TOAST Renewal: a panel discussion
Do we always need to mend? How can mending help to nudge us towards significant behaviour shifts? What are the materials innovations that might help? Are there self-healing materials – or even self-destructing materials? In this bonus episode, I’m leading a panel discussion with TOAST, including amazing insights from Seetal Solanki, Tom van Deijnen, Celia Pym and Bonnie Kemske. We discuss: - The art of kintsugi and what it means within Japanese culture. - The fine line between repairing invented holes and using repair techniques as embellishment. - The stories and conversations held within the damage and the process of repairing. - How a lot of the world’s fashion waste comes from fast fashion and why this is so problematic. - Who gets to decide when something is ‘broken’ and what that means. … and more! As recommended by Metro, The Week, Wallpaper and FastCompany.