Repairable by Design Project

Working with the Restart Project and Brighton Repair Cafe this project involved analysing repair data provided from the Open Repair Alliance and categorising this information into Microsoft Excel. The Restart Project organises repair events where people are shown how to fix broken appliances. The data from these events is then used to advocate for the right to repair, demanding action for more sustainable electronic goods. Working with a team of spatial designers, product and graphic designers the aim was to redesign the way in which information was categorised from repair event data. I researched costs, sustainability and the design of electrical’s which I developed into questions, generating categories to filter the data into, then confirming the results with data visualisations. I was able to draw conclusions from this analysis, which gave more insight into the importance of the right to repair. Through my contribution to the research, the Restart Project could make a strong case about repair laws which was sent as evidence to the European Commission’s review of eco-design requirements. See below for a publication made to summarise this research and educate people about the importance of legislations being implemented for manufactures to provide at least three priority spare parts for electronic goods as well as reflecting on how we consume and why our choices matter.