Comments on: Repair Manifesto http://www.swiss-miss.com/2009/04/repair-manifesto.html swissmiss is a design blog and studio run by Tina Roth Eisenberg, a 'swiss designer gone NYC'. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 23:29:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Shabby Chic furniture http://www.swiss-miss.com/2009/04/repair-manifesto.html#comment-329224 Shabby Chic furniture Wed, 28 Sep 2011 13:02:46 +0000 http://www.swiss-miss.com/?p=13746#comment-329224 nice one :) haven't heard it before. To repair is to discover - 100% true :) Jools nice one :)

haven’t heard it before.

To repair is to discover – 100% true :)

Jools

]]> By: Valbonne Furniture http://www.swiss-miss.com/2009/04/repair-manifesto.html#comment-27087 Valbonne Furniture Fri, 14 Aug 2009 14:42:44 +0000 http://www.swiss-miss.com/?p=13746#comment-27087 I like to follow point 2 and only buy stuff that's repairable, but repairable products are unbelievably limited in Western society. However, go to Africa (especially Zimbabwe) and there are people who will repair anything! I like to follow point 2 and only buy stuff that’s repairable, but repairable products are unbelievably limited in Western society. However, go to Africa (especially Zimbabwe) and there are people who will repair anything!

]]> By: Fonda Douglass http://www.swiss-miss.com/2009/04/repair-manifesto.html#comment-17419 Fonda Douglass Sun, 12 Apr 2009 17:49:08 +0000 http://www.swiss-miss.com/?p=13746#comment-17419 very wise words! very wise words!

]]> By: Chloe Cumbow http://www.swiss-miss.com/2009/04/repair-manifesto.html#comment-17074 Chloe Cumbow Wed, 08 Apr 2009 17:10:47 +0000 http://www.swiss-miss.com/?p=13746#comment-17074 thank you swissmiss and Free People! Sent this along to Apartment Therapy, did tell them where it came from. thank you swissmiss and Free People! Sent this along to Apartment Therapy, did tell them where it came from.

]]> By: Johan http://www.swiss-miss.com/2009/04/repair-manifesto.html#comment-16814 Johan Mon, 06 Apr 2009 11:06:06 +0000 http://www.swiss-miss.com/?p=13746#comment-16814 This reminds me of my dad, a wonderful man with an amazing sense of humour. He used to have an old axe, that surprisingly never grew old and worn out. If I should ask him about it his reply would always be that he had to replace the blade only three times, and the handle only about 5 times and so the axe always stayed brand new. Love you, swiss miss! This reminds me of my dad, a wonderful man with an amazing sense of humour. He used to have an old axe, that surprisingly never grew old and worn out. If I should ask him about it his reply would always be that he had to replace the blade only three times, and the handle only about 5 times and so the axe always stayed brand new.

Love you, swiss miss!

]]> By: drew stefani http://www.swiss-miss.com/2009/04/repair-manifesto.html#comment-16802 drew stefani Mon, 06 Apr 2009 05:49:40 +0000 http://www.swiss-miss.com/?p=13746#comment-16802 For me nothing is much more exciting then taking something broken, dig around in it, putting it back together and seeing that it works again. For me nothing is much more exciting then taking something broken, dig around in it, putting it back together and seeing that it works again.

]]> By: bahar http://www.swiss-miss.com/2009/04/repair-manifesto.html#comment-16798 bahar Mon, 06 Apr 2009 04:37:52 +0000 http://www.swiss-miss.com/?p=13746#comment-16798 I believe in this manifesto and I always thought there is something wrong by recycling. I don't mean it should not be done. It should be done somthing before it. because Recycling takes a lot of energy start from gathering, building the factory and recycling. I really enjoyed your article. I believe in this manifesto and I always thought there is something wrong by recycling. I don’t mean it should not be done. It should be done somthing before it. because Recycling takes a lot of energy start from gathering, building the factory and recycling. I really enjoyed your article.

]]> By: Sanjay Marathe http://www.swiss-miss.com/2009/04/repair-manifesto.html#comment-16793 Sanjay Marathe Mon, 06 Apr 2009 03:06:04 +0000 http://www.swiss-miss.com/?p=13746#comment-16793 The repair manifesto is indeed inspiring and gives reason for hope. The new world has been quick to give up the old and wise practise of repairing and reusing. In India, where I live, we are still lucky to have people who can repair just about everything. Perhaps, it can also help prevent global warming, by reducing dumping of gadgets, thus reducing the extra production, resulting in lesser carbon emissions in manufacturing and transport of goods. The repair manifesto is indeed inspiring and gives reason for hope. The new world has been quick to give up the old and wise practise of repairing and reusing. In India, where I live, we are still lucky to have people who can repair just about everything.
Perhaps, it can also help prevent global warming, by reducing dumping of gadgets, thus reducing the extra production, resulting in lesser carbon emissions in manufacturing and transport of goods.

]]> By: Naomi F. http://www.swiss-miss.com/2009/04/repair-manifesto.html#comment-16764 Naomi F. Sun, 05 Apr 2009 14:53:35 +0000 http://www.swiss-miss.com/?p=13746#comment-16764 I ca swear by these words! I am a huge advocate for reusing, restoring and repairing. I am going to link this post on my blog and spread these wise words! Thank you for that! :) I ca swear by these words! I am a huge advocate for reusing, restoring and repairing.

I am going to link this post on my blog and spread these wise words!

Thank you for that!
:)

]]> By: Ivory Pearl Interiors http://www.swiss-miss.com/2009/04/repair-manifesto.html#comment-16763 Ivory Pearl Interiors Sun, 05 Apr 2009 14:48:40 +0000 http://www.swiss-miss.com/?p=13746#comment-16763 This reminds me of my grand-mother, who would never throw away anything and would always try and repair everything. I think it's a good thing! This reminds me of my grand-mother, who would never throw away anything and would always try and repair everything. I think it’s a good thing!

]]> By: Tim Shuman http://www.swiss-miss.com/2009/04/repair-manifesto.html#comment-16756 Tim Shuman Sun, 05 Apr 2009 13:10:29 +0000 http://www.swiss-miss.com/?p=13746#comment-16756 Swiss Miss, I just listened to the 3 April podcast "360 with Kurt Anderson". In that episode he interviews a man called "Mr. Jalopy" who makes the point that we have forgotten how to repair things. It used to be (not that long ago) that every home had a work bench, even if crude, and people knew how to repair things, things like a frayed lamp wire for instance. Today we throw that lamp away. Truly a sad state of affairs. Your post of the Repair Manifesto is very important in today's world. Can we make the change? Perhaps the economic downturn will help. I'm a fan of Swiss Miss. I'm an American living just north of Basel in Germany. Tim Swiss Miss,

I just listened to the 3 April podcast “360 with Kurt Anderson”. In that episode he interviews a man called “Mr. Jalopy” who makes the point that we have forgotten how to repair things. It used to be (not that long ago) that every home had a work bench, even if crude, and people knew how to repair things, things like a frayed lamp wire for instance. Today we throw that lamp away. Truly a sad state of affairs.

Your post of the Repair Manifesto is very important in today’s world. Can we make the change? Perhaps the economic downturn will help.

I’m a fan of Swiss Miss. I’m an American living just north of Basel in Germany.
Tim

]]> By: Firebrand http://www.swiss-miss.com/2009/04/repair-manifesto.html#comment-16752 Firebrand Sun, 05 Apr 2009 12:16:53 +0000 http://www.swiss-miss.com/?p=13746#comment-16752 Word. Word.

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