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diy ideas from artists mindset repurpose + reclaim

Yoko Ono: Mend an Object and Your Heart

Every morning, we’ve been reading a page from Yoko Ono’s tiny book of instructions, Acorn. We have been moved by many of the “instructions” we’ve come across. We find this one, which advices a practice of mending, both physical and emotional, especially compelling.

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fun stuff mindset

umbrella spindle

via the late, great Platform 21’s “Remarkable Repairs” archive…

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Boris Wiasmitinow
apparel blogs + sites diy how-to material tools/wares

ribbon watchband repair

…more beautiful than the original watchband. via the late, great Platform 21’s “Remarkable Repair” archive.

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blogs + sites housewares material space/home storage

lemon squeezer repair in honor of platform 21

When my trusty lemon squeezer broke, I toyed with the idea of buying a new one, but found that design collaborative Platform 21’s Repair Manifesto (blogged last summer) had lodged itself in my consciousness. “REPAIRING IS A CREATIVE CHALLENGE“…and  “TO REPAIR IS TO DISCOVER” subtly resonated. There’s a way to fix this, I thought, as I wandered…

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