Dare to Repair
26 April 2021
This week, Institute of Making Director Mark Miodownik presents the first episode of a new BBC Radio 4 series: Dare to Repair (11:00, 27 April 2021). The series examines the repair of household goods in a 21st century world of fast-fashion, disposible electronics, and made-to-break appliances. With UK and EU Right-to-Repair legislation set to change the rights of citizens to access and carry out repairs on some household appliances, this series asks how we got in such a state of dis-repair, what happened to our skills at repairing, and what citizens, retailers, and manufacturers can do to change - would you dare to repair?! This series also launches our work on a new 3-year research project, as partners in The Interdisciplinary Centre for Circular Metal. Institute of Making researchers, led by Mark Miodownik, will be examining the relationship between consumers, society and repair of objects in our everyday lives.