R for Repair (London X Singapore)

Presented by DesignSingapore Council, National Design Centre (Singapore) and the Victoria & Albert Museum (V&A) (London), the second edition of "R for Repair" made its international debut at the V&A London. It is co-curated by Hans Tan Studio (SG) and Jane Withers Studio (UK).

 

The original exhibition debuted at the National Design Centre in Singapore in January 2021. Initiated by Hans Tan Studio and commissioned by DesignSingapore Council, the project sits within a growing landscape of initiatives designed to encourage a repair culture. As we address global waste output and the need to rethink our relationship to objects, ‘R for Repair’ embraces our attachment to things and explores how creative repair can both preserve meaning and breathe new life into our possessions. For the first edition there was a call out for people to submit broken objects as well as share the stories that gave these items significance. The objects were then passed on to designers for creative repair, with the brief of giving them a new persona or form while respecting the owner’s attachment. This process returns for the 2022 edition.

This edition of ‘R for Repair’ will feature a special exchange between the UK and Singapore with objects from both countries creatively repaired by a selection of Singaporean and UK designers. The exhibition will include ten items repaired by ten different designers for 2022, alongside three repaired objects from the original exhibition in 2021. The exhibition will feature in the V&A Design 1900 – Now section in a concept created by Nice Projects. Everything on display will be returned to the owners thereafter.

 

Detailed information is available on the project site: R-for-Repair.com