Archive of the unbroken

In a world after abundance, design is a form of repair.

A fisherman’s knot passed down through four generations.

A fence bound together with a laundry cord.

A ceramic bowl repaired so many times it weighs twice what it once did.

Some mends are precise, honouring craft and lineage.

Others are absurd. Patches that mock functionality, seams that wander off the object entirely.

Here, “broken” is only the first act.

At DDW25, you’ll step into a living workshop. Bring something broken—anything.

We’ll fix it, or not.

It might leave sturdier, stranger, or simply more storied.


This is not nostalgia.
It is a rehearsal for a future where repair is not an afterthought but the very fabric of design, where scarcity breeds ingenuity, and objects wear their histories openly.

Workshop: Repair, Labor, Value

During DDW25, we will host a free experimental “repair” workshop at Matchbox. During the two hours, we will collectively work to reflect on the evaluation of repair labor and how repair culture may be de-marginalized in a consumerist society.

Instead of practicing exquisite or hardcore repair techniques, creative repair tools will be experimented on broken ceramics, challenging the conventional definition of repair. Through role-play, hands-on material exploration, and discussion, the workshop proposes a re-examination of repair practice in the contemporary context.

Interested in participating? Send us an email to hola@danielatokashiki.com for more details.