edited by Hans Tan, 2021

designed by gideon-jamie

edition of 500
78 pages, offset printed
180 × 250mm, softcover (side-stitched)

ISBN 978-981-14-9583-0

Not too long ago, repair was the first response to a broken or worn-out item, but mass production has since made it easier and cheaper to replace instead. Such affordability comes at a price. The preservation desire that came with owning our possessions has given way to a covetous appetite for the new. R for Repair presents a counterpoint to our modern consumerist culture, where repair is either deprecated or, ironically, deemed extravagant. Shifting the concept of repair away from mere restoration, the projects featured in this publication — ten repaired objects by Singaporean designers and nine useful repair solutions by Industrial Design students — reimagine repair as an inspiring activity that produces interesting outcomes.