Resource Rationale

Navigating the many intricacies and facets of repairability and its relationship to design can be complex. By setting clear boundaries, this resource carves a focused path through the vast landscape of repairability in design, addressing specific aspects to provide practical insights. In this section, learn about the decisions that have shaped the scope of this resource.

The diagram above visually outlines key decisions made to ensure that Repair-in Design is relevant and useful.This resource speaks to designers as individuals, and strives to be applicable across the wide range of roles and responsibilities that designers can have. Its emphasis on the intrinsic aspects of repairability underscores the agency that designers possess, shifting the focus away from the more commonly addressed extrinsic and systemic factors, which are largely beyond their control.

This resource is formulated to provide designers with a clear structure for contemplating and addressing repairability within their design processes. Repair-in Design is intended to facilitate and nurture the development of intuition within designers regarding repairability, rather than function as a perpetual crutch.

While the guidelines that Repair-in Design offers have varying applicability across design disciplines, its emphasis on industrial and product design arises from their substantial capacity to mitigate the adverse environmental effects resulting from routinely landfilled and/or irrepairable products. While some relevance may extend to other disciplines, it is primarily coincidental.