Difference between revisions of "Reparable Tools"
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Ivan Illich's ideas about [[Convivial Tools]] could be applied to the design of appliances, in order to give them the | Ivan Illich's ideas about [[Convivial Tools]] could be applied to the design of appliances, in order to give them the | ||
| − | [http://conviviality.ouvaton.org/article.php3?id_article=2 characteristics of convivial tools], notably [http://conviviality.ouvaton.org/article.php3?id_article=4 reparability]. Designing appliances to be easily reparable by their owners would | + | [http://conviviality.ouvaton.org/article.php3?id_article=2 characteristics of convivial tools], notably [http://conviviality.ouvaton.org/article.php3?id_article=4 reparability]. Designing appliances to be easily reparable by their owners would give consumers more control over the tools they use, and would reduce waste by making appliances more durable. |
While the project is nominally about making tools more '''reparable''', it also involve designing tools that are easy to construct, dissassemble, recycle and reassemble in new combinations. Thus reparability is the basic characteristic, starting from which a broader range of [http://conviviality.ouvaton.org/article.php3?id_article=2 convivial characteristics] can be developed for the tools. | While the project is nominally about making tools more '''reparable''', it also involve designing tools that are easy to construct, dissassemble, recycle and reassemble in new combinations. Thus reparability is the basic characteristic, starting from which a broader range of [http://conviviality.ouvaton.org/article.php3?id_article=2 convivial characteristics] can be developed for the tools. | ||
