Repair tables, broken vacuum cleaners and posters: Weaving new worlds together in response to breakdowns

Cortez Deacetis

Introduction Repair cafés are a relatively recent phenomenon, places where people come together to repair everyday objects, such as electronic household items, electrical appliances, clothes, toys, and relatively simple means of transportation such as pedal cycles or bicycles. Although they are relatively new—the first repair café was allegedly invented by […]