The ancient roots of broken beauty
Rebelling against the perfect pixel
Raw spaces and living homes
Mending the planet with visible scars
YOUR GOAL
Master of The beauty of imperfect design
streetspirit Circular design creates products that are easy to repair, encouraging users to embrace scratches as badges of honor.
streetspirit Designers are turning mixed plastic waste into colorful, speckled furniture that proudly displays its recycled origins.
streetspirit Mend broken clay with gold to discover why modern design embraces beautiful imperfections.
Sashiko origins: Sashiko stitching was originally used by Japanese fishermen to make their work coats warmer.
The Japanese art of repairing broken pottery by mending the areas of breakage with gold lacquer. Shogun Ashikaga Yoshimasa popularized the craft in 15th-century Japan after seeking repairs for a broken tea bowl.
Why did early Japanese practitioners of sashiko use white thread on indigo-dyed fabric?
What term describes the industrial practice of designing products to break or become obsolete quickly?
What aesthetic material does recycled plastic furniture often resemble due to its colorful, speckled flakes?
Which UK-based design studio is famous for making speckled panels out of discarded yogurt pots?
What tech company, founded in 2020, manufactures highly modular, easily repairable consumer laptops?
What is the primary goal of the "circular design" movement in modern manufacturing?
During which Japanese historical period did the practical craft of sashiko embroidery develop?