Dezembro 2021 vol. 9 num. 5 - 14th International Conference of the European Academy of Design, Safe Harbours for Design Research

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Design-driven repair: understanding ancient and contemporary product repair practices in Latin America

Design-driven repair: understanding ancient and contemporary product repair practices in Latin America

Hernandez, Ricardo J. ; Goñi, Julian ; Bhamra, Tracy ;

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Repair is presented as one of the desirable strategies in the framework to develop the Circular Economy (Ellen MacArthur Foundation, 2012). However, not many products which are suitable to be repaired are in fact actually repaired. Products end up in landfills or are incinerated when they still have value to deliver. From a design perspective, technical issues have been addressed and there are actions that can facilitate product repair. Despite these actions, there are other issues related to the desire and emotions involved in the process of repairing that have not been thoroughly studied in a design context. This paper investigates ancient and contemporary repair practices aiming to understand the motivations, obstacles, and conditions that could highlight opportunities to intervene early in the design process to favour product repairability based on social and cultural issues beyond the technical concerns that have already been taken into consideration.

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Repair is presented as one of the desirable strategies in the framework to develop the Circular Economy (Ellen MacArthur Foundation, 2012). However, not many products which are suitable to be repaired are in fact actually repaired. Products end up in landfills or are incinerated when they still have value to deliver. From a design perspective, technical issues have been addressed and there are actions that can facilitate product repair. Despite these actions, there are other issues related to the desire and emotions involved in the process of repairing that have not been thoroughly studied in a design context. This paper investigates ancient and contemporary repair practices aiming to understand the motivations, obstacles, and conditions that could highlight opportunities to intervene early in the design process to favour product repairability based on social and cultural issues beyond the technical concerns that have already been taken into consideration.

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Palavras-chave: design, repair, circular economy, regenerative culture,

Palavras-chave: design, repair, circular economy, regenerative culture,

DOI: 10.5151/ead2021-176

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Hernandez, Ricardo J.; Goñi, Julian; Bhamra, Tracy; "Design-driven repair: understanding ancient and contemporary product repair practices in Latin America", p. 298-310 . In: 14th International Conference of the European Academy of Design, Safe Harbours for Design Research. São Paulo: Blucher, 2021.
ISSN 2318-6968, DOI 10.5151/ead2021-176

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