Difference between revisions of "Reparable Tools"
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[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. | [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 this project is about making tools more | + | While this project is about making tools more ''reparable'', it could 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] could be developed for the appliances. |
This project is ambitious, since it involves the design, manufacture and distribution of appliances, which is a capital-intensive industrial activity. The project could thus be divided into phases, as follows: | This project is ambitious, since it involves the design, manufacture and distribution of appliances, which is a capital-intensive industrial activity. The project could thus be divided into phases, as follows: | ||
