POETICS OF DESIGN

Design research goes well beyond the functional aspects of repairability, suggesting a new aesthetic of imperfection, or actively involving users in the production, repair and modification of objects.

Centerpiece

Daniel Hulsbergen, Studio Daniel
The Netherlands, 2008

Research on the aesthetic of repair as an act of design, this project of sculptural vases begins by giving value to broken things, combining two traditional Danish crafts techniques: Delft blue pottery, with roots in the 1600s, and wickerwork. Woven wicker wraps and supports vases, gracefully repairing broken pottery.