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 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 [http://convivialtools.net/index.php?title=Durability durable]. |
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. | 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. | ||
