw away. It is a more sustainable option as well.
Shoe Midsole Repair
Shoe Midsole Repair
 Shoe Midsole Repair
Shoe Midsole Repair
Who I did it
Time 2 days
Cost 80 pounds
What The original midsole of the shoes was crumbling apart
How I ripped off the old misdole of the shoe, cleaned up the old glue by using acetone and then I used the new midsole (replacement piece) that I bought, applied renia syntic total to the midsole and the shoe and glued together with a lot of pressure
Why Because the old shoes were broken and I wanted them to be wearable again
Importance Because its better for the environment, is better than throwing away the thing and it can teach you a new skill you may have not known before
Skateboard maintenance
Skateboard maintenance
 Skateboard maintenance
Skateboard maintenance
Who I did it
Time 1 hours
Cost 30 pounds
What Board needed building and maintaining. Replacing a damaged skateboard deck and recycling another
How Removing skateboard parts that were salvageable and rebuilding them onto another recycled deck
Why To save money and to have a new set up to replace a damaged previous
Importance To recycle
Slippers
Slippers
 Slippers
Slippers
Who I did it
Time 30 minutes
Cost 0 pounds
What The whole band of the slippers
How Using some tape to recreate / attach the band to the sole
Why For an emotional bond to the object and for fun
Importance It's necessary for the environment. It's important to be respectful of objects, people, environment... of everything that surrounds us
Smashed Phone
Smashed Phone
 Smashed Phone
Smashed Phone
Who I hired someone
Time 1 days
Cost 120 dollars
What the screen was smashed
How replacing the screen
Why to make the phone last longer
Importance to save money
Snapped E String
Snapped E String
 Snapped E String
Snapped E String
Who I hired someone
Time 2 days
Cost 8 pounds
What When practising quite vigorously for a concert the E string on my guitar snapped, which meant I needed to fix it quickly
How The old and snapped string was removed and then the guitar was restrung and the tightened to create the correct sound
Why So I could resume playing my guitar
Importance I think it is important to repair things because some objects hold sentimental value. For example, my guitar was a gift and when the string snapped I was gutted, especially knowing I was about to play in a concert. Fixing is important to repress disappointment
Sneaky Battery
Sneaky Battery
 Sneaky Battery
Sneaky Battery
Who I did it
Time 30 minutes
Cost 1 pounds
What The battery of the Nintendo console wasn't properly fitted, and therefore shut off the console randomly
How Unscrewing the back of the console with a screwdriver (was difficult to do on its own), then pushing the battery back into its slot and placing a thinly folded sheet of paper on top of the battery to keep it in place
Why So the console would stop randomly turning itself off every hour or two
Importance It is important for ones own skillset, boosts creativity and feels rewarding. It is also better for the environment to fix your own items rather than purchasing new stuff
Stitched Octopus Plushie
Stitched Octopus Plushie
 Stitched Octopus Plushie
Stitched Octopus Plushie
Who I did it
Time 15 minutes
Cost 0.20 pounds
What The seam where the head and the arms meet began to undo, and stuffing began to pour out
How I used a hot-pink thread to stitch back up the seam and doubled that over, so that it wouldn’t undo again and to help it look as good as new
Why My friend recently won this plush in an arcade crane machine whilst on holiday, so when I notices there was a small tear in the seam I offered to sew it back up for her
Importance I think it is important to repair things because I feel that often times, we feel some small attachment to objects, whether that’s created on where we obtained the object or what the object is. Repairing possessions withholds the attachment/memory and benefits the environment
Sun Glasses
Sun Glasses
 Sun Glasses
Sun Glasses
Who I hired someone
Time 20 minutes
Cost 0 pounds
What The lens was off
How They put the lens back inside
Why Because is still in very good contitions
Importance It's necessary for the environment. It's important to be respectuful of objects, people, environment... of everything that surrounds us
Tesco Fiasco
Tesco Fiasco
 Tesco Fiasco
Tesco Fiasco
Who I hired someone
Time 3 days
Cost 300 pounds
What The rear bumper
How I took it to my local garage
Why The damage made the boot difficult to open
Importance Sustainablity of objects and lifespan
The 4 Year of MOULD
The 4 Year of MOULD
 The 4 Year of MOULD
The 4 Year of MOULD
Who I hired someone
Time 12 days
Cost 0 pounds
What The ceiling ventilator fan
How Landlord got it fixed
Why Because the DAMN MOULD kept growing in the bathroom
Importance I DONT WANT MOLD
The Leeds Festival Incident
The Leeds Festival Incident
 The Leeds Festival Incident
The Leeds Festival Incident
Who I did it
Time 30 minutes
Cost 1.99 pounds
What Wing mirror & front right hand side of car
How With gaffertape and love
Why I needed to drive my friends and I to Leeds festival from Bristol because we were working there that week
Importance Repair is important in order to combat consumer culture and reuse objects to stop causing so much waste
The P-key Blinder
The P-key Blinder
 The P-key Blinder
The P-key Blinder
Who I hired someone
Time 25 minutes
Cost 00 pounds
What The P key on the keyboard of my MacBook got stiff and sticky.
How The object was repaired by an Apple Care Technician in the Bristol Cabot Circus Apple Store.
Why I need it! It's my course and career in one piece of metal incased technology.
Importance I cannot afford to buy a new Mac every time it goes a little wrong! I had Apple Care to claim on.
The Sad Case of a Beloved Calathea
The Sad Case of a Beloved Calathea
 The Sad Case of a Beloved Calathea
The Sad Case of a Beloved Calathea
Who The repair failed
Time 1 minutes
Cost 0 dollars
What Damn stem broke off when I was watering it
How Cutting the damaged stem at the node, putting it in a water bottle - to propagate
Why Save a plant save the earth
Importance No wastage
The Tragic Mouse
The Tragic Mouse
 The Tragic Mouse
The Tragic Mouse
Who The repair failed
Time 10 minutes
Cost 00 dollars
What The Magic Mouse began wandering and disconnecting frequently
How I tried hard to reconnect, disconnect, reset, forget and remember, and smack the tragic mouse quite a few times
Why I tried to repair it because it is a work aid for me
Importance I think if things can be repaired they should be. Unfortunately things aren't made to last these days unless you invest a little time in them
Toaster
Toaster
 Toaster
Toaster
Repairer A.K
Who I hired someone
Time 1 days
Cost 350 rupees
What The toaster stopped working
How I took it to an electronic repair shop nearby, got it checked and fixed it there.
Why This toaster has been with us for ages, works completely fine till now.
Importance It helps to extend the life of a device, which is a good practice.
Toaster Repair Attempt
Toaster Repair Attempt
 Toaster Repair Attempt
Toaster Repair Attempt
Who The repair failed
Time 10 minutes
Cost 0 dollars
What It just wasn't working. We didn't know why
How It wasn't repaired sadly
Why I wanted to make peanut butter toast
Importance Because we can reduce the consumption of materials and start living more sustainably
Top Repair
Top Repair
 Top Repair
Top Repair
Who I did it
Time 20 minutes
Cost 0 pounds
What There was a hole in the arm, so I sewed it up using a sewing machine
How I repaired it using a sewing machine
Why There was a hole in the side seam
Importance To reduce waste and avoid buying new things. It also costs less
Upcycled cabinet
Upcycled cabinet
 Upcycled cabinet
Upcycled cabinet
Who I did it
Time 5 hours
Cost 10 pounds
What One of the legs had fallen off and the paintwork was dated
How I used wood glue to stick the leg back on and sanding paper to strip down the old paint job
Why My mum offered to pay me to repair it as it was going to be taken to the dump if not repaired
Importance Saves splashing out on a new cabinet and is better for the environment
Vacuum cleaner
Vacuum cleaner
 Vacuum cleaner
Vacuum cleaner
Who I did it
Time 5 minutes
Cost 0 pounds
What The tube falls off every single time when you pull it a little bit too hard
How I had to take the machine apart so i can put the tube back in then i place the other part back into the machine
Why Because it is the only vacuum cleaner that we have and we don't see a need to get a New one as we can fix it fast
Importance When you fix the things on your own you can make them more stable than if you bought a New one that will probably have the same problems
Vintage Shirt
Vintage Shirt
 Vintage Shirt
Vintage Shirt
Who I did it
Time 15 minutes
Cost 2 pounds
What The area around the button was ripped so the button couldn’t be done up securely
How Lots of dense stitching around the area
Why The shirt is a piece of fashion history I wanted to make last even longer
Importance To reduce the amount of new thing being made and keep our favourite things going for longer
Water Pipe
Water Pipe
 Water Pipe
Water Pipe
Who I did it
Time 1 hours
Cost 2 pounds
What The dial on the water pipe to change the pressure
How I had to replace and tighten the cap
Why It would have cost a lot t have hired a professional for a small task
Importance To save money
Wine Spill
Wine Spill
 Wine Spill
Wine Spill
Who I hired someone
Time 14 days
Cost 200 dollars
What Liquid damage caused corrosion and breakage on the motherboard
How Sent it back to Apple for repair
Why Because I needed it to do work
Importance If you don't repair it then it just ends up being wasted
Wine Spill
Wine Spill
 Wine Spill
Wine Spill
Who I hired someone
Time 14 days
Cost 200 dollars
What Liquid damage caused corrosion and breakage on the motherboard
How Sent it back to Apple for repair
Why Because I needed it to do work
Importance If you don't repair it then it just ends up being wasted
Zippo Lighter
Zippo Lighter
 Zippo Lighter
Zippo Lighter
Who I hired someone
Time 10 minutes
Cost 0 pounds
What The screw on the side.
How N/A
Why N/A
Importance I feel it is important to repair items to reduce waste and promote sustainability
Palatnik’s work
Palatnik’s work
 Palatnik’s work
Palatnik’s work
Who I did it
Time 20 minutes
Cost 0 reais
What One globe of the kinetic sculpture by Brazilian master Abraham Palatnik fell down during the transportation to an exhibition.
How We stick in place using super glue. We used gloves in order to avoid interfering in the extremely valuable piece of art.
Why I invited the work to an exhibition and it arrived broken from transportation. We didn’t have time to send it to a restaurateur because the opening was in the next day. As the repair was pretty simple we requested the artist for authorization to fix it ourselves and hopefully it worked nicely.
Importance Because it saves time and give us pride.
Chair cover
Chair cover
 Chair cover
Chair cover
Repairer Aakar
Who I hired someone
Time 2 days
Cost 450 rupees
What The cover was torn
How Have given it to the person, they will change the entire fabric
Why It wasn't looking very good
Importance It's good to repair and take good care of your things.
Digital clock
Digital clock
 Digital clock
Digital clock
Repairer Riya dutta
Who I hired someone
Time 1 hours
Cost 350 rupees
What All the features weren't displaying.
How I took it to the repair shop and got it fixed
Why It's was required
Importance It saves money and is a source of livelihood as well.
Geyser
Geyser
 Geyser
Geyser
Repairer Henry
Who I hired someone
Time 5 hours
Cost 800 rupees
What The heating element
How The mechanic fixed the heating element.
Why It took too much time to heat up; this caused trouble as we are a big family.
Importance It saves time and good practice.
Shoe
Shoe
 Shoe
Shoe
Repairer Aakar
Who I hired someone
Time 1 hours
Cost 150 rupees
What The sole
How The cobbler stitched it
Why It was required
Importance It's good to repair and take good care of your things.
Audio box
Audio box
 Audio box
Audio box
Repairer Ram
Who I hired someone
Time 1 days
Cost 0 rupees
What Had multiple issues.
How I took it to a friend of mine and got it fully repaired.
Why This audio box was given to me by my employer; he told me to get it fixed or throw it.
Importance My employer had no use for this audio box, but I knew it could be repaired. Even if the radio system works, it would be great for me. We should try to fix things and get the most of out them.
Beard trimmer
Beard trimmer
 Beard trimmer
Beard trimmer
Repairer Arya
Who The repair failed
Time 1 hours
Cost 0 rupees
What One of the pieces fell out and the motor had issues.
How The repair failed as the repair person told me that this is an old model and they don't have parts to repair the motor.
Why It failed
Importance Getting things repaired is a good practice; I knew that the motor had issues and had been 5-6 years of purchase. I still wanted to check that if any repair is possible before buying a new one.
Belt Buckle
Belt Buckle
 Belt Buckle
Belt Buckle
Repairer Tanya P
Who I hired someone
Time 20 minutes
Cost 150 rupees
What The belt buckle had issues, as I had not used this for years.
How The belt buckle was replaced.
Why My sister wanted to use it, so we fixed it for her use.
Importance It is an excellent way to save money and care for our environment.
Chair -cover/cushion
Chair -cover/cushion
 Chair -cover/cushion
Chair -cover/cushion
Repairer Aman
Who I hired someone
Time 2 days
Cost 2500 rupees
What The covers and cushions were in a bad shape
How We got the covers made and repaired the cushions as well.
Why It was looking bad, and one cushion was uneven.
Importance Best way to save money.
Computer speakers
Computer speakers
 Computer speakers
Computer speakers
Repairer Henry
Who The repair failed
Time 15 minutes
Cost 0 rupees
What Both the units had volume issues.
How The repair person suggested that I sell these off as they had no value now, and repairing them would be useless. I still got him to make it work, but it died within few hours, as it couldn't handle the volume and bass.
Why I was just curious if it could work or not. I knew these speakers were ancient.
Importance Good for our environment; we don't have to mine for resources as we repair that thing. It's a good practice to adopt.
DVD player
DVD player
 DVD player
DVD player
Repairer Henry
Who The repair failed
Time 10 minutes
Cost 0 rupees
What The disk drive
How The repair failed; the repair person said they don't do such devices as the parts are not available.
Why Didn't repair
Importance Good for our environment; we don't have to mine for resources as we repair that thing. It's a good practice to adopt.
Geyser
Geyser
 Geyser
Geyser
Repairer Rohan Verma
Who I hired someone
Time 6 hours
Cost 650 rupees
What It was taking time to heat up. the heating element was damaged.
How The heating element was replaced.
Why The tenant had complained a few times about it.
Importance It's a good way to keep our things working till the end of life.
Headphones
Headphones
 Headphones
Headphones
Repairer Tanya P
Who I hired someone
Time 15 minutes
Cost 80 rupees
What The left side wasn't working
How The wiring was loose; he fixed the wiring.
Why I use them frequently
Importance It is an excellent way to save money and care for our environment.
Microwave
Microwave
 Microwave
Microwave
Repairer Vaibhav
Who I hired someone
Time 1 days
Cost 1200 rupees
What The system had sparks coming from it.
How The whole unit was checked.
Why It is used frequently
Importance It's better than buying new things.
Music system
Music system
 Music system
Music system
Repairer Arya
Who I hired someone
Time 2 hours
Cost 350 rupees
What The charging port had electrical issues.
How The charging port wiring was replaced.
Why While charging it, the volume would go down itself, so I got it repaired.
Importance Saves money
Sandal strap
Sandal strap
 Sandal strap
Sandal strap
Repairer Tanya P
Who I hired someone
Time 20 minutes
Cost 100 rupees
What The strap came off
How The cobbler stitched the strap back; it was good as new.
Why These are my only pair of formal sandals.
Importance I think it is important to repair things that are possible, the sandals were in good condition, and only the strap came off. So we own things that function fine, but we have to make an effort to repair them.
Sewing box
Sewing box
 Sewing box
Sewing box
Who I did it
Time 2 hours
Cost 0 pounds
What There had been a pin cushion in the lid, but over time it had perished.
How Using materials I already had, (felt and stuffing), I made a new ‘cushion’ to fit the lid.
Why This box is a bit of a family heirloom. It was made in school, by a distant uncle, for his mother, over 80 years ago. I love being able to keep using it.
Importance Less waste & more beauty.
Shoe
Shoe
 Shoe
Shoe
Repairer Aman
Who I did it
Time 5 minutes
Cost 5 rupees
What The sole
How I glued the sole back
Why These are good pair of shoes
Importance Best way to save money.
Book shelf
Book shelf
 Book shelf
Book shelf
Repairer Tresa K
Who I hired someone
Time 1 days
Cost 1500 rupees
What There were a lot of issues with the shelf. Few shelves were loose, it required a paint job as well.
How The carpenter used few nails and tightened the shelves. They painted the stand after the repair works.
Why It was due for a long time; I had been postponing it for a year.
Importance Saves money and a sustainable habit
Ceramic figurine
Ceramic figurine
 Ceramic figurine
Ceramic figurine
Repairer vijay
Who The repair failed
Time 5 minutes
Cost 0 rupees
What One of the wings of the figurine broke
How I used a strong adhesive, but it came off as it fell again
Why It was looking bad, the repair failed, but we have decided to paint over it and not fix the broken wing.
Importance It's an excellent skill to have; we all should try to fix our things.
Curtain hanger
Curtain hanger
 Curtain hanger
Curtain hanger
Repairer Arjun
Who I did it
Time 10 minutes
Cost 0 rupees
What The rod got bent
How I took a hammer and straightened it out, put some tape at the edges and middle for stability.
Why Privacy purpose
Importance It's good for the environment
Desisti da lava-louça
Desisti da lava-louça
 Desisti da lava-louça
Desisti da lava-louça
Who The repair failed
Time 6 months
Cost 400 reais
What Lava louça antiga, considerada excelente qualidade, mas cada hora dá um problema diferente.
How Troca do temporizador, mas o vazamento permaneceu.
Why Porque o modelo é considerado ótimo, um clássico, e eu preferia consertar do que comprar uma nova, mas agora desisti.
Importance Porque diminui o consumismo desenfreado, ajuda a natureza e o nosso bolso.
Door
Door
 Door
Door
Repairer Tresa K
Who I hired someone
Time 1 days
Cost 250 rupees
What There was a huge crack.
How We hired a carpenter to fix few things; he replaced the door.
Why It wasn't looking good, and we had other things as well to be repaired.
Importance Saves money and a sustainable habit.
Earring
Earring
 Earring
Earring
Repairer Riya dutta
Who I hired someone
Time 30 minutes
Cost 250 rupees
What One-piece broke off.
How Took it to the jeweller and got it fixed.
Why These were a gift.
Importance It is a good practice.
Earring
Earring
 Earring
Earring
Repairer Prabha
Who I hired someone
Time 5 minutes
Cost 100 rupees
What One of the hooks broke
How I took it to a jeweller; he fixed the broken hook by attaching it.
Why The damage wasn't that much.
Importance I believe that recycling, reusing or repairing things is an excellent way to start your sustainable journey. This also helps other sectors and craftsperson.
Iron
Iron
 Iron
Iron
Repairer Mohan
Who I did it
Time 2 minutes
Cost 0 rupees
What The wire was breaking
How Put the tape around it
Why The broken wire is dangerous.
Importance Saves money
Iron
Iron
 Iron
Iron
Repairer Sheela RR
Who I hired someone
Time 2 days
Cost 0 rupees
What It stopped working within a week of purchase
How The service centre took it; this unit had faulty wiring. They changed the wiring.
Why It was brand new, a week old.
Importance Until an object reaches its end of life, we should try to extend it as much as possible.
Laptop Battery
Laptop Battery
 Laptop Battery
Laptop Battery
Repairer Arjun
Who I hired someone
Time 1 hours
Cost 650 rupees
What The battery died
How I went to Nehru place and got a battery pack.
Why This is my work laptop
Importance It's good for the environment
Pouch
Pouch
 Pouch
Pouch
Repairer Angel
Who I hired someone
Time 15 minutes
Cost 50 rupees
What The zip came off
How I took it to a tailor.
Why I had bought it a few weeks back, it's brand new.
Importance In my opinion, we should try to fix or repair or reuse our stuff as much as possible till it reaches the end of life.
Table fan
Table fan
 Table fan
Table fan
Repairer Vijay R
Who I hired someone
Time 1 hours
Cost 250 rupees
What The motor stopped working
How The mechanic fixed the same motor.
Why It gets pretty hot where I live and don't own an AC. This fan is portable and compact as well.
Importance Saves money
Tap
Tap
 Tap
Tap
Repairer Akshay
Who The repair failed
Time 1 days
Cost 700 rupees
What The tap was leaking
How We got a plumber to fix the tap; he got a new tap and fixed it. After a week it started to leak again, called the plumber again, but it didn't work. The repair failed both times, so we decided to tie one side of the tap.
Why To save water from leaking.
Importance It is essential as it helps to conserve and extend the life of an object.
The St Christopher & The bag Tie
The St Christopher & The bag Tie
 The St Christopher & The bag Tie
The St Christopher & The bag Tie
Who I hired someone
Time 2 minutes
Cost 0 pounds
What St Christopher
How with a sandwich bag tie
Why its v precious
Importance to keep them going
Treadmill
Treadmill
 Treadmill
Treadmill
Repairer Tresa K
Who The repair failed
Time 1 minutes
Cost 0 rupees
What The belt broke.
How The repair shop didn't have the belt; they recommended me another sports shop. I tried 2-3 sports shops after that but couldn't find the belt for this model.
Why I didn't repair it; it failed
Importance Saves money and a sustainable habit.
Wall clock
Wall clock
 Wall clock
Wall clock
Repairer Karan A
Who I hired someone
Time 1 hours
Cost 250 rupees
What Few of the pieces came off
How I got it fixed by a clock repairer nearby. He set the broken pieces by using glue.
Why If I hadn't, then the broken pieces would have been misplaced. It would have cost me more to buy a new one.
Importance We save money
Wooden chair
Wooden chair
 Wooden chair
Wooden chair
Repairer Tresa K
Who I hired someone
Time 1 days
Cost 500 rupees
What One of the legs was wobbly, and the wooden bars near the armrest came loose.
How The carpenter applied adhesive and a thin piece of wood and changed the rubber at the chair's base. For the wooden bars, he fixed it with a hammer.
Why It wasn't safe and could have done more damage also hurt someone at home.
Importance Saves money and a sustainable habit.
Wrist watch
Wrist watch
 Wrist watch
Wrist watch
Repairer Angel
Who I hired someone
Time 1 hours
Cost 1200 rupees
What The glass shattered.
How The broken glass was replaced.
Why It is a nice watch and quite expensive as well.
Importance In my opinion, we should try to fix or repair or reuse our stuff as much as possible till it reaches the end of life.
Altered Levi’s
Altered Levi’s
 Altered Levi’s
Altered Levi’s
Who I hired someone
Time 30 minutes
Cost 0 pounds
What Belt loop was loose due to hole above pocket. Jeans were also originally W38 but I altered to fit a W28
How Combination of hand and machine stitch
Why To mend, add value and prolong the life of the garment
Importance To reduce waste and inspire a change
Antique figurine
Antique figurine
 Antique figurine
Antique figurine
Repairer Suman
Who I did it
Time 10 minutes
Cost 0 rupees
What The arm of the figurine
How I carefully put tape around it
Why It's pretty old, and an antique piece; the damage wasn't much, but I didn't take chances and tapped it.
Importance We should take care of our belongings, things break, and it's good to repair your belongings.
Back scratcher
Back scratcher
 Back scratcher
Back scratcher
Repairer Minu
Who I did it
Time 5 minutes
Cost 0 rupees
What It broke in half.
How I put tape around it.
Why My grandfather uses it, and we didn't want to purchase a new one. The damage was repairable.
Importance It's sustainable; we are extending the object's life, saving money, and not purchasing new goods that require natural resources.
Boots
Boots
 Boots
Boots
Repairer Riya dutta
Who I hired someone
Time 1 hours
Cost 200 rupees
What The chain/zipper broke.
How A new zipper was put.
Why I had to attend an event that had a dress code; I hadn't fixed these boots for ages, but I had to repair them for that one event.
Importance It keeps us from buying new things. I thought of buying a new pair of brown boots but changed my mind when I saw the minor damage.
Broken belt loop
Broken belt loop
 Broken belt loop
Broken belt loop
Who I hired someone
Time 7 minutes
Cost 0 pounds
What Belt loop
How Needle and thread
Why To make them more functionable and not waste them
Importance To reduce waste!
Broken jeans
Broken jeans
 Broken jeans
Broken jeans
Who I hired someone
Time 30 minutes
Cost 0 pounds
What The jeans were too small so i tried to add width
How Using an extra patch of denim and sewing machine
Why To make them fit properly
Importance to reduce waste
Broken leggings
Broken leggings
 Broken leggings
Broken leggings
Who I did it
Time 20 minutes
Cost 0 pounds
What Holes in the fabric and overlocker thread has come loose.
How They aren’t repaired yet, however I may use a patch or carefully sew the holes up with brown thread.
Why I made these leggings and want to keep being able to wear them.
Importance To keep using things that you still love and are in good condition otherwise.
Broken strap
Broken strap
 Broken strap
Broken strap
Who I hired someone
Time 1 minutes
Cost 1 pounds
What The strap broke
How I did a temporary repair using a safety pin
Why So it could use it
Importance So i can get more wear out of them instead of buying something new
Coat pocket repair fail
Coat pocket repair fail
 Coat pocket repair fail
Coat pocket repair fail
Who I hired someone
Time 30 minutes
Cost 0 dollars
What The pocket of a coat
How Sewing
Why Items kept falling out the broken pocket
Importance Allows items to last longer
Cord telephone
Cord telephone
 Cord telephone
Cord telephone
Repairer sashidhar
Who The repair failed
Time 30 minutes
Cost 0 rupees
What Wouldn't switch on.
How It wasn't repaired, the shop didn't have the correct spare parts. They informed me that such phones have stopped coming to the market.
Why It failed
Importance It's necessary.
Dress repair
Dress repair
 Dress repair
Dress repair
Who I did it
Time 40 minutes
Cost 0 pounds
What The sleeves needed repairing so I removed them from the dress to make it sleeveless
How By cutting out the sleeves and sewing it up
Why So I could keep wearing it
Importance I think it’s important to repair things so they can keep being used or worn when they still have life left in them instead of going into landfill
Fixed jumper
Fixed jumper
 Fixed jumper
Fixed jumper
Who I did it
Time 30 minutes
Cost 0 dollars
What Sleeves too small, restored jumper as vest
How Hhand stitched sleeve hems
Why To repurpose the jumper so i can continue to wear it
Importance Reducing environmental harm / waste, creating unique garments
Granny swimming costume
Granny swimming costume
 Granny swimming costume
Granny swimming costume
Who I did it
Time 20 minutes
Cost 0 pounds
What Big hole
How Up cycled into a top
Why Hope made it unwearable, and I got it second hand so wanted to make it into something I’d wear
Importance To give something a new life
Great grandad’s repaired tool box
Great grandad’s repaired tool box
 Great grandad’s repaired tool box
Great grandad’s repaired tool box
Who I hired someone
Time 5 hours
Cost 30 pounds
What Clip fastening
How Using tools- screwdriver
Why For future use, handed down the family
Importance Decreasing waste, saving the planet.
Guitar
Guitar
 Guitar
Guitar
Repairer Saurabh
Who I hired someone
Time 2 days
Cost 1500 rupees
What Two strings broke.
How New strings were put.
Why I need my guitar for my lessons.
Importance As everyone can't purchase a new one.
Hanging on by a thread
Hanging on by a thread
 Hanging on by a thread
Hanging on by a thread
Who I hired someone
Time 10 minutes
Cost 0 pounds
What The bag strap has frayed and needs mending with strong thread.
How Black thread and needle.
Why It was my favourite bag and the rest of the bag was in perfect condition.
Importance To prevent waste and bring new life to your favourite objects / garments.
High-heel shoes
High-heel shoes
 High-heel shoes
High-heel shoes
Repairer Dorothy
Who I hired someone
Time 1 hours
Cost 80 rupees
What The tip of both heels had fallen off.
How He fixed a rubber. The piece of rubber was from a recycled aeroplane tire.
Why Nice middle-high heel shoes. I like to walk in them as they are soft.
Importance I have a big size for shoes that are difficult to find in India in the elegant section, and these shoes are elegant.
Iron
Iron
 Iron
Iron
Repairer Rohan
Who I did it
Time 10 minutes
Cost 0 rupees
What The wire
How Tapped it
Why It was required
Importance I went to the repair shop, and they were going to charge me 1300 for a new wire; I went home and fixed it myself for free.
Iron
Iron
 Iron
Iron
Repairer Rohan
Who I hired someone
Time 2 minutes
Cost 0 rupees
What The wire at the base of the plug point.
How I put tape around it.
Why The device is used frequently.
Importance A simple cut or damage in the wire doesn't mean the device doesn't work anymore; a quick repair saves money.
JBL speakers
JBL speakers
 JBL speakers
JBL speakers
Repairer Riya dutta
Who I hired someone
Time 1 days
Cost 0 rupees
What I had dropped the speaker, and since then, it stopped working.
How I took it to the service centre, from where I had purchased it. The speakers were under warranty, cost me nothing.
Why I love music and attend dance classes
Importance It is a good practice.
Jean Repair On Train
Jean Repair On Train
 Jean Repair On Train
Jean Repair On Train
Who I did it
Time 10 minutes
Cost 0 dollars
What Jeans
How Sewing
Why I was wearing them on the train and they broke and I didn’t have anything else to wear
Importance Allows them to last longer
Mixer
Mixer
 Mixer
Mixer
Repairer Varun H
Who The repair failed
Time 15 minutes
Cost 0 rupees
What The motor.
How The mechanic told me they don't repair these types of mixers now as the spare parts are tough to find.
Why I wanted to donate it.
Importance It helps in making the object good as new, in some sense.
Necklace
Necklace
 Necklace
Necklace
Repairer Swathi
Who I hired someone
Time 30 minutes
Cost 150 rupees
What The hook got twisted.
How I took it to a jewellery shop and got the hook straightened out.
Why This was a gift from my friend.
Importance To extend the life of an object so it fulfils its potential.
Old broken trousers turned into skirt
Old broken trousers turned into skirt
 Old broken trousers turned into skirt
Old broken trousers turned into skirt
Who I did it
Time 60 minutes
Cost 0 dollars
What Trousers
How By cutting the trousers then adding and sewing new fabric to make it into a skirt
Why They were my mums trousers so had some sentimental and the colour and details on the trousers were cool - I didn’t want to see them go to waste.
Importance It’s a great way of slowing mass-production down, we need to start rapidly changing our consumer habits and work with what has already been made.
Old Denim jacket
Old Denim jacket
 Old Denim jacket
Old Denim jacket
Who I did it
Time 3 hours
Cost 0 pounds
What Denim jacket was worn and torn, with lots of rips and holes
How I chopped the fabric up and turned it into a denim crop top, using almost all of the old fabric
Why I didn’t want to waste the fabric as I liked the different tones it had
Importance To reduce the amount of waste and to save the planet
Patched Levi’s
Patched Levi’s
 Patched Levi’s
Patched Levi’s
Who I hired someone
Time 1 days
Cost 0 dollars
What Rip in the bum
How Patched over the holes with fabric scraps, into flower and lily pad appliqué
Why My favourite pair of jeans
Importance So you don’t have to throw out favourite items
Quick repair of hole in top with safety pin
Quick repair of hole in top with safety pin
 Quick repair of hole in top with safety pin
Quick repair of hole in top with safety pin
Who I hired someone
Time 30 seconds
Cost 0 pounds
What Top
How Safety pin
Why Had a hole
Importance To be able to wear for longer
Re-dying a faded jacket
Re-dying a faded jacket
 Re-dying a faded jacket
Re-dying a faded jacket
Who I hired someone
Time 3 hours
Cost 10 pounds
What It was a different colour and pattern before but had started fading to a beige colour so I decided to dye it black
How Using a machine wash dye and taking off the buttons before hand in order to sew them back on
Why The previous pattern was fading
Importance Sustainability and the reduction of fast fashion
Recycled shell wind chime
Recycled shell wind chime
 Recycled shell wind chime
Recycled shell wind chime
Who I hired someone
Time 2 hours
Cost 10 pounds
What Plastic strings snapped
How Stronger, studier strings attached so that it held up in the wind
Why For future use
Importance Using recycled materials to avoid lots of waste
Ripped shorts to trousers
Ripped shorts to trousers
 Ripped shorts to trousers
Ripped shorts to trousers
Who I hired someone
Time 20 minutes
Cost 3 pounds
What The shorts were torn so i made them into trousers
How I cut an old pair of jeans off and sewed them to the shorts to create a pair of trousers
Why I wasn’t too keen on the shorts alone and i thought they would look better as jeans
Importance To sustain the use of clothing
slipper
slipper
 slipper
slipper
Repairer Swathi
Who The repair failed
Time 2 minutes
Cost 5 rupees
What the sole came out
How I glued it using fevi-kwick.
Why These are my bathroom slippers, and I thought glueing them would work. The sole fell off within a day
Importance To extend the life of an object so it fulfils its potential.
Sofa-bed
Sofa-bed
 Sofa-bed
Sofa-bed
Repairer Tanveer
Who I hired someone
Time 1 days
Cost 10,000 rupees
What The cushions and cloth needed mending.
How The mattress, cushions and entire cloth was changed.
Why Had to
Importance It is a good practice to have and helps our environment, as we are not discarding it. Fewer resources are used.
Sofa cover
Sofa cover
 Sofa cover
Sofa cover
Repairer Anupama
Who I did it
Time 1 hours
Cost 0 rupees
What The cover over the sofa
How I stitched the parts that were torn
Why The clothes were good and want to preserve them.
Importance We save some money from buying new things
Speaker system
Speaker system
 Speaker system
Speaker system
Repairer Rajesh
Who I hired someone
Time 1 days
Cost 450 rupees
What The aux input socket and the volume button.
How I took it to an electronics repair shop, replaced the volume button and checked the input socket.
Why It's an excellent speaker and has been hardly two years since purchase. I knew the problem wasn't serious, and a minor repair would be sufficient.
Importance It saves money and avoids unnecessary purchases.
Splodgy owl
Splodgy owl
 Splodgy owl
Splodgy owl
Who I did it
Time 2 hours
Cost 5 pounds
What I painted a owl but the black had smudged and no longer looked as nice as i had wish for.
How I layered more fabric paint over the top as well as shading in the most effected area so the black would be less visable over the white surface
Why it wasnt the end result i had originally intended for and didnt look as pleasing
Importance Saves you money and materials in the long run
Taking Up Trousers
Taking Up Trousers
 Taking Up Trousers
Taking Up Trousers
Who I hired someone
Time 45 minutes
Cost 0 pounds
What The trousers were too short for me, so I upcycled the trousers and repaired them, making them into a pair of shorts.
How Sewing machine
Why Because they were originally too short as trousers and I thought, I'd get more use out of them as shorts.
Importance So that you are able to get more use of them, then throwing them away.
Teddy Repair
Teddy Repair
 Teddy Repair
Teddy Repair
Who I did it
Time 5 minutes
Cost 1 pounds
What Ear
How With needle and thread Hand sewn
Why My little cousin found a hole in her toy rabbit so i fixed it for her
Importance i think its important because why throw it away when you can fix it
Telephone-landline
Telephone-landline
 Telephone-landline
Telephone-landline
Repairer Rahul
Who The repair failed
Time 5 minutes
Cost 0 rupees
What There was static during calls and would heat up after few hours.
How took it to a repair shop to get it checked. I couldn't find the spare parts of this particular model.
Importance It's a cheaper
The wet leg window repair
The wet leg window repair
 The wet leg window repair
The wet leg window repair
Who I did it
Time 0 minutes
Cost 0 dollars
What Window frame
How This is not a repair I did - it is one I took a picture off because it was very interestingly different and reminded me that you can easily do it yourself, without having to spend money.
Why Hashtag, save money.
Importance To save money and lower the carbon emissions that industries create.
Tie dye jumper
Tie dye jumper
 Tie dye jumper
Tie dye jumper
Who I did it
Time 2 hours
Cost 15 pounds
What Wasn’t broken, added more value and interesting patterns with tie dye
How Using tie dye kit
Why Add more value and create more of an interesting piece
Importance Adding your own elements and concept to a garment to make it unique
Trousers Repair
Trousers Repair
 Trousers Repair
Trousers Repair
Who I hired someone
Time 30 minutes
Cost 0 pounds
What Trousers
How Sew - thread and needle
Why Broken
Importance Because it’s broken
Turning up trousers
Turning up trousers
 Turning up trousers
Turning up trousers
Who I hired someone
Time 20 minutes
Cost 0 pounds
What The trousers we’re too long so I turned them up
How By hand stitching
Why Because I couldn’t wear it without the alteration
Importance It’s important to repair things because there isn’t a never ending amount of resources and if we can reduce waste we should
Upcycled sofa
Upcycled sofa
 Upcycled sofa
Upcycled sofa
Who I did it
Time 3 days
Cost 0 pounds
What The sofa cushions originally were broken so we took the frame out and used a flame touch to improve the look. We then used two old car seats that were not able to be used in a car and attached them onto the sofa frame.
How A drill was used to attach the car seats to the frame as well as clamps
Why To give it some new life and make use out of the car seats
Importance To protect the environment and give items a new life
Waistband reconstruction
Waistband reconstruction
 Waistband reconstruction
Waistband reconstruction
Who I did it
Time 1 hours
Cost 0 pounds
What The waistband - which had already been DIY removed and reconstructed when I bought them.
How The waist was taken in down the back seam.
Why The waist was too big and the previous DIY had affected the fit.
Importance To reduce waste and to add value to items you want to keep but need fixing.
Watch
Watch
 Watch
Watch
Repairer Rishabh
Who I hired someone
Time 1 hours
Cost 300 rupees
What The digital values weren't showing properly
How Took it to the shop
Why It is my favourite watch.
Importance Saves money
Zephi’s shirt
Zephi’s shirt
 Zephi’s shirt
Zephi’s shirt
Who I hired someone
Time 5 minutes
Cost 0 dollars
What Rip across the back and fabric tear at the bottom
How Hand stitch and machine sewn
Why My friend asked me to
Importance To slow down consumption and stop things going to waste
A cadeira
A cadeira
 A cadeira
A cadeira
Who I did it
Time 7 days
Cost 100 reais
What O estofado.
How Com a troca do estofado por um novo.
Why Porque utilizo diariamente para as minhas atividades no computador.
Importance Porque, mesmo comprando um novo produto, o valor sentimental e de estima não será o mesmo.
Azulejo
Azulejo
 Azulejo
Azulejo
Who I hired someone
Time 2 hours
Cost 0 reais
What Dois azulejos caíram e quebraram.
How A imobiliária chamou um profissional e ele disfarçou a falta dos azulejos com massa corrida.
Why Para o teto não ficar com um buraco.
Importance Porque nem tudo precisa ser descartado e algumas coisas podem ser consertadas.
Buraco na parede
Buraco na parede
 Buraco na parede
Buraco na parede
Who I did it
Time 200 minutes
Cost 0 dollars
What Houve um forte problema de infiltração que necessitou quebrar a parede da sala de estar de casa, deixando um grande e feio buraco
How Colocamos um quadro em cima a fim de esconder o dano causado e tem estado assim desde então, há 6 anos
Why Pois estava muito feio
Importance Para não gerar mais lixo, gastar material e dinheiro desnecessários
cabo de panela
cabo de panela
 cabo de panela
cabo de panela
Who I hired someone
Time 5 minutes
Cost 5 reais
What o cabo de panela
How por meio da troca de cabo que o profissional já tinha pelo cabo que estava quebrado
Why porque era necessário para o exercício na cozinha
Importance porque é por meio do conserto que se conserva as coisas mais importantes - seja objetos ou relações, evitando o consumismo e/ou a inimizade.
Calça recosturada
Calça recosturada
 Calça recosturada
Calça recosturada
Who I hired someone
Time 1 hours
Cost 0 reais
What Uma calça de tecido
How Minha calça rasgou, tentei costurar, mas não tenho tais habilidades, ficou horrível, minha avó teve que desfazer minha costura e fazer uma nova (e certa)
Why Porque é uma calça que uso com frequência e gosto muito dela
Importance Acredito que algumas coisas tem um valor emocional alto para serem substituídos dessa forma
Capa Rasgada
Capa Rasgada
 Capa Rasgada
Capa Rasgada
Who The repair failed
Time 3 minutes
Cost 5 reais
What A capa do celular
How com cola super bonder
Why A capa havia rasgado completamente e quebrado em algumas bordas, tentei colar ela com cola super bonder, mas em menos de um mês já havia quebrado mais ainda e portanto nem permanecia mais no celular, muito menos o protegia dos impactos
Importance Evitar gastos desnecessários, prolongar o tempo de vida de alguns produtos e gerar menos lixo
Chave de Maçaneta
Chave de Maçaneta
 Chave de Maçaneta
Chave de Maçaneta
Who I hired someone
Time 1 minutes
Cost 0 reais
What A maçaneta tinha travado e precisava ser trocado, para ter acesso ao outro lado da porta de forma que possa abrir e fechar dos dois lados.
How A maçaneta tinha travado e precisava ser trocado, por um periodo decidimos usar a chave de fendar para poder abrir e fechar de forma que a chave de fenda ainda possa ser usada para exercer sua função que foi destinada.
Why necessidade de ter o acesso ao outro lado da porta.
Importance Evitar custos financeiros desnecessário.
Chinelo remendado com cartela de remédio
Chinelo remendado com cartela de remédio
 Chinelo remendado com cartela de remédio
Chinelo remendado com cartela de remédio
Who I did it
Time 5 minutes
Cost 0 reais
What Chinelo
How O furo em que passa a tira do chinelo abriu demais, de modo que a tira ficava saindo. Então usei um cortador de unha para fazer um furo numa cartela de remédio e passei a tira por ele, de forma que ela parou de sair.
Why Eu tinha ido passar o final de semana numa cidade do interior e esse era o único chinelo que eu tinha levado. Funcionou bem, mas depois de um tempo acabei descartando o chinelo, pois a sola ficou meio escorregadia por causa da cartela de remédio.
Importance É importante para reutilizar materiais e para que não seja preciso sempre comprar coisas novas quando elas estragam. Nesse caso, foi um reparo provisório que solucionou meu problema num final de semana em que eu só tinha esse chinelo disponível.
Chuveiro
Chuveiro
 Chuveiro
Chuveiro
Who The repair failed
Time 1 hours
Cost 5 reais
What Foi preciso instalar um chuveiro elétrico.
How Comprei apenas a fita isolante, pois já possuía o chuveiro elétrico, tentei fazer sozinho e acabou dando errado.
Why Não conhecia ninguém que instalava chuveiro.
Importance Nem tudo precisa ser descartado, algumas coisas podem ser consertadas.
Conserto de cama de cachorro
Conserto de cama de cachorro
 Conserto de cama de cachorro
Conserto de cama de cachorro
Who I hired someone
Time 7 days
Cost 20 reais
What Cama de cachorro
How O fundo rasgou e como ele é de lona (não tinha como costurar em casa), levei em um profissional que conserta mochilas, bolsas, etc. Em uma semana, ele refez o fundo da cama. Porém, ao remontá-la, a estampa do tecido ficou torta. Me incomoda um pouco, mas o conserto está perfeito há quase 10 anos.
Why Minha cadela gosta muito dessa cama e a qualidade do tecido dela é muito boa.
Importance Nesse caso, foi importante pois o objeto tem certo valor sentimental e ele estava em perfeitas condições, se não fosse pelo fundo rasgado.
Conserto de celular profissional
Conserto de celular profissional
 Conserto de celular profissional
Conserto de celular profissional
Who I hired someone
Time 14 days
Cost 350 reais
What A tela havia quebrado, então era necessário um reparo
How O profissional substituiu as telas
Why Aparelhos eletrônicos são caros e este celular ainda não está obsoleto, portanto, caso fosse reparado, ainda haveria como usufruir dele
Importance Acredito ser importante reparar as coisas para fugirmos dessa criação da sociedade chamada consumismo
Conserto Pro - Computador
Conserto Pro - Computador
 Conserto Pro - Computador
Conserto Pro - Computador
Who I hired someone
Time 3 days
Cost 1700 reais
What Manutenção para melhorar capacidade de armazenamento e velocidade
How Computador
Why Estava travando muito e nem rodava os programas básicos de edição
Importance Evitar o desperdício de objetos que ainda são totalmente funcionais
Conserto - Rodapé de roupeiro
Conserto - Rodapé de roupeiro
 Conserto - Rodapé de roupeiro
Conserto - Rodapé de roupeiro
Who The repair failed
Time 10 minutes
Cost 1 reais
What O rodapé estava bambo, então foi necessário parafusá-lo
How Infelizmente, ele não foi reparado
Why Eu tentei reparar o objeto por insistência da minha mãe, pois particularmente preferiria deixar o guarda roupa sem o rodapé para facilitar a limpeza por debaixo dele
Importance Para nos livrar da banalização/internalização da obsolescência programada, que nos insita a logo após algo quebrar comprar mais novo e atualizado e apenas gerar mais lixo
Deu certo - Conserto de picareta com pregos
Deu certo - Conserto de picareta com pregos
 Deu certo - Conserto de picareta com pregos
Deu certo - Conserto de picareta com pregos
Who I did it
Time 5 minutes
Cost 2.00 reais
What A parte de metal que comporta as lâminas estava saindo devido ao desgaste da madeira, então colocamos pregos para que não saia mais
How Utilizamos um martelo para fixar os pregos na madeira
Why Eu reparei, pois era a única ferramenta do tipo que tinhamos disponível, além de ser um costume aproveitar ao máximo a estrutura
Importance Creio ser importante, pelo valor de estima que o objeto passa a ter depois de ser usado por nós, comprar algo e jogar fora depois que quebra é algo meio monstruoso, acredito que isso é uma metáfora a vida, quase como se nos livrássemos de tudo que não dá pra usar mais...
Fail
Fail
 Fail
Fail
Who I did it
Time 2 minutes
Cost 0 reais
What A frente de meu mouse
How Colei uma fita
Why A luz de led estava incomodando, além do manuseio ser prejudicado
Importance É importante consertar para extender o ciclo de vida dos produtos
Fez-se luz novamente.
Fez-se luz novamente.
 Fez-se luz novamente.
Fez-se luz novamente.
Who I hired someone
Time 60 minutes
Cost 30 reais
What O suporte da lâmpada.
How Com a troca do suporte por um antigo que eu possuía.
Why Porque utilizo em meus trabalhos de fotografia.
Importance Porque, mesmo comprando um novo produto, o valor sentimental e de estima não será o mesmo.
Gaveta Presa por durex
Gaveta Presa por durex
 Gaveta Presa por durex
Gaveta Presa por durex
Who I did it
Time 5 minutes
Cost 0 reais
What A gaveta
How Prendi a parte que estava soltando com fita adesiva
Why Porque a gaveta estava desmontando e eu precisava usá-la
Importance Para economizar dinheiro e matéria prima.
Jeans pocket
Jeans pocket
 Jeans pocket
Jeans pocket
Who I did it
Time 2 hours
Cost 0 pounds
What My husband’s wallet had worn away the denim round the pocket.
How I made two under patches to sit behind the mend and two over patches to sew through to strengthen this part of the jeans that get a lot of wear.
Why Jeans will last for many years. Denim is very hard wearing. They are expensive, so I need them to last.
Importance To reduce the amount of waste.
Laços desfeitos
Laços desfeitos
 Laços desfeitos
Laços desfeitos
Who I hired someone
Time 30 minutes
Cost 3 reais
What O cordão da pulseira.
How Usando um cordão antigo que possuía.
Why Porque não queria substituí-lo devido ao valor sentimental.
Importance Porque, mesmo comprando um novo produto, o valor sentimental e de estima não será o mesmo.
Lixeira consertada com embalagem de bolo
Lixeira consertada com embalagem de bolo
 Lixeira consertada com embalagem de bolo
Lixeira consertada com embalagem de bolo
Who I did it
Time 20 seconds
Cost 0 reais
What Lixeira da cozinha
How O fundo da lixeira estava quebrado, então reparei que a embalagem de bolo tinha praticamente o mesmo diâmetro e a coloquei lá para que o saco de lixo não ficasse mais rasgando.
Why Porque eu não queria comprar outra lixeira.
Importance É ótimo para reutilizar objetos, reduzir a geração de resíduos e para economizar dinheiro.
Manga de camisa
Manga de camisa
 Manga de camisa
Manga de camisa
Who I did it
Time 10 minutes
Cost 0 reais
What A barra da manga estava se descosturando e precisava ser reparada
How A costureira usou uma máquina de costura e colocou a manga no lugar com uma linha
Why Porque a camisa era nova eu usava ela muito
Importance Para economizar e evitar ter de produzir mais coisas
O novo rejunte
O novo rejunte
 O novo rejunte
O novo rejunte
Who I hired someone
Time 2 days
Cost 100 reais
What O rejunte entre a pia e a bancada estava velho, sujo e se despedaçando.
How Primeiro, o rejunte velho foi totalmente removido com uma espátula. Depois, fiz a mistura das duas partes do produto e apliquei sobre a superfície. Como é uma área molhada, tive que esperar até o outro dia para fazer ajustes mais finos.
Why O rejunte velho estava se despedaçando, o que fazia com que a água que respingasse da torneira, se infiltrasse no móvel abaixo da bancada.
Importance Reparar as coisas se torna, muitas vezes, uma questão de necessidade.
piercing de computador
piercing de computador
 piercing de computador
piercing de computador
Who I did it
Time 30 minutes
Cost 40 reais
What A tela de meu computador estava solta
How Pregos foram colocados para firmar a tela
Why a tela estava soltando
Importance é importante para extender o ciclo de vida de um produto
Self-made repair of an eletric shower
Self-made repair of an eletric shower
 Self-made repair of an eletric shower
Self-made repair of an eletric shower
Who I hired someone
Time 40 minutes
Cost 40 reais
What The eletric water heater of the shower.
How First, I turned down the eletricity, then I removed the shower and the water heater inside of it. After this, I replaced it with a new one and intalled the shower again.
Why Because I needed the hot water to take a shower.
Importance Because I think its unnecessary to throw away a perfectly good shower due to a inside piece that is broken and easily replaceable.
Sofá quebrado
Sofá quebrado
 Sofá quebrado
Sofá quebrado
Who I hired someone
Time 1 months
Cost 2000 reais
What Os encostos do sofá estavam quebrados, caídos no chão, assim como o tecido estava rasgado e manchado
How Trocaram o tecido e algumas peças para reestruturar o sofá
Why Não queria comprar um novo
Importance Não gerar mais lixo e apoiar pequenos trabalhadores
Soldered gate
Soldered gate
 Soldered gate
Soldered gate
Who I hired someone
Time 2 hours
Cost 50 reais
What The gate is old and heavy so the original hinge was broken.
How The locksmith developed a more robust hinge adapted from a brand new one.
Why Because the gate was not opening and closing well.
Importance Because I hate when things of daily use don't work well.
Spectacles
Spectacles
 Spectacles
Spectacles
Who I hired someone
Time 10 minutes
Cost 0 pounds
What my reading glasses
How i taped the glasses with gaffer tape - bingo!
Why because i can't read without them
Importance why not?
Teclado USB
Teclado USB
 Teclado USB
Teclado USB
Who The repair failed
Time 2 minutes
Cost 0 reais
What O teclado parou de funcionar devido ao fio que estava com mau contato.
How Colei um pedaço de fita isolante na tentativa de resolver o mau contato do fio.
Why Porque ele era um dos meus instrumentos de estudo e eu preferia consertar do que comprar um novo.
Importance Além de ser uma forma de economia, é uma grande oportunidade de ressignificar e transformar coisas "quebradas" em outras.
Tela de Proteção
Tela de Proteção
 Tela de Proteção
Tela de Proteção
Who I hired someone
Time 2 hours
Cost 70 reais
What A sacada precisava de uma tela de proteção para a Mel não cair
How Com o auxílio de uma tesoura e de abraçadeiras de plástico.
Why Para economizar.
Importance Nem tudo precisa ser descartado, as coisas podem ser consertadas.
Toldo de madeiras
Toldo de madeiras
 Toldo de madeiras
Toldo de madeiras
Who I did it
Time 2 days
Cost 0 reais
What Condições climaticas: ventanias.
How Criação de um toldo com maderite e um pedaço de lona que o vizinnho ia jogar fora amarrado com arames encontrados pelo quintal.
Why Como moro em uma casa muito alta, os ventos fortes não permitiam utilizar a varanda e por isso deveria ser concertada essa condição.
Importance Reparar traz aquela conceito de foi você quem fez. Apesar de não ser uma verdade absoluta, essa frase ele e muito aceita e superestimada.
Toldo Manual
Toldo Manual
 Toldo Manual
Toldo Manual
Who I did it
Time 5 hours
Cost 3500 reais
What Toldo de gambiarras, ele já não acompanhava o design que a casa estava se formando.
How Foi contratado uma empresa que poduziu e instalou o toldo.
Why Nessidade de manter um padrão "belo" que a casa estava se formando.
Importance Continuar como conceito ou ideia que foi proposta ao adquirir o produto.
umidificador
umidificador
 umidificador
umidificador
Who I did it
Time 30 minutes
Cost 0 reais
What o umidificador
How por meio de um durepox colado para tampar a rachadura no umidificador
Why para não precisar comprar um novo pois é um objeto de muita importância que ajuda a lidar com problemas respiratórios
Importance porque é por meio do conserto que se conserva as coisas mais importantes - seja objetos ou relações, evitando o consumismo e/ou a inimizade.
vaporizador
vaporizador
 vaporizador
vaporizador
Who The repair failed
Time 10 minutes
Cost 0 reais
What o vaporizador
How por meio de uma tentativa de corrigir uma rachadura no vaporizador, como não foi possível ele será reutilizado como vaso de planta
Why pois ele é necessário para ajudar a amenizar problemas respiratórios
Importance porque é por meio do conserto que se conserva as coisas mais importantes - seja objetos ou relações, evitando o consumismo e/ou a inimizade.
Bowl
Bowl
 Bowl
Bowl
Repairer Elizabeth C
Who I did it
Time 5 minutes
Cost 15 rupees
What The bowl broke into two halves
How Used adhesive
Why Its a nice bowl
Importance Its cost-effective and sustainable
Car Axle
Car Axle
 Car Axle
Car Axle
Repairer Krishna
Who I hired someone
Time 3 days
Cost 3500 rupees
What The axle of the car was damaged
How Took it to the car mechanic.
Why It was required
Importance Repairing an object is always better as it saves money, a good thing to do, we learn new skills while repairing.
Ceiling fan
Ceiling fan
 Ceiling fan
Ceiling fan
Repairer Charu S
Who I hired someone
Time 1 days
Cost 350 rupees
What the ball bearing
How By taking it to a shop, I got the bearing checked.
Why As it was making alot of noise
Importance We should reuse things as much as we can; there is no need to purchase something new when you can repair it.
Cot
Cot
 Cot
Cot
Repairer Sheela RR
Who I hired someone
Time 2 days
Cost 8000 rupees
What The legs of the cot
How By reinforcing with better bolts and nuts. Attached a steel frame as well.
Why The cot was an antique passed down, the quality of the wood is excellent.
Importance It is a good way to cut costs.
cupboard
cupboard
 cupboard
cupboard
Repairer Sheela RR
Who I hired someone
Time 2 days
Cost 2000 rupees
What The door needed some work done.
How They changed the plyboard.
Why The cupboard was given to me as a gift; I have a lot of sentiments attached to it.
Importance I strongly believe in reusing things; it doesn't mean it has stopped working if it gets broken. We should try to check first if any repair is possible.
English-German dictionary
English-German dictionary
 English-German dictionary
English-German dictionary
Repairer Dorothy
Who I hired someone
Time 1 days
Cost 100 rupees
What The binding part of the dictionary.
How The bookbinder was fixed by using a new cover
Why As I like to look the words up in a dictionary rather than online. I have had it with me since my university days.
Importance As it is costly to buy a new one every time.
Juicer, mixer, grinder (all in one)
Juicer, mixer, grinder (all in one)
 Juicer, mixer, grinder (all in one)
Juicer, mixer, grinder (all in one)
Repairer Tanveer
Who I hired someone
Time 2 hours
Cost 150 rupees
What Motor
How The motor was repaired.
Why We use the mixer for a lot of purposes.
Importance Buying a new one is quite expensive, so a cheaper solution was to get it repaired.
Ripped seams
Ripped seams
 Ripped seams
Ripped seams
Who I did it
Time 40 minutes
Cost 0 pounds
What The seams in these trousers had worn to big holes
How I made two patches from an old dress, then sewed them on.
Why These are favourite trousers.
Importance To save materials from landfill and to be thrifty.
Speakers
Speakers
 Speakers
Speakers
Repairer Nutan
Who I did it
Time 20 minutes
Cost 0 rupees
What Audio input jacket.
How Temporarily connected the broken part using tape.
Why I didn’t find any specific workshop of that brand; I had to do it myself.
Importance To save money and time and also avoid digital garbage.
Window
Window
 Window
Window
Repairer Veenus A
Who I hired someone
Time 6 days
Cost 1000 rupees
What The mesh part
How We got the mesh repaired and the frame re-modelled.
Why The cooling of the room was not proper; the window was letting in the hot air.
Importance To make things work better
Antique furniture
Antique furniture
 Antique furniture
Antique furniture
Repairer Varun Singh
Who I did it
Time 5 minutes
Cost 25 rupees
What The tusk of the elephant
How Used good quality glue for wooden objects
Why This antique was a gift from one of the royal families.
Importance Repair, in my opinion, is something to be done to protect and extend the life of your belonging. We own that object; we should take care of it, if possible.
Bag zip
Bag zip
 Bag zip
Bag zip
Repairer Amit
Who I hired someone
Time 15 minutes
Cost 50 rupees
What The zip got stuck, had to cut the end part of the zipper.
How I cut the end part of the zipper, fixed the stuck zip. Then I took it to a tailor and got it stitched back.
Why It is my lunch box, I couldn't keep it open.
Importance If it's possible and can be done, repairing will save money and reduce waste from landfills.
Blouse
Blouse
 Blouse
Blouse
Repairer Minu
Who I did it
Time 20 minutes
Cost 0 rupees
What The arm of the blouse was tight.
How I opened the stitching by myself and fixed the arm.
Why The blouse was getting tight around the arm.
Importance saves money and is a good practice to adopt
Chair wheel
Chair wheel
 Chair wheel
Chair wheel
Repairer Amit
Who I hired someone
Time 1 hours
Cost 200 rupees
What The wheel of the chair
How The wheel was replaced.
Why It was a small and quick fix, it didn't need much work.
Importance It's better to repair and save time and money.
Rubber boots
Rubber boots
 Rubber boots
Rubber boots
Who The repair failed
Time 20 minutes
Cost 8. pounds
What This part of the sole keeps coming away from the boot.
How I have bought 3 different glues, and attempted to mend these 3 times now. I used cycle repair glue, gorilla glue and a specialist glue for wetsuits. It still comes unstuck. I will keep trying!
Why I intend these boots to last for many years. I do not want to replace them. It would be very wasteful of resources to throw them away. I am committed to not buying new clothes of any kind. They are otherwise waterproof & very practical.
Importance Repairing shows respect & gives value to the item & the materials it is made of. Repair also shows respect to the original labour of making.
Scooter
Scooter
 Scooter
Scooter
Repairer Vinod
Who I hired someone
Time 2 hours
Cost 1300 rupees
What Due to rainwater, the scooter wasn't starting.
How I took it to a mechanic shop. The clutch was repaired. The filter was cleaned, and oil was changed.
Why I had no other option but to get it checked and repaired.
Importance There are too many products and things in the market nowadays. How much will a person buy and discard, its more logical to get your things repaired or fixed.
Dumbbell
Dumbbell
 Dumbbell
Dumbbell
Repairer Vishal G
Who I did it
Time 10 minutes
Cost 75 rupees
What The plates of the dumbbell
How I taped the broken part of the plate
Why The plates are filled with sand, so I fixed them to stop the sand from getting out more
Importance It is a good way to extend the life of the object
Speaker system
Speaker system
 Speaker system
Speaker system
Repairer Vinod
Who I hired someone
Time 20 minutes
Cost 70 rupees
What The lead of the speaker.
How A new lead was put.
Why The system was in good working condition and suddenly stopped working.
Importance We can't buy new things all the time if there are possibilities of repair we should go for it.
Bathroom Wash-basin
Bathroom Wash-basin
 Bathroom Wash-basin
Bathroom Wash-basin
Repairer Nutan
Who I did it
Time 12 hours
Cost 75 rupees
What Its pipe connection to the drain was leaking.
How Applied M-seal around the leakage
Why Except for the leaking, at connecting point, no other problem was there. So, repaired it.
Importance We repair things for many reasons, such as emotional attachment, urgency, economic reasons etc.
Bed
Bed
 Bed
Bed
Repairer Anu Agrawal
Who I hired someone
Time 10 days
Cost 15000 rupees
What The entire frame needed repair and required polishing.
How Redesigned
Why The bed was around 30 years old. It was very strong but had a very outdated look which the new generation in the house did not approve of. So the idea was to keep the quality furniture of the past while giving it a modern look.
Importance It is important because the country can’t afford this wastage culture. Just because we can afford the stuff we can’t keep piling on waste. But because you can afford the stuff you are answerable to your family also so this looks like the best middle path.
Clay doll
Clay doll
 Clay doll
Clay doll
Repairer Nutan
Who I did it
Time 2 hours
Cost 100 rupees
What The dolls are very old and decoloured over time.
How We recoloured it with acrylic colours.
Why As these are favourite dolls of my daughter, so I had to.
Importance Here we repaired the dolls because of my daughter’s emotional attachment with them.
Decorative bowl-set
Decorative bowl-set
 Decorative bowl-set
Decorative bowl-set
Repairer Nutan
Who I did it
Time 10 minutes
Cost 5 rupees
What A glass bowl got detached from its frame.
How Used fevi-Kwik to stick it with the frame.
Why I like it a lot. It’s a beautiful piece of decoration, which I use to keep colours on festive occasions.
Importance Repairing saves a lot of additional costs than buying a new one.
Double Bed
Double Bed
 Double Bed
Double Bed
Repairer Nutan
Who I hired someone
Time 3 days
Cost 2000 rupees
What The wooden slabs were broken.
How We needed to replace them with new ones.
Why Only two wooden slabs were broken, and two had cracks. We repaired it because buying a new bed just for this would have cost a lot.
Importance It's important to repair as it avoids discarding to reduce the generation of waste and/or rubbish.
Flower pot
Flower pot
 Flower pot
Flower pot
Repairer Nutan
Who I did it
Time 1 minutes
Cost 0 rupees
What It broke into two equal parts vertically.
How I used cello tape to stick it.
Why It is my daughter's favourite plant pot. She got very sad when it broke.
Importance We repair things for many reasons, such as emotional attachment, urgency, economic reasons—repairing is less costly than buying and is suitable for the environment.
Linen Kurta
Linen Kurta
 Linen Kurta
Linen Kurta
Repairer Shreya
Who I hired someone
Time 1 hours
Cost 80 rupees
What As the cloth is many years old it tore on the shoulder blade.
How I went to a tailor. He sewed it and tried to put traditional ornamental work on it.
Why I guess out of nostalgia.
Importance 100 Trillion tonnes of cloth are thrown every year. All these clothes are made out of natural resources. Why not repair it as it is made out of good quality linen - and a kurta does not get out of style.
Plug-in lamp
Plug-in lamp
 Plug-in lamp
Plug-in lamp
Repairer Dorothy
Who I hired someone
Time 10 minutes
Cost 75 rupees
What The joint between the bulb holder and the electric wire cover was broken. The light shade plus bulb was hanging loosely, and the electrical connection was broken.
How They repaired it with tape as the joint holder was broken.
Why The lamp is from a design shop in Germany. I have not seen a lamp in India which you can plug into the plug directly without a wire cord. It is useful as a bathroom mirror lamp as it is flexible.
Importance For every new item which is manufactured natural resources are used. There are only limited natural resources available. Our desire for brand-new things is not sustainable.
Geyser base
Geyser base
 Geyser base
Geyser base
Repairer Preeti V
Who The repair failed
Time 5 minutes
Cost 25 rupees
What Somehow, the base part of the geyser broke off in the course of other repair work and the technician was unable to fit it back.
How By using electrical tape to hold it back in place.
Why I thought it might be unsafe to have parts fully exposed. Also, I did not want to buy a new geyser, as it was functioning properly.
Importance Lesser resources are consumed over longer periods of time, there is less stress on landfills, and it also costs less to repair an item than purchase a new one.
Keyboard (laptop)
Keyboard (laptop)
 Keyboard (laptop)
Keyboard (laptop)
Repairer Vishnu Prasad
Who The repair failed
Time 1 days
Cost 0 rupees
What The clip which holds the key to the keyboard.
How By using glue, though the repair failed as it came out after few days.
Why It was being troublesome.
Importance Things need a push to work well
Plastic chair
Plastic chair
 Plastic chair
Plastic chair
Who I hired someone
Time 15 minutes
Cost 0 rupees
What The seat of the chair had cracked
How By using cable/wires kept at home.
Why I thought it would be better than spending money to buy a new chair.
Importance I think repairing things has multiple benefits. If we repair them instead of discarding them, it can reduce the total production of the items in the first place as the life of the things is prolonged by repairing them.
A ferramenta certa
A ferramenta certa
 A ferramenta certa
A ferramenta certa
Who I did it
Time 3 hours
Cost 5 reais
What Sementes de tento carolina.
How Eu queria fazer um colar com as sementes, que são muito duras. para furá-las, eu e meu pai tentamos segurar com alicate, mas ela se quebrava, então furamos uma pinça - mais delicada - e prendendo cada semente com a pinça furada fizemos os furos e o colar.
Why São sementes que encontrava sempre no caminho da faculdade, e fazer delas um colar era uma forma de recordação.
Importance Acho que no fazer e no contato das mãos e das coisas nos aproximamos do mundo com mais humildade.
Conserto por um luthier de um violão quebrado
Conserto por um luthier de um violão quebrado
 Conserto por um luthier de um violão quebrado
Conserto por um luthier de um violão quebrado
Who I hired someone
Time 4 days
Cost 100 reais
What A cabeça do violão
How Foram coladas as peças quebradas com cola própria para o material
Why Não era possível utiliza-lo mais
Importance Para evitarmos comprar coisas que já temos sem necessidade, já que poderiamos conserta-las
Tentativa de colagem da haste de um óculos
Tentativa de colagem da haste de um óculos
 Tentativa de colagem da haste de um óculos
Tentativa de colagem da haste de um óculos
Who The repair failed
Time 5 minutes
Cost 5 reais
What A haste do óculos, que se descolou e ficava caindo
How Tentamos colar a haste com uma cola acessível e comum
Why Fazíamos muito uso do óculos e não víamos o por quê de comprar um novo, já que tentaríamos consertá-lo
Importance Para evitarmos comprar coisas que já temos sem necessidade, já que poderíamos consertá-las
A garrafa
A garrafa
 A garrafa
A garrafa
Who I did it
Time 5 minutes
Cost 0 reais
What A tampinha branca
How Colado com cola super bonder
Why Sempre mantenho uma garrafa comigo para manter a hidratação, tinha uma de vidro que caiu e não teve conserto já essa caiu no chão e quebrou a tampa e então eu colei de novo.
Importance É importante para não ter que trocar sempre que estraga e também muitas vezes para a memoria afetiva do objeto
Mangueira sanfonada DIY
Mangueira sanfonada DIY
 Mangueira sanfonada DIY
Mangueira sanfonada DIY
Who I did it
Time 10 minutes
Cost 2.00 reais
What Reparo para mangueira de saída de água de uma lavadora.
How Utilizando fita isolante.
Why Necessidade de uso para tarefas diárias.
Importance Evitar o descarte inadequado.
Falha elétrica
Falha elétrica
 Falha elétrica
Falha elétrica
Who The repair failed
Time 15 minutes
Cost 4 reais
What Tentativa de reparo, sem sucesso.
How Tomada em barra para área externa.
Why Tentativa de reuso do ponto elétrico para iluminação do jardim.
Importance Reaproveitar e evitar o descarte de um objeto útil para uso.
Fazendo o cabideiro funcionar
Fazendo o cabideiro funcionar
 Fazendo o cabideiro funcionar
Fazendo o cabideiro funcionar
Who I did it
Time 5 minutes
Cost 0 reais
What Assim que furamos a parede pra colocar o cabideiro, ela esfarelou por ser muito antiga. Colocamos o cabideiro mesmo assim, e com qualquer peso colocado sobre ele, ele caia pra frente e ficava inutilizável.
How Pegamos palitos de dente que tinhamos em casa, quebramos em pedacinhos e colocamos os pedaços no buraco. Daí, quando encaixamos a buchinha de novo, ela se prendeu aos palitos e não à parede, e fez ficar firme o cabideiro
Why Esse cabideiro eu e um grande amigo compramos em uma viagem muito especial pra nós, de um carpinteiro que conhecemos na estrada. Guardamos o cabideiro até nos mudarmos pra um apartamento juntos, então era muito importante pra gente colocar ele pra funcionar, exposto na sala pra gente contar história
Importance Acho que a maioria das coisas que temos, a nossa volta, contam histórias. E o conserto pode tanto prolongar essas histórias como adicionar um quê a mais a ela. A manutenção dessas coisas pode servir à essa contação, e ela mesma virar anedota
Globo rosa
Globo rosa
 Globo rosa
Globo rosa
Who I did it
Time 10 minutes
Cost 0 dollars
What Globo de neve
How Retirei o globo à força girando-o e joguei a água rosa escuro que se formou fora. Depois remontei a cidade dentro do globo vazio e recoloquei
Why Memória afetiva, estética
Importance Para tornar funcional novamente objetos úteis do cotidiano
Gnomo mal-educado
Gnomo mal-educado
 Gnomo mal-educado
Gnomo mal-educado
Who I hired someone
Time 5 minutes
Cost 9 reais
What Dedo do meio
How Colei o dedo com super bonder
Why Porque eu gosto do gnomo mal-educado.
Importance Reduzir a produção de lixo.
Imagem Nossa Senhora do Silêncio
Imagem Nossa Senhora do Silêncio
 Imagem Nossa Senhora do Silêncio
Imagem Nossa Senhora do Silêncio
Who I did it
Time 30 minutes
Cost 5 reais
What Estava quebrada no meio
How Com cola de escola
Why É um objeto importante para minha mãe
Importance Para permanecer com objetos de memória afetiva e evitar jogar no lixo
Máquina de lavar
Máquina de lavar
 Máquina de lavar
Máquina de lavar
Who I hired someone
Time 3 hours
Cost 100 reais
What Estava fazendo muito barulho e, ao tentar consertar por conta própria, parou de funcionar, não fazendo todo o processo de lavagem
How Foi necessário chamar um profissional
Why Importante para a lavagem das roupas
Importance Não ter que gastar dinheiro comprando um novo
Negódeispindurá
Negódeispindurá
 Negódeispindurá
Negódeispindurá
Who The repair failed
Time 1 hours
Cost 0 reais
What Gancho de pendurar coisa
How Tentamos furar mais para trocar a bucha.
Why Não reparamos.
Importance reduzir produção de lixo.
O ciclo da cadeira
O ciclo da cadeira
 O ciclo da cadeira
O ciclo da cadeira
Who The repair failed
Time 0 minutes
Cost 0 reais
What O encosto estofado
How Parafusando o encosto sempre que ele cai
Why Alguém sempre senta e o encosto sai do lugar, e sempre parafusamos na tentativa de consertar
Importance É importante para não ter que trocar sempre que estraga e também muitas vezes pela memoria afetiva do objeto
O conserto do fogão
O conserto do fogão
 O conserto do fogão
O conserto do fogão
Who I hired someone
Time 10 minutes
Cost 130 reais
What As peças de vazão de gás
How Trocando as peças que eram compatíveis com gás encanado de apartamento, para peças compatíveis com gás normal de cozinha.
Why A chama do fogão ficava muito alto já que as peças eram incompatíveis com o tipo de gás, deixando as panelas pretas.
Importance É importante para não ter que trocar sempre que estraga e também muitas vezes pela memoria afetiva do objeto, além da sensação boa de ver algo funcionando novamente.
O toldo do carnaval
O toldo do carnaval
 O toldo do carnaval
O toldo do carnaval
Who I did it
Time 2 years
Cost 1000 reais
What Motor
How Troca de motor
Why Pra ter sombra fresca
Importance Reduzir produção de lixo
Phone charger
Phone charger
 Phone charger
Phone charger
Repairer Vishal
Who I did it
Time 2 minutes
Cost 0 rupees
What The wire
How I taped the broken part of the wire
Why As I use the charger every day, if I hadn't fixed it, I would have to buy a new one.
Importance saves money
Esteira Ergométrica
Esteira Ergométrica
 Esteira Ergométrica
Esteira Ergométrica
Who I did it
Time 40 minutes
Cost 100 reais
What Reparo da placa eletrônica.
How Esteira ergométrica.
Why Necessidade de uso do equipamento.
Importance Reaproveitar o uso do equipamento seminovo e evitar o descarte.
Rodinha cadeira escritório
Rodinha cadeira escritório
 Rodinha cadeira escritório
Rodinha cadeira escritório
Who The repair failed
Time 10 minutes
Cost 0.1 reais
What Uma das rodinhas da cadeira de escritório
How Colocamos um pedaço de papel no lugar que a rodinha se apoia
Why Porque estava me atrapalhando a usar a cadeira, pois a uso todos os dias
Importance Para economizar e evitar ter de comprar várias coisas
Sola descolada
Sola descolada
 Sola descolada
Sola descolada
Who The repair failed
Time 5 minutes
Cost 0 dollars
What Sola do tênis
How Colei com super bonder mas não deu muito certo
Why É um tênis muito confortável e não quero gastar dinheiro com tênis novo
Importance Incentivar o consumo consciente, sustentabilidade e tornar funcionais novamente objetos úteis no cotidiano
Tentativa frustrada de ler um livro um pouco velho
Tentativa frustrada de ler um livro um pouco velho
 Tentativa frustrada de ler um livro um pouco velho
Tentativa frustrada de ler um livro um pouco velho
Who The repair failed
Time 1 minutes
Cost 0 reais
What Um livro velho que comprei em sebo arrebentou a encadernação conforme eu lia. E quanto mais eu lia, mais folhas soltas saiam do bloco de folhas que tinha saído primeiro
How Peguei dois pregadores de papelaria que eu ja tinha em casa pra pelo menos segurar as folhas e eu conseguir terminar o livro. Pensei que mandaria pra conserto depois. Mas nunca mandei, e agora quando preciso retornar a ele, torço pra não ser na parte das páginas soltas e não ter que lidar com isso
Why Porque eu precisava continuar lendo sem que as páginas continuassem a cair
Importance Nesse caso em específico, foi importante pra mim pela funcionalidade mesmo. Pra além disso, esse mesmo caso remete à reutilização de coisas, já que é um livro de sebo
TV queimada
TV queimada
 TV queimada
TV queimada
Who I hired someone
Time 30 minutes
Cost 100 reais
What TV Philips
How Depois de tentativas do meu pai em recuperar a TV, o profissional abriu e mexeu rapidinho trocando alguns itens e ficou 100%
Why Para uso, meus pais têm o hábito de assistir TV com constância
Importance Para tornar funcionais novamente objetos necessários no cotidiano
Vazamento na banheira do apto 12
Vazamento na banheira do apto 12
 Vazamento na banheira do apto 12
Vazamento na banheira do apto 12
Who The repair failed
Time 5 minutes
Cost 0 reais
What A entrada de água da banheira
How Passamos fita por volta dele. Porém, de tempos em tempos, volta a vazar
Why Pelo vazamento incômodo
Importance Acho que é sobre autonomia e independência, assim como dar significado a novas maneiras de se relacionar com o ambiente. Quando é feito por contrato, é importante por desenvolvermos novas relações e apoiar o trabalho de outros
Wooden pole fail
Wooden pole fail
 Wooden pole fail
Wooden pole fail
Who The repair failed
Time 2 hours
Cost 200 reais
What The gate was not closing because of the slight shake of the wooden pole that holds it.
How The locksmith built a metal connector that was screwed both in the wooden pole as in the wall on the left. It was supposed to avoid the shake of the wooden pole. But... it caused the wall to break itself.
Why The gate was not closing because the wooden pole was not secure enough.
Importance Because it is irritating when things that we use frequently in our daily life are not working well.
A moldura da tela do notebook
A moldura da tela do notebook
 A moldura da tela do notebook
A moldura da tela do notebook
Who I hired someone
Time 2 days
Cost 180 reais
What A moldura da tela do notebook, que rachou com o uso e se desprendeu da carcaça.
How Depois de comprada a peça que precisava ser substituída, um profissional realizou o reparo de troca da peça quebrada pela nova.
Why Por ser um equipamento de grande importância e alto custo, considerei adequado realizar o reparo antes que toda a tela de lcd quebrasse também.
Importance Acho que é importante cuidar das coisas que são úteis e até mesmo valiosas a nós. O reparo também é a solução mais viável tanto econômica quanto ambientalmente, na maior parte das vezes.
Extending a phone case's use
Extending a phone case's use
 Extending a phone case's use
Extending a phone case's use
Who I did it
Time 5 minutes
Cost 5 reais
What A small piece over the on/off button wore out and detached from the rest of the case.
How The piece was carefully glued back to the phone case and held onto until it was dry enough and would stay on its own.
Why I didn't want to throw away an entire phone case just because of that one small piece that was broken. It seemed like a waste and it would mean producing more trash. So I wanted to give the repair a try and maybe extend the phone case's use for a little longer.
Importance I think we buy so many things; sometimes cheap, so it feels like it's ok to just throw away when it's broken. But I believe repairing has a great impact on waste reduction, and therefore, on our consuming habits, avoiding that more unnecessary goods are produced and consumed.
O quebrado também pode ter um uso
O quebrado também pode ter um uso
 O quebrado também pode ter um uso
O quebrado também pode ter um uso
Who I did it
Time 5 minutes
Cost 0 reais
What Um pedaço da tampa do baú (essa caixa de madeira de guardar coisas).
How Eu colei o pedaço quebrado de volta na tampa com fita.
Why Eu não queria que as coisas guardadas dentro da caixa ficassem empoeiradas ou expostas. Mas a solução de reparo foi muito frágil e não durou muito, já que as gatinhas curiosas da casa acharam que fosse um novo lugar pra se esconder.
Importance Acho que o reparo é importante para que as coisas continuem cumprindo seu objetivo ou função. Ainda que, no fim, elas possam tomar outros usos.
Armário sob medida
Armário sob medida
 Armário sob medida
Armário sob medida
Who I did it
Time 1 hours
Cost 30 reais
What Precisava de um local para fixar o cooktop enquanto ainda não tinha armários na cozinha
How Eu criei uma base com canos de PVC de modo a encaixar o cooktop no topo, permitindo a livre utilização do mesmo e a ligação com o gás
Why Sem a base não seria possível utilizar o cooktop
Importance Acredito que é importante pois permite que utilizemos produtos mesmo em situações não ideais
Broken fan
Broken fan
 Broken fan
Broken fan
Who I did it
Time 1 minutes
Cost 0 reais
What The grid of the fan.
How I used a wire (the ones for close bread packages) to repair the grid of the fan
Why Because I needed to use it and without a repair it could be dangerous.
Importance Because everything has a history to tell us, and I think it is beaultiful.
Cupboard handle
Cupboard handle
 Cupboard handle
Cupboard handle
Repairer Sanjay
Who I did it
Time 10 minutes
Cost 0 rupees
What The door handle of the cupboard
How I used a screwdriver to fix it
Why It looks bad
Importance It's good to upgrade your skills and fix things that are possible or simple.
Cycle gearbox
Cycle gearbox
 Cycle gearbox
Cycle gearbox
Repairer Elizabeth C
Who I hired someone
Time 1 days
Cost 13000 rupees
What The gearbox had broken and needed realignment.
How Went to the cycle repair shop
Why I had a small accident and have a cycling event to participate in.
Importance If the object is in good condition and working, why buy or spend money on something new. Repairing saves money and is a source of income for many.
Dilúvio
Dilúvio
 Dilúvio
Dilúvio
Who I hired someone
Time 20 minutes
Cost 60 reais
What A torneira da cozinha da minha casa não tinha filtro, logo não podíamos tomar água filtrada, então contratamos um profissional para trocá-la.
How O profissional preparou a torneira nova com a fita veda rosca, para que quando retirasse a torneira que estava instalada e colocasse a rosca da nova na parede, vazasse menos água pela cozinha.
Why Porque a gente precisava de filtro para podermos beber água.
Importance Porque atualmente tudo está com um valor absurdo e se existe a opção de economizar, é nessa que eu vou.
DIY que deu errado
DIY que deu errado
 DIY que deu errado
DIY que deu errado
Who I hired someone
Time 1 hours
Cost 50 reais
What Tentei instalar uma persiana na sala e fiquei por muito tempo sem entender porque não conseguia fazer o furo percebi que havia uma viga de sustentação ao lado da janela
How Tive que chamar um pedreiro para furar a viga com o equipamento especializado
Why Queria instalar a persiana para dar mais privacidade a quem estivesse na sala
Importance É importante para que consigamos economizar e ajudar o planeta
Dois em um
Dois em um
 Dois em um
Dois em um
Who I did it
Time 5 minutes
Cost 0 reais
What Uma luminária que havia quebrado o apoio e o cabo.
How O apoio e o cabo de metal que sustentavam a luminária quebraram, mas fora isso ela funciona perfeitamente. Utilizei o apoio de uma prateleira que já estava preso na parede, que não tinha mais função, pois a prateleira havia caído dias antes, e usei como suporte para a luminária.
Why Porque precisava de uma luminária para a escrivaninha e achei essa guardada.
Importance Porque as coisas podem ser consertadas com um pouco de esforço e assim produzimos menos lixo e economizamos.
Durex é DEUS
Durex é DEUS
 Durex é DEUS
Durex é DEUS
Who I did it
Time 5 minutes
Cost 6 reais
What Uma das peças que sustentavam minha ring light quebrou, tentei fazer ela ficar no lugar novamente.
How Usei muita fita durex para grudar a ring light novamente no tripé, onde ela ficava antes de quebrar.
Why Primeiro, porque foi um presente, então não queria deixar a pessoa quem me deu mal e eu uso ela regularmente para muitas coisas.
Importance É uma experiência divertida além de te fazer dar mais valor as coisas e no final do conserto, te traz aquele quentinho no coração e uma felicidade de ter o seu objeto de novo.
Erro de cálculo
Erro de cálculo
 Erro de cálculo
Erro de cálculo
Who The repair failed
Time 30 minutes
Cost 0 reais
What Uma mesa de escritório precisava ser fixada a parede mas acabamos calculando errado a altura e ela passou a ser uma standing desk por algumas semanas
How Tivemos que tirar a mesa da posição inicial, fazer buracos mais em baixo e recoloca-la
Why A posição inicial da mesa não estava confortável
Importance Para estender a vida útil do objeto e evitar que mais um produto acabe em um lixão
Headphones
Headphones
 Headphones
Headphones
Repairer Preeti V
Who I did it
Time 5 minutes
Cost 25 rupees
What The cloth covering the speaker part of the headphones.
How Used a cloth adhesive
Why I use these headphones daily and before it got worse thought of fixing them.
Importance It's important to repair things because most of the time, things are in perfect working condition. Why do we need to buy and produce more waste when we can simply fix it.
Incompatibilidade
Incompatibilidade
 Incompatibilidade
Incompatibilidade
Who The repair failed
Time 10 minutes
Cost 0 reais
What Televisão de tubo
How Coloquei o cabo da TV a cabo, mas os dois não são compatíveis.
Why Queria assistir televisão no quarto novamente.
Importance É importante para que as coisas tenham uma vida útil maior e não se tornem obsoletas tão rápido.
Isolating sticking tape
Isolating sticking tape
 Isolating sticking tape
Isolating sticking tape
Who I did it
Time 15 minutes
Cost 0 reais
What The power outlet was falling
How Sticked and sticked and sticked and sticked.
Why Because it was getting dangerous of shocking hazards.
Importance Because we save money and improve our creativity
Mais tomadas, menos eletricistas!
Mais tomadas, menos eletricistas!
 Mais tomadas, menos eletricistas!
Mais tomadas, menos eletricistas!
Who I did it
Time 2 hours
Cost 30 reais
What Precisávamos de mais tomadas na varanda de casa.
How Puxou uma conexão direto da tomada. Adaptamos e colocamos em uma tomada que foi colada na parede com fita dupla face, dispensando furos.
Why Eram necessárias mais conexões na varanda e meu pai falou que conseguia arrumar. Economizamos e conseguimos um resultado semelhante ao de um profissional.
Importance Temos que parar de pensar que tudo é descartável, além de economizar causa menor impacto ambiental.
O melhor dentro do possível
O melhor dentro do possível
 O melhor dentro do possível
O melhor dentro do possível
Who I hired someone
Time 3 hours
Cost 120 reais
What A descarga que é embutida na parede.
How Foi preciso quebrar a parede, trocar as peças com defeito e refazer a parte quebrada, mas haviam poucos azulejos para fazer a substituição e por isso o acabamento ficou prejudicado.
Why Pois o problema impedia o uso desse banheiro e seria mais caro e trabalhoso trocar todo o equipamento da descarga por uma nova, sendo mais viável o concerto.
Importance Porque as coisas podem ser consertadas com um pouco de esforço e assim produzimos menos lixo e economizamos.
Porta de armário quebrada novamente
Porta de armário quebrada novamente
 Porta de armário quebrada novamente
Porta de armário quebrada novamente
Who The repair failed
Time 15 minutes
Cost 2.00 reais
What As dobradiças da porta do armário.
How Usei arame para amarrar as partes das dobradiças que haviam se partido.
Why Precisava do armário para guardar as panelas e parecia fácil de ser consertado.
Importance Porque as coisas podem ser consertadas com um pouco de esforço e assim produzimos menos lixo e economizamos.
Queimou tudo
Queimou tudo
 Queimou tudo
Queimou tudo
Who I did it
Time 15 minutes
Cost 0 dollars
What A tomada da air fryer.
How A tomada e uma parte do fio foram trocados pela tomada de um outro objeto eletrônico, precisando fazer o corte, a ligação e isolamento dos fios para poder ser usada novamente.
Why Porque a air fryer facilita muito o dia a dia na cozinha.
Importance É uma atividade divertida além de te fazer dar mais valor as coisas e no final do conserto, traz aquele quentinho no coração e a felicidade de ter seu objeto restaurado.
Spectacle
Spectacle
 Spectacle
Spectacle
Repairer Suraj
Who I hired someone
Time 1 hours
Cost 150 rupees
What The glass lens came out and one side of the screw became loose
How The lens was put back, and the screw was tightened.
Why I tried to put the lens back myself but was scared to break it. I knew it was a simple task, hence got it repaired.
Importance It saves money and extends the life of an object
Super Bonder na bancada da cozinha
Super Bonder na bancada da cozinha
 Super Bonder na bancada da cozinha
Super Bonder na bancada da cozinha
Who I did it
Time 5 minutes
Cost 10 reais
What Mármore da pia da cozinha
How Colocamos Super Bonder no encontro da testeira da bancada.
Why Para que parasse de vazar água
Importance É importante fazer manutenções para evitar maiores danos.
Switch board
Switch board
 Switch board
Switch board
Repairer Preeti V
Who I did it
Time 5 minutes
Cost 160 rupees
What The plastic covering came out
How Used industrial glue to stick it back
Why It would have electrocuted someone at home
Importance Things get broken, but that doesn't mean it has no value left. Repairing helps to restore the value.
Tentativa falha de arrumar trinco quebrado
Tentativa falha de arrumar trinco quebrado
 Tentativa falha de arrumar trinco quebrado
Tentativa falha de arrumar trinco quebrado
Who The repair failed
Time 3 minutes
Cost 1 reais
What Trinco da janela de uma porta.
How Colocamos uma gominha de dinheiro para prender a janela à porta. Porém, a gominha arrebenta com a pressão do vento na porta e precisa ser constantemente trocada.
Why A janela ficava batendo com o vento, além disso era perigoso deixar a janela aberta durante a noite.
Importance Temos que parar de pensar que tudo é descartável, além de economizar gera menor impacto ambiental!
Troca de fechadura
Troca de fechadura
 Troca de fechadura
Troca de fechadura
Who I hired someone
Time 30 minutes
Cost 50 reais
What A fechadura do meu quarto estava quebrada, precisou ser trocada por uma nova.
How Contratei um chaveiro que veio em minha casa para trocar a fechadura.
Why Durante a noite a porta ficava batendo com o vento, então precisava consertá-la.
Importance Precisamos parar de pensar que tudo é descartável. Além de economizar, também causa menor impacto ambiental. Algo que ia para lixo ainda pode ser utilizado/aproveitado com um pequeno conserto
Troca do encanamento
Troca do encanamento
 Troca do encanamento
Troca do encanamento
Who I hired someone
Time 3 days
Cost 5000 reais
What A tubulação externa à casa estava com defeitos devido à idade da edificação e não se sabia ao certo onde estava vazando água.
How Foi colocada outra tubulação externa para a casa
Why Estava vazando água e não se sabia aonde
Importance Creio que é importante consertar e reparar para evitar desperdício.
Walking stick
Walking stick
 Walking stick
Walking stick
Repairer Preeti V
Who The repair failed
Time 5 minutes
Cost 25 rupees
What The rubber part at the bottom end of the stick
How Tried to glue back the rubber part, but it came off within days.
Why It's my grandmother's walking stick.
Importance It's a sustainable approach to living
Water Jet
Water Jet
 Water Jet
Water Jet
Repairer Elizabeth C
Who I hired someone
Time 30 minutes
Cost 250 rupees
What The top part of the jet
How Hired a plumber to replace the jet
Why It was required
Importance Saves money
Slippers
Slippers
 Slippers
Slippers
Repairer Elizabeth C
Who I did it
Time 10 minutes
Cost 10 rupees
What The rubber strip that, goes around the frame of the slipper.
How Used fevi-kwik didn’t work, then used rubber glue.
Why I like these slippers, they're comfortable.
Importance It's sustainable and cost-effective.
Table drawer
Table drawer
 Table drawer
Table drawer
Repairer Rashi G
Who I hired someone
Time 1 days
Cost 1000 rupees
What The colour was fading away, needed a paint job.
How Paint job
Why This is an antique drawer and has been with our family for decades.
Importance Repairing is important as it helps to preserve an object. Take this drawer, for example, it's nearly 60 years old and just a little care is required to preserve it.
Table lamp
Table lamp
 Table lamp
Table lamp
Repairer Shreya A
Who I did it
Time 5 minutes
Cost 15 rupees
What The bottom base part
How Put the tape around it.
Why Needed it to study, as I have only one table lamp.
Importance It's easier than buying new things and is economic, plus the lamp still works
Tecla Adesiva
Tecla Adesiva
 Tecla Adesiva
Tecla Adesiva
Who I did it
Time 10 minutes
Cost 0.10 reais
What A tecla do notebook estava fora do lugar e precisava voltar para poder funcionar
How Peguei um pedaço de fita adesiva, enrolei ela, e coloquei por baixo da tecla que estava solta. Depois, coloquei-a de volta no teclado e já estava funcionando.
Why Por necessidade. O computador era novo e eu precisava dele para muitas atividades.
Importance Acho que é importante para economizar e ter mais consciência do valor das coisas.
Old office table
Old office table
 Old office table
Old office table
Who I hired someone
Time 4 hours
Cost 690 reais
What The top wood part of the table was full of scratches and broken parts
How I hired my dear friends from Oficina.cc to make the repair
Why A blue laminate layer was placed on top of the old plywood sheet
Importance So we don't produce more waster into the world, and also as a way of keeping memories alive
Taça-rolha
Taça-rolha
 Taça-rolha
Taça-rolha
Who I did it
Time 25 minutes
Cost 0 reais
What A haste da taça.
How Como eu já tinha a rolha do vinho que estava bebendo, o reparo foi simples. Para o remendo da haste, bastou um furo em todo o comprimento da rolha para que eu pudesse encaixar e unir as duas partes quebradas da taça.
Why O reparo foi feito porque é impossível utilizar uma taça de vinho sem sua base de apoio.
Importance Prolongar a vida dos objetos é importante tanto em relação a uma questão econômica quanto ambiental.
Colonial Piratini chair
Colonial Piratini chair
 Colonial Piratini chair
Colonial Piratini chair
Who The repair failed
Time 5 days
Cost 100 reais
What The headrest does not support the weight of the body and it ends up breaking sooner or later.
How I sent it to the carpenter specializing in antique furniture. He re-glued the fragile or broken parts and revitalized the varnish.
Why It's a set of chairs I've had for a long time, they're beautiful and comfortable, I'd like to keep them alive longer.
Importance Because it extends our relationship with the things we like.
Memória Afetiva
Memória Afetiva
 Memória Afetiva
Memória Afetiva
Who I did it
Time 30 minutes
Cost 0 dollars
What Globo de neve
How Eu torci o globo até conseguir abrir e extraí todo o líquido de dentro. Depois, tirei o excesso de cola seca que existia na base e lavei bem. Depois de completamente seco, encaixei o globo novamente
Why Memória afetiva e melhora de estética
Importance É importante pra estender a vida útil dos objetos e trazer uma utilização para eles, ao invés de deixá-los guardados acumulados ou jogados por aí
Tired desert
Tired desert
 Tired desert
Tired desert
Who I did it
Time 1 minutes
Cost 0 dollars
What The tires were thrown in the desert and arguably disappeared from the planet.
How I made pictures, reinserting them in the world.
Why Interested in reuse of materials.
Importance There are too many things in the world already.
iPhone
iPhone
 iPhone
iPhone
Who The repair failed
Time 30 minutes
Cost 0 rupees
What iphone
How The phone died and was not repairable in various places in Europe and the UK but it was brought to India on a trip and it was fixed. However on charging it, post the repair in India the phone died but perhaps this was due to the battery, which has not yet been replaced.
Why Even though the phone is an old model it was a really good but of hardware and there was content on it to retrieve.
Importance It still can work, so why throw it way.
Bike Inner Tube
Bike Inner Tube
 Bike Inner Tube
Bike Inner Tube
Who I did it
Time 30 minutes
Cost 8.00 euros
What Bike Inner Tube
How Self repair using bike tool kit to replace the inner tube which was punctured and old and had already been repaired with a patch.
Why Vital and necessary to everyday life - the bike. So needed an immediate fix.
Importance To make life easy.
Mask
Mask
 Mask
Mask
Repairer Sahil
Who I did it
Time 10 minutes
Cost 0 rupees
What Face mask
How I did it myself, stiched it up.
Why The stitching on the elastic wiring came loose; it wasn't a difficult task to repair it.
Importance To save money and so that we can use the product for a longer time rather than buying a new one.
Old clock
Old clock
 Old clock
Old clock
Repairer Chandini
Who I did it
Time 1 hours
Cost 500 rupees
What Clock
How Took it to a professional clock repairer.
Why This clock has been with our family for a really long time; it had stopped working a few years back. Out of curiosity, I took the clock to one of the repairers to see if anything can be done, surprisingly he said he could change the dial and replace a few of the rusted parts.
Importance With time, most of the products or objects we own get outdated, but those objects have a value of their own, as they become antiques in a sense. Thus repairing is important to preserve the object, its values and sentiments associated with it.
Flower pot
Flower pot
 Flower pot
Flower pot
Repairer Chandini
Who I did it
Time 10 minutes
Cost 5 rupees
What Flower pot
How I fixed it myself.
Why My brother gifted this and it was fairly easy to repair.
Importance It is important to repair things as the value of that object doesn't reduce; repairing makes the object more valuable and saves money.
Shoe sole
Shoe sole
 Shoe sole
Shoe sole
Repairer Sanjay
Who I did it
Time 5 minutes
Cost 5 rupees
What Shoe
How I did it myself. Glued the sole using industrial adhesive.
Why These are my jogging shoes, and it functions perfectly. During the rainy season, the sole gets wet, and the sole comes off. It is only during the rainy season that I need to repair it often; otherwise, it works fine.
Importance To me, repairing is important because a simple tear or damage doesn't make that object useless. We can use an object until it functions properly; this saves money as we are not buying an object every time it gets damaged.
Earphones
Earphones
 Earphones
Earphones
Repairer Sanjay
Place New Delhi, India
Who I hired someone
Time 2 hours
Cost 0 rupees
What Earphones
How Went to the official store. The buttons were replaced, and the battery was checked.
Why These earphones were still in the warranty period.
Importance As it is better than buying a new thing, we should always see if repairing something will help solve the issue.
Fan regulator
Fan regulator
 Fan regulator
Fan regulator
Repairer Vishnu J
Place New Delhi, India
Who I hired someone
Time 3 hours
Cost 450 rupees
What Fan regulator
How I hired an electrician.
Why The fan got fused and stopped working.
Importance Everything has a limited life; repairing can help extend that.
Fitband
Fitband
 Fitband
Fitband
Repairer Sahil
Place New Delhi, India
Who The repair failed
Time 1 minutes
Cost 5 rupees
What Fitband watch
How Repaired it myself. The strap was broken from one side, used an adhesive to fix it.
Why The damage was minimal and repairable. However, due to movement, it could only survive for a week.
Importance Every object has a certain life, and repairing helps to extend it. Repairing also helps to save money.
Refrigerator
Refrigerator
 Refrigerator
Refrigerator
Repairer Sahil
Place New Delhi, India
Who I hired someone
Time 2 days
Cost 2500 rupees
What Gas cylinder and pipe.
How I called the company technician; he checked the issues and found a pipe punctured and a gas leak.
Why The temperature control unit of the fridge wasn't working properly and was leaking some liquid from the bottom of the unit.
Importance One can't and shouldn't buy new products if the old one stops working. If repairing that object makes the product function properly, then one should go for it.
Car mirror please don't fall anymore
Car mirror please don't fall anymore
 Car mirror please don't fall anymore
Car mirror please don't fall anymore
Place Brumadinho, Brazil
Who The repair failed
Time 10 minutes
Cost 0 reais
What Another car crashed mine and didn't stop. It didn't break the mirror itself but the complete piece felt down.
How I used a bunch of zip ties to keep it in place. But it didn't last long... :^(
Why Because brand new car mirrors are expensive and I still had a functional mirror for the image, which is the most important.
Importance Because it helps us saving money.
Gambiological pipe
Gambiological pipe
 Gambiological pipe
Gambiological pipe
Place Brumadinho, Brazil
Who I hired someone
Time 2 hours
Cost 50 reais
What I made a hole in the pipe when installing some shelves in the kitchen.
How The plumber opened the wall and made a patch in the pipe using glue and wires.
Why There was water leaking all around my kitchen!
Importance Because functioning systems make our lives more practical.
Geyser
Geyser
 Geyser
Geyser
Repairer Ajay M
Place New Delhi, India
Who I hired someone
Time 1 days
Cost 0 rupees
What My geyser.
How I hired an electrician.
Why Due to the presence of salt in household water, the heating unit had a salt collection which made the geyser slow. Also, the geyser is only 2 years old.
Importance It saves money.
Chair back seat
Chair back seat
 Chair back seat
Chair back seat
Place New Delhi, India
Who I hired someone
Time 2 hours
Cost 800 rupees
What Chair
How Hired a professional who repairs these particular types of bamboo chairs and shades. He had to remove the old and broken bamboo case and weave a new one.
Why The chair had a few holes and from few places, the stitching became loose. This chair was given to me by my mother as a housewarming gift. These bamboo chairs were with my mother's side of the family for 62 years.
Importance Nowadays these kinds of bamboo chairs are not used or made, earlier you could find so many repairers but now it is so hard to find them. It is important to repair things as it helps to restore the emotions attached to them, by repairing this chair I have added few more years to its life.
DVD player
DVD player
 DVD player
DVD player
Place New Delhi, India
Who I hired someone
Time 45 minutes
Cost 450 rupees
What DVD player.
How Went to an electronic repair shop in my locality. Few buttons and the disk drive wasn't working properly, the button's wiring was fixed, and the disk drive was cleaned.
Why I have old CDs of my family which has their pictures and videos. During family get together, it feels nice to watch those with everyone. This DVD player has been with me for ages and I really like to watch these videos.
Importance Objects are of different value to everyone; if a few buttons aren't working, that doesn't mean it has stopped working. Repairing an object is important as it preserves the sentiments attached to it and also that object.
Heater
Heater
 Heater
Heater
Place New Delhi, India
Who I hired someone
Time 1 days
Cost 500 rupees
What Heating unit
How The heater had some technical issues, so I went to the local repair shop to check it. The thermostat had faulty wiring; the wiring was replaced.
Why I bought this heater a few years back, and when I went to the repair shop, they told me all the other parts are functioning fine and just simple wiring work will be enough.
Importance It saves money and extends the life of the product. We shouldn't just buy a new product.
Leather bag
Leather bag
 Leather bag
Leather bag
Place England
Who I hired someone
Time 1 seconds
Cost 0 dollars
Leather boots
Leather boots
 Leather boots
Leather boots
Place Bristol, England
Who The repair failed
Time 0 seconds
Cost 0 dollars
What Leather boots
How The boots had already been repaired (reheeled) but needed an upgrade. The upgrade was refused by the same cobbler who had made the first repair as they said it would destroy the whole boot. While they noted it was not impossible to repair the boot. They were not able to do it at their shop, which is part of a chain of repair shops in the UK called Thompson.
Why Boots are comfortable and look good :)
Importance Boots and shoes should be made in a way that enables easy repair. However this is not always the case, which is frustrating especially as they usually cost quite a bit.
Peeling paint
Peeling paint
 Peeling paint
Peeling paint
Repairer Sahil
Place New Delhi, India
Who I did it
Time 3 hours
Cost 150 rupees
What Wall paint.
How I did it myself. Scraped off the area which was damaged. Applied a layer of plaster and then painted 2-3 coats on top of it.
Why It wasn't looking good, and I had extra paint kept from an earlier renovation. So I just decided to fix it.
Importance It saves money and also is a fun activity to do.
Shaver
Shaver
 Shaver
Shaver
Place New Delhi, India
Who The repair failed
Time 45 minutes
Cost 200 rupees
What Electric shaver
How I took it to the repair shop to check and see if repairing would make it work.
Why This shaver has been with me for over 4 years; the battery has been giving me some trouble. I went to the repair shop to check if anything can be done about it. They changed the battery but warned me it would die out in 1 year; it died down in 5 months.
Importance I think we should try to extend the life of an object till it can't function completely. Buying new products will not allow the older product to achieve its full potential and value. That's why we should repair things.
Shoe sole
Shoe sole
 Shoe sole
Shoe sole
Repairer Ravi
Place New Delhi, India
Who I did it
Time 5 minutes
Cost 5 rupees
What My shoe sole.
How I did it myself. I bought a 5 rupee Fevi Stick and applied the adhesive near the edges of the sole.
Why These are my favourite formal pair, and I really like the fit and feel of them.
Importance I think repairing is important because objects get damaged and can be used till their end of life. A small act of repair can add more time to their product life and also helps save money.
Sweater
Sweater
 Sweater
Sweater
Repairer Ravi
Place New Delhi, India
Who I did it
Time 15 minutes
Cost 0 rupees
What Near the armpit.
How I stitched the torn area myself.
Why The sweater wasn't completely damaged, and it was a small hole that could be easily stitched up.
Importance If the damage is small and can be fixed, we should do it immediately. It is important to repair things when you have the opportunity to extend their life and save money. If we wait or don't act on it, the object will get damaged further and we would have to throw it away.
Wall lamp
Wall lamp
 Wall lamp
Wall lamp
Place New Delhi, India
Who I hired someone
Time 15 minutes
Cost 150 rupees
What Lamp
How I hired an electrician and got the blub holder repaired.
Why Was required
Importance It saves money.
Wool jacket
Wool jacket
 Wool jacket
Wool jacket
Place England
Who I did it
Time 2 seconds
Cost 0 dollars
What Wooljacket
How Self-repaired. Learnt how to darn and patch at a workshop.
Why Holes in elbow
Bath
Bath
 Bath
Bath
Place England
Who I did it
Time 10 minutes
Cost 6.00 pounds
What Bottom of the bath was leaking and needed a temporary fix.
How Gorilla Glue saved the day as it is also water proof.
Why Needed immediate attention so as to prevent further damage.
Importance In this case, to keep the bath and shower working, while alternative and more longer terms solutions were found.
Desk chair arm
Desk chair arm
 Desk chair arm
Desk chair arm
Place England
Who I did it
Time 10 minutes
Cost 0 reais
What The chair arm was being corroded by its contact with the table causing a hole.
How I filled the hole with EVA pieces and sticked transparent adhesive tape all around.
Why Because it's the chair that I use everyday in my office. The hole was ugly and it was starting to get unserviceable to hold the arm.
Importance Because it extends the life that objects that are important for us in daily life, avoiding the need to buy a new one.
Gambiological toilet flush
Gambiological toilet flush
 Gambiological toilet flush
Gambiological toilet flush
Place England
Who I did it
Time 30 minutes
Cost 100 reais
What An internal component of the toilet flush and its cover were broken.
How I used Titebond PU glue to fix the cover and used a classical technique with a cord to substitute the internal broken part in order to have it flushing again.
Why It was an old model which parts are not easily available anymore, otherwise I would have to buy a new one which is expensive.
Importance Because it saves money, we can repair things faster and it helps us to understand the functioning of our houses.
Hammer
Hammer
 Hammer
Hammer
Place England
Who The repair failed
Time 10 minutes
Cost 0 reais
What The hammer arm broke.
How I used wood glue and three zip ties. But it broke again after a few months :^(
Why Because it was supposed to be a good quality tool and I didn't want to buy a new one.
Importance It extends our conviviality with things that we like.
Heater lamp
Heater lamp
 Heater lamp
Heater lamp
Place England
Who I did it
Time 2 hours
Cost 20 reais
What Old heater that didn't work anymore.
How I converted it to a lamp that uses a J-type halogen light bulb in place of the resistance.
Why Because it was a nice piece of vintage design that I didn't want to throw away.
Importance Because we practice our creativity and avoid generating more residues.
Lampião sculpture
Lampião sculpture
 Lampião sculpture
Lampião sculpture
Place England
Who I did it
Time 10 minutes
Cost 0 reais
What The head of the sculpture was cut off.
How I glued the head back to its neck.
Why I loved this sculpture because it was a gift from a dear aunt. Lampião is an important persona in Brazilian history which I admire.
Importance It keeps things that we like with us. Some objects are irreplaceable.
Old Macbook Pro
Old Macbook Pro
 Old Macbook Pro
Old Macbook Pro
Place England
Who I did it
Time 5 days
Cost 800 reais
What The computer battery was not charging.
How Battery and AC outlet were substituted.
Why Because new Macs are crazily expensive and I believed that this one could be used for some time more.
Importance Because it makes money deserve what it should deserve. It helps us fight against planned obsolescence.
Pink headphones with zip tie
Pink headphones with zip tie
 Pink headphones with zip tie
Pink headphones with zip tie
Place England
Who I did it
Time 20 minutes
Cost 0 reais
What One of the earphones of a headset broke and got separate from the main part.
How I glued it and also made 3mm holes where I inserted zipties to make the fix more reliable.
Why It was a brand new bluetooth headset that my daughter had just be gifted and she was very sad with the loss.
Importance Because it extend our objects' life and helps us saving money.
Suitcase handle
Suitcase handle
 Suitcase handle
Suitcase handle
Place England
Who I did it
Time 30 minutes
Cost 0 reais
What The handle was absent.
How I made holes and used a threaded rod with washers and nuts. I inserted a piece of hose to make it more ergonomic and colorful.
Why I bought the suitcase in a thrift store very cheap but already without the handle - it was a good quality Samsonite and I had the immediate idea to make this repair when I got home. But it took three years. It's one of the suitcases I use for keeping Carnival costumes.
Importance Because we can use objects longer and generate less trash.
Toaster
Toaster
 Toaster
Toaster
Place Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Who I did it
Time 1 hours
Cost 0 reais
What There was a bad connection in the power cord.
How I opened the toaster and replaced the cord. I took the chance to make an internal cleaning of the toaster.
Why It's a good quality model that has been toasting my breads for almost 20 years. I didn't want to buy a new one.
Importance It keeps good quality products and things that we like longer with us.
Upgraded door bell
Upgraded door bell
 Upgraded door bell
Upgraded door bell
Place England
Who I did it
Time 3 hours
Cost 10 reais
What The door bell had no protection for rain and humidity so it was always rusty and at some point it stopped functioning.
How I deployed a customized door bell with red LED's and a good quality pushbutton.
Why A door bell is a basic item for a home, no chance to live without it.
Importance To save money, to put our DIY creativity in practice and to have better quality solutions.
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